The Star.

 

The Star.

This is a wonderful Christian based movie that is well written with great

animation and a story you can follow along with and not get lost half way

threw. Each character has it's own little story that join together with all

the other ones. It is a really good and well put together movie that you

should see if you haven't already. So, with that, lets get to the story shall

we:

In "9 months B.C.", Mary is visited by an angel telling her she will bear 

the Messiah. A pygmy jerboa named Abby overhears and tells the other 

animals as a star begins glowing brightly in the night.

Six months later, a young donkey is tired of milling wheat and wishes to 

join a traveling royal caravan so that he may feel important. An older 

donkey helps him escape the miller who owns them, and the young 

donkey ends up with an injured ankle at the house of Joseph and Mary 

who have just celebrated their wedding. Mary takes the donkey in and 

names him Bo, and reveals to Joseph that she is pregnant, with Joseph 

accepting Mary's situation after praying to God. During this time, Bo and 

his dove friend, Dave plot to escape despite Mary's kindness, but end up 

staying three more months.

Meanwhile, the  three and their camels, Felix, Cyrus, and Deborah, arrive 

at the home of King Herod. The wise men reveal their gifts 

of gold, frankincense, and myrrh, but when they reveal that it is actually 

for the "new King", he sends them on their way to meet him, but secretly 

sends his royal hunter and his two dogs, Thaddeus and Rufus, to find and 

kill the new King.

As Joseph and Mary leave Nazareth in order to head to Bethlehem, Bo 

and Dave try another escape, but are confronted by the dogs, who knew 

of the home by interrogating Abby. After learning that Joseph and Mary 

are not home, the hunter and his dogs leave to look for them. Feeling 

guilty, Bo decides to warn them with Dave joining him. Along the way, 

they meet a friendly sheep named Ruth who left her flock when she saw 

the star. They catch up to Joseph and Mary in time to warn them and 

hide them in a market place where the hunter ties up his dogs. Bo 

releases the cart Joseph and Mary were using to roll down and cause a 

chain reaction that knocks the hunter down a well. However, he creates 

severe damage to the market in the process, and Joseph, unaware of the 

danger, berates Bo for his actions.

Upset with being rejected, Bo leaves and Dave follows until they arrive 

at the royal caravan. While happy to have found it, Bo realizes that he 

liked being with Mary and tells Dave, who admits that he isn't upset and 

that he just wants Bo to be happy with his decision. Together, the two 

return and make up with Ruth, and then convince a frustrated Joseph to 

talk to Mary. Mary admits that it has been difficult for her and that she is 

scared of the importance of the baby, and they make up when Mary 

begins having contractions. They arrive at Bethlehem where Joseph can't 

find an inn for Mary. The miller, who just so happened to be there, 

kidnaps Bo with Dave and Ruth leaving to rescue him. The wise men 

arrive as well, but the camels, who are aware of Herod's plot, are left 

tied to a post.

Bo ends up in a stable where he meets a horse named Leah, a cow 

named Edith, and a goat named Zach. They reveal that they haven't been 

able to sleep because the star's bright light has been shining through on 

their manger for 9 months. Realizing that this is where the baby is 

supposed to be, the animals help Bo escape and he catches up with Dave 

and Ruth while spotting the hunter and his dogs. Bo finds Joseph and 

Mary and gets them back to the stable while Dave runs into Cyrus, Felix, 

and Deborah and helps them escape their bonds. Ruth finds her flock, 

who had previously refused to follow her, and tries to convince them to 

help, but gets unexpected help from the angel who informs the 

shepherds and the sheep that the Savior is coming. Bo manages to fight 

off Thaddeus and Rufus, but is outdone by the hunter. Suddenly, Ruth 

and her flock, the camels, and Dave arrive and dispatch with them by 

having them hang from a cliff. The hunter lets his dogs fall, but they are 

saved by Bo while the hunter himself falls to his death.

All of the animals, who are now joined by Abby who assumed the danger 

to be ongoing, and the redeemed Thaddeus & Rufus, shepherds, and 

three wise men arrive to see baby Jesus. Bo realizes that he has been 

carrying the new King the whole time. Deborah predicts that this event 

will be remembered around the world for years to come.

During the credits, it is shown in pictures that Joseph buys Bo from the 

miller, and both Bo and Dave help him and Mary raise Jesus.