One Night with the King
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Movie Reviews of One Night with the King
Movie Review: ESTHER A BEAUTIFUL, GODLY WOMAN CHOSEN, BY A KING!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of my favorite versions, of the book of Esther thats in the Bible. I loved it! It is about a beautiful jew who caught the eye, and heart of a king.
Esther, and her honorable kinsmen Mordeci lived in the kings kingdom, except Esther and Mordeci was jews! You will see how being a jew caused trouble for them, and how God helped the jewish people through Esther. It is a true, awesome story!
But first ,read the book of Esther thats in the Bible, it will give you God's true account, and version of this remarkable story! It is a awesome, true story of the Bible!
In the movie, I loved the beautiful colors, and the flowers, and the beautiful, colorful clothes, and of course, the handsome king, and the beautiful Esther! Esther and the king, is one of my favorite love storys from the Bible!
Movie Review: Fall in love with One Night WIth the King!
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first went to see this movie I, and my very inteligent financial advisor friend, tried to resist enjoying it as it seemed like they were turning the Book of Esther into a light romantic chick flick sort of film. Then about half-way through my friend and I were both on the edge of our seats, hoping and praying Esther would come out okay. And we were both completely enchanted by the film. It sticks to the Biblical account fairly well and shows why what Esther did was so brave. Nowadays it seems strange that her going to speak to her own husband was such a scandalous thing, but this movie really shows what admiration it took; given the constraints of the time period. It is well done and clean. I highly recommend it and can pretty much guarantee you'll fall in love with it. We both did!Movie Review: Fantastic Piece of Historical Fiction
Summary: 5 Stars
"One Night With the King" is a fantastic piece of historical fiction. It clearly presents two major Biblical themes: 1) God saves His people, 2) God's people need a mediator. Not only is the story of Esther told, but other parts of Scripture are worked in (several Psalms, Proverbs, and bits of Isaiah and 1 Samuel are featured) as well as a few of the historical and political circumstances.
The major weaknesses of the film are: 1) it's over-emphasis of anachronistic political concepts (the Persians were not really worried about a conspiracy of Jews and Greeks establishing a democracy in the Middle East); and 2) the emotional/chick-flic aspects that break through occasionally (the Persian king cries far to much for someone who's supposed to be the most powerful man in the world).
Movie Review: Great depiction of the Book of Esther
Summary: 5 Stars
I loved this rendition of the book of Esther. Though at times hokey (the king wears a lot of make-up and there are several gratuitous muscle scenes that made me laugh), the artistic license used to create and develop the relationship between the king and Esther is great. I loved the historical prelude--never knew where Haman (may his name be blotted out!) came from. I also liked the movie's portrayal of pride in the G-d of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. The scene of the queen walking through the king's court is intense! The movie departs from the Biblical account here and there, but so what! Hopefully, after watching, the viewer will be motivated to open up the Bible and read the story itself. I also liked the allusion to Esther being a female-type messiah.Movie Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
I thought this movie was wonderfully made! Yes, it is not entirely accurate with the Biblical story of Esther but it also did not ruin the story. I've always loved the story of Esther and after seeing "Esther and the King" (Joan Collins) and now this I've come to love it even more. I believe it got the point through that God has a plan for everyone especially when we are confronted with a conflict that we know not how to solve.
On a lighter note, I'm young, 17-years-old, and I just want to say that King Xerxes is hot! Woo! I actually thought that Peter O'Toole was to play King Xerxes but I was quickly corrected when I saw him play the prophet Samuel. Anyways, I just had to get that out in the open ^__^