I recently watched a movie, "One Night with the King", that was loosly based on the story of Hadassah, who later became Queen Esther of Persia, and how she saved the Persian Jews from genocide.
Esther has always been my favorite book in the bible. Most likely because it's the only book in the bible named for a female and features a female in a positive light. It also happens that the Jewish festival of Purim, which celebrates the deliverance of the Jewish people from a Perian royal vizier's plot to kill all the Jews, was yesterday (ending at nightfall today).
According to the Book of Esther, Queen Esther foils the plot and subsequently, through her cousin/foster father, Mordecai, saves the Persian Jews from the decree to annihilate the Jews and allows them the right to defend themselves during an attack. I didn't realize there was a festival that commemorated this event until I saw the movie.
The movie was a little cheesy, but it had wonderful costumes, beautiful looking scenery (both human and backdrop), and several recognizable character actors (Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, John Rhys-Davies). It wasn't preachy in any way (in fact it felt like they glossed over the religious aspect a little - strange considering religious affiliation plays a large role in this story). It was also a little confusing in regards to backstory (why did the King hate the Jews) if you don't recall the details of the Book of Esther. Overall, though, I enjoyed the movie and would recommend it. I'm actually considering looking into purchasing a copy for my collection. Here's a trailer of the movie: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3566862617/
The movie was a little cheesy, but it had wonderful costumes, beautiful looking scenery (both human and backdrop), and several recognizable character actors (Omar Sharif, Peter O'Toole, John Rhys-Davies). It wasn't preachy in any way (in fact it felt like they glossed over the religious aspect a little - strange considering religious affiliation plays a large role in this story). It was also a little confusing in regards to backstory (why did the King hate the Jews) if you don't recall the details of the Book of Esther. Overall, though, I enjoyed the movie and would recommend it. I'm actually considering looking into purchasing a copy for my collection. Here's a trailer of the movie: http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi3566862617/
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