NOTE:  The Nativity Story is the story of the birth of Jesus.  Nativity is defined by Merriam-Webster Dictionary as "the process or circumstances of being born: BIRTH; especially capitalized : the birth of Jesus" (from m-w.com)
Before answering the questions, read The Story of Christmas below under "Background."

1.  a) Which movie studio produced The Nativity Story?
b) How might The Nativity Story cause movie studios to make more religious movies in the future?

2. a) Who wrote the screenplay for this movie? 
b) What inspired him to write the script? 
c) What research did he do before writing the script? 
d) Why did he say it was difficult to write the script?

3. a) Define tone and tenor.
b)  Why do you think the screenwriter placed such great importance on making the script for The Nativity Story consistent with the tone and tenor of what both Matthew and Luke had written?

4.  How do the people connected with the making of The Nativity Story come across in their attempt to portray the story of Jesus' birth?

5.  Major movie studios used to make biblical/religious movies such as The Ten Commandments, The Bible, The Story of Ruth and Ben Hur.  
Why do you think big studios have not made these types of movies in the past 30 years? (Mel Gibson could not get a major movie studio to produce "The Passion of the Christ" - the story of Jesus' death and resurrection - and had to produce it on his own.)

6.  What biblical story would you like to see made into a movie?  Why?