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* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Saul, Jonathan, David and Absalom never wear helmets. Goliath does, but David nails him right in the forehead.

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* HelmetsAreHardlyHeroic: Saul, Jonathan, David and Absalom never wear helmets. Goliath does, but David nails him right in the forehead.forehead as it doesn't have a nose guard.


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* MoodDissonance:
** David's laments for Saul and Jonathan are given through voiceover while onscreen it's full-on celebration mode as the now-King David enters Jerusalem and starts stripping.
** Narration states how God blessed David and made him triumph over his enemies while David is shown smashing a model for a planned Temple with Goliath's sword, in rage and despair over losing his rebellious son Absalom.
* MoodWhiplash: After Saul and Jonathan's deaths, the movie jumps to David and the Ark of the Covenant entering Jerusalem with David dancing near-naked before the Ark in procession.

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** When David learns that Saul and Jonathan are dead.

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** When David learns that Saul and Jonathan are dead. Done in a montage with the above so that his and Saul's screams blend together.



* ShootTheMessenger: Averted with David ''not'' killing the man who brought him news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths like in the Bible. He almost does, but he throws away his sword in despair instead.
* SkywardScream: Saul after finding Jonathan dead and thus commiting suicide, and David upon learning of this. It's cut together in a montage so that their screams blend together.

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* ShootTheMessenger: Averted with David ''not'' killing the man who brought him news of Saul and Jonathan's deaths like in the Bible. He almost does, but he throws away his sword and just screams in despair instead.
* SkywardScream: Saul after finding Jonathan dead and thus commiting suicide, and David upon learning of this. It's cut together in a montage so that their screams blend together.
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* SkywardScream: Saul after finding Jonathan dead and thus commiting suicide, and David upon learning of this. It's cut together in a montage so that their screams blend together.
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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, avoiding strategic camera angles etc. as with typical Adam and Eve depictions, sometimes even going beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, and they're later shown in bed with Michael topless. Later, Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman.

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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, avoiding strategic camera angles etc. as with typical Adam and Eve depictions, sometimes even going beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, Michal from behind a veil, and they're the latter two are later shown in bed with Michael Michal topless. Later, Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman.
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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, sometimes going even beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, and they're later shown in bed with Michael topless. Later Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman.
** Though David wears a loincloth when he dances before the Ark, this isn't the movie being inconsistent because him dancing "naked" is a bit of CommonKnowledge. Michal thought he was underdressed and thus undignified, but in context not completely nude.

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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, avoiding strategic camera angles etc. as with typical Adam and Eve depictions, sometimes even going even beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, and they're later shown in bed with Michael topless. Later Later, Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman.
** Though David wears a loincloth when he dances before the Ark, this isn't the movie being inconsistent because him dancing "naked" is a bit of CommonKnowledge.[[invoked]]CommonKnowledge. Michal thought he was underdressed and thus undignified, but in context not completely nude.

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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, sometimes going even beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, and they're later shown in bed with Michael topless. Later Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman. Though David wears a loincloth when he "dances naked".

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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, sometimes going even beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, and they're later shown in bed with Michael topless. Later Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman. woman.
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Though David wears a loincloth when he "dances naked".dances before the Ark, this isn't the movie being inconsistent because him dancing "naked" is a bit of CommonKnowledge. Michal thought he was underdressed and thus undignified, but in context not completely nude.
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* HotterAndSexier: Than the typical Bible-based film, sometimes going even beyond what the source material implies. Saul and Jonathan watch David consummate his marriage to Michal, and they're later shown in bed with Michael topless. Later Bathsheba goes full frontal while she bathes outside, aided by a servant woman. Though David wears a loincloth when he "dances naked".
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* FoeTossingCharge: Attempted by Jonathan trying to reach Saul at the battle of Mt. Gilboa, but he's killed before he can, leading to his SlowMotionFall.

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