History Film / TheCountOfMonteCristo2002

* KarmaHoudini: Subverted with Napoleon; despite his actions setting off Edmond's misfortunes, he never faces any onscreen consequences, but, historically, his escape and return to power lasted only a few months, after which he was exiled again and died a few years later.

* VengeanceFeelsEmpty: Played with. On one hand, Edmond's pursuit of revenge did set off the chain events where [[spoiler: he made a loyal friend, found untold riches, reunited with his love, and met their son.]] On the other hand, when [[spoiler: he visits the resting place of Abbé Faria]], he admits that he was right in that vengeance was never going to heal him.

* NervesOfSteel: When faced with kidnappers who outright state their willingness to cut off his fingers if he doesn't comply with their demands, all Albert responds with is "Do your worst!" He's similarly willing to throw down with the much more skilled Count to protect his father during Dantes and Fernand's DuelToTheDeath [[spoiler:and only stops when Mercedes reveals that Dantes is actually his father.]]

* NervesOfSteel: When faced with kidnappers who outright state their willingness to cut off his fingers if he doesn't comply with their demands, all Albert responds with is "Do your worst!" He's similarly willing to throw down with the much more skilled count to protect his father during Dantes and Fernand's DuelToTheDeath [[spoiler:and only stops when Mercedes reveals that Dantes is actually his father.]]

* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: Fernand and Mercedes are not stated to be [[KissingCousins cousins]] in this version.

** Fernand was already an unscrupulous serial traitor in the book, but the movie goes out of its way to make him as deeply repulsive as possible -- in the book, he and Edmond weren't friends to begin with, so the betrayal was not as deeply personal. The book's Fernand was also not explicitly unfaithful to Mercedes, nor did he routinely challenge people to duels for sport; he also did not show as much disdain for his son Albert. The book's Fernand was also not a born aristocrat, so he lacks the classist tendencies of the film character.

''The Count of Monte Cristo'' is a 2002 film, [[AdaptationOverdosed one of many]] based on [[Literature/TheCountOfMonteCristo the novel of the same name]] by Creator/AlexandreDumas.

* AdaptationalBadass: Fernand in the original novel was the second target Edmond ruined and ultimately committed suicide after losing everything. In the movie, he's upgraded to the last target, and he opts instead to kill Edmond out of spite in a swordfight after having his life destroyed by Edmond's scheming. His combat prowess was also not touched upon much in the book, with much of his military background being a result of him backstabbing other people and stealing credit. In the movie, he's a skilled swordsman who's challenged multiple people to duels to the death.

* EngineeredHeroics: The Count when he rescues Albert in Rome.

* BestServedCold: The original novel is probably the most famous example.

* AdaptationalBadass: Fernand in the original novel was the second target Edmond ruined and ultimately committed suicide after losing everything. In the movie, he's upgraded to the last target, and he opts instead to kill Edmond out of spite in a swordfight after having his life destroyed by Edmond's scheming. His combat prowess was also not touched upon much in the book, with much of his military background being a result of him backstabbing other people and stealing credit. In the movie, he's a skilled fencer who's challenged multiple people to duels to the death.

* AdaptationalBadass: Fernand in the original novel was the second target Dantes ruined and ultimately committed suicide after losing everything. In the movie, he's upgraded to the last target, and he opts instead to kill Dantes out of spite in a swordfight after losing everything. His combat prowess was also not touched upon much in the book, with much of his military background being a result of him backstabbing other people and stealing credit. In the movie, he's a skilled fencer who's challenged multiple people to duels to the death.