When I first saw the acting between Haman and his wife I knew something was wrong. It was stilted not just over the top but looked as if they "Were" acting. And the way they described their daughter I thought she would look like an ogre but she was more beautiful than Esther! The roles should have been reversed.
Plus there was a ton of inaccuracies such as Mordecai sitting at the table with the officials at the banquet or he himself presenting Esther to the king. How Queen Vashti came to know that the king wanted to see her. The Bible says nothing about her dancing before the King but to show her beauty to his guests. Plus 7 of The king's chamberlains came to inform her of the King's commandment not one soldier who looked as if he wanted to chuck off the balcony when she refused until he bowed his knee and acquiesced to her.
Also it was the king's wisemen who recommended the banishment of Vashti not the king himself who came up with the idea. I didn't make it to the end of the movie. I stopped when they got to the part when Queen Esther kind of hinted at being co-ruler but was couched what she said by saying 'in a marriage they should be equal partners.'
Now I understand the political correctness and everyone's is equal regardless of gender and all; I get it and I embrace it but the writers and producers went to a place where the Book of Esther didn't go. The king then comes off his throne and sits down on the steps beside her. However In fairness to the writers King Xerxes did offer Esther half the kingdom at the banquet she held for the king and Haman.
So in my opinion the movie Esther with F Murray Abraham is a better version. I don't know if my edit of this review went through. I originally wrote that One Night With The King was a better Esther version but I got my movies mixed up. It was the one with F Murray Abraham-Esther, that's the better movie.
Plus there was a ton of inaccuracies such as Mordecai sitting at the table with the officials at the banquet or he himself presenting Esther to the king. How Queen Vashti came to know that the king wanted to see her. The Bible says nothing about her dancing before the King but to show her beauty to his guests. Plus 7 of The king's chamberlains came to inform her of the King's commandment not one soldier who looked as if he wanted to chuck off the balcony when she refused until he bowed his knee and acquiesced to her.
Also it was the king's wisemen who recommended the banishment of Vashti not the king himself who came up with the idea. I didn't make it to the end of the movie. I stopped when they got to the part when Queen Esther kind of hinted at being co-ruler but was couched what she said by saying 'in a marriage they should be equal partners.'
Now I understand the political correctness and everyone's is equal regardless of gender and all; I get it and I embrace it but the writers and producers went to a place where the Book of Esther didn't go. The king then comes off his throne and sits down on the steps beside her. However In fairness to the writers King Xerxes did offer Esther half the kingdom at the banquet she held for the king and Haman.
So in my opinion the movie Esther with F Murray Abraham is a better version. I don't know if my edit of this review went through. I originally wrote that One Night With The King was a better Esther version but I got my movies mixed up. It was the one with F Murray Abraham-Esther, that's the better movie.