Tuesday, January 22, 2008

How Can I Celebrate Advent? (2004)

How Can I Celebrate Advent? is a well-done, chatty, and child-friendly explanation of the Advent wreath -- its purpose, its parts, and its scriptural basis. Kids should enjoy the puppet characters Beth and Digger even if adults may be amused by how fast their heads bounce as their mouths open so wide. The voice talent and script is fairly smooth even if the tone is a bit rah-rah ("So, God is love, huh? Wow, I'll have to remember that!" "Yeah, you've got the idea!" -- not an actual quote). The producer is connected to the Catholic Glenmary organization but I didn't notice any denominational bias so this film can be used by any family that wants to use a scriptural symbol of light and hope in their homes during the pre-Christmas season. 3 stars.

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