Mordecai Refuses to Bow to Haman

Prompt

Esther 3: At the king's gate in Shushan, Mordecai alone refuses to bow to Haman. Mordecai, large and central, stands upright and calm with his arms folded, looking straight ahead, while all the royal servants around him bow low to the ground. Haman, large in the foreground, in his rich crimson robe and tall felt cap, has stopped in his stride and glares at Mordecai with burning wrath, the king's gold signet ring glinting on his hand. A grand Persian gateway of glazed brick and stone columns, bright clear morning light. Style: a blend of photo-realism and cinema, like a still from a big-budget film. Bright, rich, saturated, luminous colour, clear daylight or glowing golden light even in dramatic scenes, never murky or muddy, crisp detail, real human faces full of emotion, shallow depth of field, subtle film grain. Simple, uncluttered composition: ONE clear scene from this chapter, with the chapter's main character or characters large, close and central in the upper and middle frame, and a simple background. No montage, no collage, no inset vignettes, no crowd of small figures competing for attention. Historically accurate ancient Near Eastern clothing, architecture and landscape. Keep the bottom quarter of the frame simple and uncluttered (ground, water or sky) so a large chapter number can be set over it. Absolutely no text, no letters, no words, no numbers, no logos, no watermark, no border, no frame.