"One Night With The King" by 20th Century FoxFaith Films. Siol Enal gives 2 Thumbs Down.
Published on February 17, 2007 at 9:58 AM
You may have heard about it on tv, stores, even Christian Bookstores, but do not judge a book by its cover.
When we saw the previews for it, we thought it might be somewhat right, but, boy, were we wrong. I think that the parts they showed in the commercials were the only Biblically correct parts. They got the names and parts of the premise of the story correct. I think they did that on purpose. So if you were a Christian, you would think it was a good Bible story that follows the actual story.
By the 15min. mark I was really mad and ready to just quit watching it. It was that bad.
First, they start with a story that I don’t know if it is even Biblically accurate. I know a part of it is. Something about Agag, the king, that Saul didn't kill. In the story, Saul saved him and his pregnant wife. His wife escaped and had the baby boy, and she taught him revenge upon his father. So they became the Agagites, and are ever after the Jews for what they did. They have Haman as an Agagite, and that is why he wants to kill all the Jews.
They make Hadassah very whiny, manipulative, unsubmissive and very immodest. I don’t mean her clothes, I mean her attitude and the way she acts and what she does. She is always dancing around and being giddy. She is pretty much a flirt.
They added a guy in there who was their housekeepers son, who liked Hadassah and wanted to marry her, there was one unrealistic part where they almost kiss?? I don’t ever remember that in the Bible.
Then there was this whole thing about a necklace that had the Star of David in it when it was in front of a light and how her parents where killed when she was about 13. The way I remember the story was she was brought to Mordecai as an infant and he was raised to be a submissive, modest woman.
When she is taken to the palace she reads to the king one nite and falls in love with him and all this other junk. They didn’t get the part of Haman right either.
Just about everything in this movie is not Biblically sound. And we found out in the credits that it was based on a novel written by a Christian author. Can you believe that?? A Christian who is supposed to have read the Word changed it so much that it was a horrible movie that didn’t even line up with the Bible. Why do people think they can change the Infallible Word of the Almighty. It is a mockery to God when people, especially Christian, do that to God’s Word.
Now I know you may think that this was made by an unbeliever, but you can’t honestly say that as it was based on the Christian novel, "Hadassah: One Night with the King" by Tommy Tenney. Now I had seen this book when it came out and thought about reading it, but never did. Now I am thankful that I didn't. I just can't believe that someone who has read the Word would go and change it to make it more whatever.
It was a total love story. It wasn't even really about Esther and how she saved her people. One of the issues I had was the king and Esther had a fight about something and that was what they tied Esther saving her people into.
I don't remember all the other unBiblical parts that were in due to the fact that I didn't finish watching, but, boy, was I happy when it was over. All I could think was how much a waste of time it was to sit and watch that stupid movie!!
This is one movie I would NOT recommend for viewing. You don't want your children to think that is the story of Esther. Even VeggiesTales did a better job following the Bible that FoxFaith films. Or even Tommy Tenney.
So there you have it, 2 Thumbs Down for "One Night With The King" by 20th Century FoxFaith Films
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February 18, 2007 at 10:06 PM...Untitled Comment
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I am going to get into my Bible this week and review this story. We did watch the movie and with a great review from friends I thought it would have been more biblically accurate. I am so glad you have pointed out some of the areas in the film that were confusing to me. Thank you for your review.
Mrs R
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February 18, 2007 at 10:47 PM...*Thank you*
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I watched the movie a few weeks ago, and I don't remember some of the particulars, nor did I form an opinion about it, but I want to thank you for what you pointed out that was not Biblically accurate. I think I had a migrain that night, so I wasn't really paying attention to the movie, but now that I've read your post, I definitely agree. Some parts were very confusing to me, and the way that they portrayed Esther was very "flirty" like you said.
~Amanda
P.S. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog. I really appreciate your willingness to speak out and tell others what you believe in.
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February 21, 2007 at 3:26 PM..."I really appreciate your willingness to speak out and tell others what you believe in"
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:) I meant on your whole blog, not necessarily this post. On the whole, I believe your blog really glorifies God. We need more people who will communicate for Christ in a positive way!
Have a great day!
~Amanda
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The New World-THUMBS WAY DOWN!!
Published on September 9, 2006 at 8:56 AM
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We watched "The New World" the other nite and let me tell you: DO NOT SEE IT! It did not come close to the true story of Pocahontas. It was so fictional. It was like a 70’s art movie. They had weird camera shots, they didn’t really even talk in full sentences, it was like really weird. The way they made it was really bad. There really wasn’t a story line.
I actually got lost trying to figure out what exactly was going on. I normally don’t have that problem, I can follow most movies.
I got so mad watching it though. They portrayed her as a girl who fell madly in love with 2 men. They had it so she was madly in love with John Smith, when there really was no relationship like that between them. They gave the impression that she was pregnant!
All I could think while watching besides," when will it be over." was "I am so happy I didn’t go to the theater to see this." Because it had come to the local theater and I had said something about wanting to see it, but apparently God knew better.
So here is a bad review of "The New World" by New Line Cinema.
As Ebert and Roper would say, "I give it a THUMBS DOWN!"
I will be reflecting (posting) about something actually GOOD that I gleaned from this example of bad movie making and twisting of a historical, Godly story.
Be sure to look for it! It will be entitled: Fiction or Non-Fiction- Which are you?
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September 9, 2006 at 1:01 PM...Thanks for the Heads Up SSiC !!!
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I never even knew this came out. I felt the same way about what Disney did to the story of Pocohantas too !!! I really need to read the TRUE story real soon. I have been wanting to for years but keep getting distracted. lol. I just caught up on your blog for your posts this week. I had a tough week but things are better now. I love your blog and keep up the Good Job !!
In Him,
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September 9, 2006 at 3:23 PM...Untitled Comment
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I've never seen that movie, but I'll take your advice, and I won't watch it. Looking forward to other posts.
Taters
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September 9, 2006 at 4:40 PM...Hey
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I don't care if you leave comments with pics in them on my blog, it only slow it down by a few secounds and I have dial-ip internet...
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September 9, 2006 at 9:16 PM...Hi
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Thanks for the comment! Actually I’m working on earning a college degree from home. I study and take credit-by-examination tests. I’m enrolled with College Plus (www.collegeplus.org - endorsed by Doug Phillips), and they tell me what tests to take and what to study. To take the tests I have to find colleges and places that administer them. Maybe I’ll do a blog post about this so I don’t take up all your comment space. Haha. :-)
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September 12, 2006 at 9:53 PM...Untitled Comment
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Thanks for the heads up on the thumbs down! Actually I don't think I've heard of this movie, but if I did I'd probably have wanted to see it.
It stinks when a movie you think will be good turns out to be not-so-good.
Anyway, I hope you and your family are doing well. Have a great day!
Ashley
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POTC2 & X-Men 3- The Last Stand
Published on July 8, 2006 at 12:20 PM
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We went and saw Pirates of the Caribbean last nite and ogm it was sooo GREAT!!!! I would go see it again except it was $30 for 4 people to go on a Friday nite! WHOA!!!! So we will wait til it comes to the theater here to see it again!
But it was AWESOME! I was laughing the ENTIRE time!
That is all I can tell about it because Alatariel wants too!
STAY FOR AFTER THE CREDITS!
We went and saw X-Men 3: The Last Stand a couple weeks ago. It was a good movie, though there were some things that are not for little kids. We had to look away for a few minutes.
Also if you haven’t seen and are going to, STAY TIL AFTER THE CREDITS! There is more to the movie after the credits are rolled!
All the speculation about this being the last one is just speculation, there will prob be more made.
I liked it. I thought that it could have been longer though. When my parents went and saw it, they were only gone for 1 & 45 minutes, so it didn’t seem long, but when my dad took us it did seem longer. But then we stayed til the credits rolled!
My dad’s friend is really into to comic books, so we get the inside "Scoop" from him about all the movies and stuff. And he said that the X-Men movies have followed the comic books exactly! I always luv it when a movie is made the way it was written!
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July 8, 2006 at 12:51 PM...Untitled Comment
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We'll probably wait for XM3 to come out on Netflix...but we'll probably pay to see POTC2 at the theatre...matinee, of course!
Marsha
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July 8, 2006 at 2:36 PM...I hope...
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to go see the Pirates of the Caribbean this comming Tuesday Night. Thank you for your words of encouragement about my 1ds. I know you understand. The whole process of young adults becoming their own person and belifes is a big process. I just hope I can do it with out losing all my hair. lol. Then I have 3 more in line. LOL. My Uncle was a Beliver and I do know he will be their when I get to Heaven. PTL. Thank you for visiting me it always makes my day, My Sweet Sister in Christ. I value you and your family soooooo much.
In Him,
-Canadagirl
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July 8, 2006 at 2:38 PM...Ohhhhhh I almost forgot !!!!
July 8, 2006 at 4:04 PM...I agree!
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Wow! What a great movie! Thank you for letting me post (on your day)! I have posted it and I don't expect a comment since you were there! I'm glad you got your music on and hope you will stop by!
Love you always,
Alatariel
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July 8, 2006 at 5:00 PM...So Jealous!!
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*whining* I wanna see them too. Well, I better go before DH cauthches me on the CPU-LOL! And yes, I'm gonna do my tag still.
0:) Amber
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July 8, 2006 at 5:02 PM...PS~
July 8, 2006 at 5:59 PM...Pirates of the Caribbean 2
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I really want to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 but I have to wait until it comes out on DVD!
BTW, why am I not on your friends list anymore?
Striker
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July 10, 2006 at 11:35 AM...Untitled Comment
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That music works really well for you blog! ;) I hope you are able to hear it with firefox or whatever you have. We have to wait patiently for dvd's to rent waaa lol.
Have a great week!
Denise T
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July 12, 2006 at 1:04 PM...ARE YOU GOING TO.....
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enter your pic for Myrtle ????????? I sure hope so . So there won't just be a few of us embarrased. LOL ! I hope you are having a blessed day. Come check out my awful pic. LOL
In Him,
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