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1A film based on the [[FilmOfTheBook book of the same name]] which was, in turn, based in the [[Literature/TheBible Biblical]] [[Literature/BookOfEsther story of Esther]].
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6* AdaptationalBadass: 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.
7* AsTheGoodBookSays: Rather than read from the boring history books like all the other wife candidates have had to do, Esther chooses to tell the king the story of Jacob, Rachel, and Leah, him becoming fascinated by it and her audacity to read something else when that could risk death.
8* BaldOfAuthority: Hegai the head eunuch.
9* CrapsackWorld: A world where genocide is considered cool, TheEmpire is evil and brutal, and TheFederation exist only in the paranoid delusions (or lies) of the worst bigots.
10* DecadentCourt: Where traitors just keep betraying each other and everyone else.
11* DemocracyIsBad: According to the Persians, since their Greek enemies practice it.
12* DownerBeginning: Unless you happen to think that genocide happens to be awesome. DeliberateValuesDissonance is used so that the film can have it both ways.
13* DramaticNecklaceRemoval: The guards do this to Esther before taking her to the palace, taking her TragicKeepsake from her parents. Fortunately, Hegai manages to recover it.
14* TheEmpire: Babylon is a very evil empire, rife with backstabbers, corruption, slavery, and warmongering. Genocide is also perfectly legal and permissible, as long as proper protocol is followed.
15* TheFederation: A great alliance of democratic Greeks and monotheistic Jews, unified in the belief that all humans are created equal. The whole thing sounding very much like EagleLand. Of course, this alliance does not exist in the setting itself. However, it is often invoked as one of the main excuses to go genocidal on the Jews.
16* FinalSolution: Both the Jews in the backstory and the enemy of the Jews in the story are openly and proudly genocidal.
17* ForegoneConclusion: Haman will be HoistByHisOwnPetard, Mordecai will be promoted to his place, and a new decree will be made that basically defangs Haman's while still respecting the immutability of the Law of the Medes and the Persians.
18* GentleGiant: Hegai. His stoic manner and size frightens the women when they first see him, but his first real conversation with them reveals that he's a kind, empathetic man, and he soon becomes one of Esther's closest friends in the palace.
19* GroinAttack: An UnluckyChildhoodFriend of Esther is made a eunuch against his will. Poor fellow.
20* JesusWasWayCool: While not mentioning Jesus by name, this being set in old testament times after all, Mordechai manages to squeeze in some gushing about the future Messiah.
21* LoopholeAbuse: The Law is absolute and immutable, so once the order to annihilate the Jews is sent out, it cannot be rescinded. However, additional clauses may be added, such as giving the Jews advance warning and the right to assemble and defend themselves, as well as the right to take the property of anyone who attacks them.
22* MyCountryRightOrWrong: This trope is how one of the main characters manages to be a rather nice guy and come across as a decent LoveInterest for the protagonist while still being the leader of TheEmpire.
23* ANaziByAnyOtherName: Haman is very reminiscent of UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.
24* OhCrap: Haman, when Esther reveals her true nationality.
25* PuttingOnTheReich: Haman bears a very familiar Hindu good luck symbol.
26* ResignInProtest: When Xerxes appears to give into his advisors' desire for war, Memucan is disgusted and tells him that if he marches on Greece, he'll march without a general.
27%%* SmugSnake: Haman.
28* ScaryBlackMan: Hegai is a subversion. The first time the girls see him is right after they've been abducted, so he's seen as frightening. Soon after, however, he's found to be a surprisingly erudite GentleGiant who sympathizes with the girls and helps them adjust to their new life in the harem.
29* SparedByTheAdaptation: Memucan is killed in the book.
30* {{Warhawk}}: Haman and many of other princes are very eager to go to war with Greece, and pressure the King to be the same.
31* WouldBeRudeToSayGenocide: Of the kind where you call a genocide a glorious victory. To the point where the problem isn't the slaughter of women and children, but rather the failure to kill one pregnant woman.

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