What homosexuality???

Rating: 6/10 (8 January 2005)

Hello all,
Well I quite enjoyed Alexander. I can't believe everyone got so upset about the homosexuality, for a start very little is actually shown in the film, secondly, as Oliver Stone did so much historical research with Oxford professor Robin Lane Fox, doesn't it seem likely that he's got this part of the story accurate??? It's well known that the ancient greeks were commonly bisexual, I just can't understand the fuss. I think Stone is depicting the most accurate portrayal he can (considering it was 2300 years ago!). I myself reckon the relationship with Hephaistion was probably more physical than was shown, it's possible Stone was holding back in order not to create yet greater offence. The only really stupid thing about this film is the Irish accents, I can't imagine what Stone was thinking here, has he done anything like this before?? Since they would all have been speaking Greek anyway the choice of accent in English would seem immaterial, but the Irish just stood out too much as being totally wrong. Should have gone for English (like Troy), American or just let everyone speak in their own regional accents and be done with it. The Irishness just made it seem comedic. I request - everyone doing their own accents and more boy on boy sex!