dlewis said:
Yesturday I drove two hours in the rain to see this movie. I was very disappointed, I was nothing like the book. I felt as though they missed out on some critical points. They should have focus more on Ester's relationship with Jesse and Xeres. I didn't like the way they insinuated Ester having an affair at the lover gate and her catching/hearing, what she thought was Xeres with another woman. The list goes on. Maybe had I not read the book twice, I would not have had such high expectations of this movie. Don't get me wrong, it was an OK movie. But I expected more. The I also felt the main charater should have been more attractive.
Remember this was not just a movie but a prohecy and based on the Book of Esther in the Bible!!
This is only my opinion and feedback on your comments about the movie in seeing it 5 times.
Your Comment -I was very disappointed, I was nothing like the book. I know you know this but it is very hard escepially for me being a writer to put certain things that is in print on the screen; I have the book too. I know they are trying to make a movie out of "Purpose Driven Life" book and is having a hard time. The movie was mainly based on the Bible version Esther and they got it down. It was true to the word of God.
Your Comment -...didn't like the way they insinuated Ester having an affair at the lover gate and her catching/hearing
I think this happen because he knew his last wife did not really love him and he was still hurting from that. Also this was still the beginning of their marriage and most of who are marry will say their insecurites are very high. Also, the King put himself down several times because he was insecure with himself and the people he had working around him. I think he tested her love for him the best he know how immature but was all he knew when he had her think he was with someone else. Basically what I think on that is if she would have slept with him without showing hurt about him being with another woman then it would have proved that her love for him was not strong. I know it was childish but people actually do strange things to test each others love.
Your Comment - I also felt the main charater should have been more attractive. This is the part of the movie I loved the most that they were not overly attactive but average people. I thought both the queen and king were beautiful and attractive but not so much that the emphasis was on beauty. What I love the most about Esther is that she was given the image of substance and not just beauty. Esther could talk, read and she loved God and knew the scriptures. The empahsis here is she ordinary oprhan girl that God used who had more than just beauty. This is something I have been trying to give my young women I teach in my workshops that it is more to them than
lips, hips and fingertips. Having substance and beauty is a great combination.
I am going to be buy the DVD and would like to buy one for you. I had to see the movie several times to really capture the essence. I love and have read the book of Esther many times it has been the book I lived my life around esepcailly since I grew up as an oprhan that God can use me inspite of.
I still glad you saw and supported it the producers were Christians and I know God used them to bring this about so Hollywood would know that we like to see movies like this. I am hoping that the life of Joseph, Josuha and Song of Solomon from the Bible will one day come to the big screen too.
God bless and thanks for sharing. I will be buying alot of DVD's for people who want to see a movie of hope, love and destiny a true story recorded in the Holy Bible.
Thanks for sharing!!!
