Anna and the King: Difference between revisions

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* [[Adult Fear]]: The King trying to protect his children from {{spoiler|being slaughtered.}}

* [[Arranged Marriage]]: the one between Tuptim and the King (and, presumably, between the King and his other wives).

* [[Banned in China|Banned In Thailand]]: Because of the film's ~~apparently blasphemous~~ portrayal of royalty and because it's [[Based on a Great Big Lie]].

* [[Banned in China|Banned In Thailand]]: Because of the film's disrespectful portrayal of Thai royalty, and because it's [[Based on a Great Big Lie]].

* [[Bodyguard Betrayal]].

* [[The British Empire]]: described with a touch of [[White Man's Burden]].

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* [[Spoiled Sweet]]: the little princess.

* [[Succession Crisis]]: attempted but happily prevented by the King.

* [[Traumatic Haircut]]: Tiptum {{spoiler|shaves her head to disguise as a Buddhist monk and be closer to her beloved}}.

* [[Traumatic Haircut]]: Tiptum {{spoiler|shaves her head to disguise herself as a Buddhist monk and be closer to her beloved}}.

* [[Very Loosely Based on a True Story]]: The story is based on Anna's (real life) diaries. These in themselves are highly suspect, and many elements of them have been left out anyway.

* [[You No Take Candle]]: This version still has educated Siamese talking this way.