Great Movie With Some Flaws

Rating: 10/10 (21 May 2006)

I think some of you are being a little to hard on the movie. There were definitely some huge flaws in this film but overall it was a pretty good movie and totally captured the theme of that world.
One major flaw in the movie was its format and how it was edited. Why the heck 3/4 into the movie they flashback to young Alexander while Philip was still alive (and gets killed). The later flashback scene to when he was crowned king should have been put before his campaign toward the beginning while he was young. The movie would have flowed better.
Another major flaw was the amount of battles and Egypt. I thought the Battle of Gaugamela and the Battle in India was pretty good. However they should have added at least one more battle. Preferably it should have been the Battle for Egypt and the later founding of Alexander. If they did that the movie would have been complete. It sucks how they completely overlook the campaign in Egypt.
One final flaw was quite minor but it has to do with the overdone homosexuality throughout the movie. Now I have nothing against gays, but Alexander was always seen with feminine guys and this was overdone in India where he kissed a guy. The evidence for Alexander's homosexual side is shaky and the only evidence we have of his bisexuality was his relationship with Hephastian. With that said I am totally okay with his affectionate scenes with Hephastian as they were most likely lovers. But it was just too inaccurate to portray Alexander's gay side nearly all the time he was alone. In fact they show his gay side more than his straight side but he was most likely more straight than gay based on historical evidence. There were other inaccurate parts in the movie but something as controversial as sexual orientation shouldn't have been finalized so much.
I should stress that the homosexuality was a minor flaw. I think the American public and critics are too narrow-minded and focused on what their religion finds as evil than the good points of the movie. It doesn't surprise me that some Americans found the hugging scenes between Hephastian and Alexander as "disgusting" (I hug my guy friends all the time and I ain't gay).
Other than that it was a really good movie IMO. There is definitely room for improvement to match the true caliber of Alexander's life but as an overall movie it is still great.