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Rasheed 2022-10-26 00:44:25
A New Interpretation of Love in Religious Stories
The whole story is about love rather than religion. Esther, the woman who saved her own people by the king's love for her alone, has the religious undertones of the biblical story much lessened. However, due to commercial considerations, the plot of the film has been changed, at least to...
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Icie 2022-09-10 23:04:58
Not that she fought well but believed well
On the basis of following the overall framework of the biblical book of Esther, the movie adds the ups and downs of love story between Esther, Jesse and King Xerxes, but the added plot does not overwhelm the guest, but rather reflects God's salvation through Esther. Jewish thread. The film also...
Nimrat Kaur
Extended Reading
One Night with the King quotes
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Queen Esther: You see me as a child? Well, you are mistaken, I am much younger!
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Mordecai: Why would they buy belladonna from you?
Jewish apothecary merchant: May they seek poison someone. Very deadly. Very quick.
Mordecai: You sold them poison? A Jew sells poison to the king's fruit tasters?
[grabbing the merchants face and shaking him]
Mordecai: Have you any idea for whom it might have been intended?
