History YMMV / OneNightWithTheKing

* AuthorsSavingThrow: It's subtle about it, but this film seems to serve as a defense for why God ordered the complete genocide of the Amalekites in the Old Testament, including the children. A single pregnant woman surviving one of the Israelites' wars against the Amalekites led to her son coming within inches of causing the complete genocide of the Jews across the entire Persian Empire.

* MagnificentBastard: Haman. In contrast to his Biblical portrayal where he begs for his life after in the scene where Esther reveals his plan in front of the king, here he ''doesn't lose his cool'' and instead calmly casts doubt on her Jewish heritage, accusing ''her'' of trying to usurp a good position, then {{breaking speech}}es her as she fears the king may not believe her.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome:

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: The film's soundtrack has an undisputed five-star rating on Amazon. There's a reason for this. Highlights include [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJu0d02nrlE For Such a Time as This]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1Fyj9ldzcg Unsummoned Before the King]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a28m3wS0Y_8 A Season of Feasting]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAPGw8nqMgg Esther's Petition]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRMPNFYKQRg Kingdom of Love]].
* MagnificentBastard: Haman. In contrast to his Biblical portrayal where he begs for his life after in the scene where Esther reveals his plan in front of the king, here he ''doesn't lose his cool'' and instead calmly casts doubt on her Jewish heritage, accusing ''her'' of trying to usurp a good position, then {{breaking speech}}es her as she fears the king may not believe her.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: It's subtle about it, but this film seems to serve as a defense for why God ordered the complete genocide of the Amalekites in the Old Testament, including the children. A single pregnant woman surviving one of the Israelites' wars against the Amalekites came within inches of causing the complete genocide of the Jews across the entire Persian Empire.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: It's subtle about it, but this film seems to serve as a defense for why God ordered the complete genocide of the Amalekites in the Old Testament, including the children. A single pregnant woman surviving one of the Israelites' wars against the Amalekites came within inches of causing a complete genocide of the Jews across the entire Persian Empire.

* Author'sSavingThrow: It's subtle about it, but this film seems to serve as a defense for why God ordered the complete genocide of the Amalekites in the Old Testament, including the children. A single pregnant woman surviving one of the Israelites' wars against the Amalekites came within inches of causing a complete genocide of the Jews across the entire Persian Empire.

* Author's Saving Throw: It's subtle about it, but this film seems to serve as a defense for why God ordered the complete genocide of the Amalekites in the Old Testament, including the children. A single pregnant woman surviving one of the Israelites' wars against the Amalekites came within inches of causing a complete genocide of the Jews across the entire Persian Empire.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The film's publicity made much of the fact that this was the first time that Creator/PeterOToole and Omar Sharif had been in a movie together since their legendary turn in ''Film/LawrenceOfArabia''-- except that, as several reviewers complained, they shared exactly zero screen time together, playing characters separated by a 400-year TimeSkip. How hard (and how awesome) could it have been to put them back together for real?

* MagnificentBastard: Haman. In contrast to his Biblical portrayal where he begs for his life after in the scene where Esther reveals his plan in front of the king, here he ''doesn't lose his cool'' and instead calmly casts doubt on her Jewish heritage, accusing ''her'' of trying to usurp a good position, then {{Hannibal Lecture}}s her as she fears the king may not believe her.

** Xerxes saving Esther from being choked to death by Haman.

** Five words: "Not Esther, my lord. ''Hadassah''.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Xerxes saving Esther from being choked to death by Haman.

* MagnificentBastard: Haman. In contrast to his Biblical portrayal where he begs for his life after in the scene where Esther reveals his plan in front of the king, here he ''doesn't lose his cool'' and instead calmly casts doubt on her Jewish heritage, accusing ''her'' of trying to usurp a good position, then {{Hannibal Lecture}}s her as she fears the king may not believe her.

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Xerxes saving Esther from being choked to death by Haman.