What makes it different from others?

Truly Dreadful Film

The movie is surprisingly subdued in its pacing, its characterizations, and its go-for-broke sensibilities.

One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

And by the way, the fall of WHICH exactly "male" empire? Since each and every empire was, and is, an inherently "male" one - that is envisioned, planed, executed, enlarged and protected by warriors, i.e. BY MEN!