the king of misunderstood films

Rating: Null/10 (24 June 2008)

wow am I amazed at the level of hatred for this film....
this is a great film and forceful dramatic examination of Alexander and his philosophy, leadership, passion, and amazing grasp of what was possible in the world....
it is a major intellectual failure for anyone to interpret it as a:
historical documentary: the two main battles of the film are composites of events in Persia and India and as such do not convey accurate detail of a singular event... the backdrop of the Alexandria Pharos (lighthouse) likewise is a simple piece to represent the fantastic world that Alexander made possible... if you want scientific examinations of history, watch the History Channel
a statement on homosexuality: Alexander's bisexuality has ample historical evidence, was common in his contemporaries, and as such is dramatized in the movie in completely reasonable fashion.. it is not any type of a statement, if you interpret it as such you are overreaching
a statement about Tyrannical aims: history suggests that Alexander wanted to unite the world, was conflicted about his place in it, and a whole bunch other stuff, some of which referred to in the film.. attempts to extrapolate that into comparisons to Caligula, Hitler, etc. totally miss the huge evidence of Alexander's planning to unify the world, expand learning and trade, and to be happy in the 'doing' of things
there is much more but you get the idea....
this film delivers an interpretation of Alexander's dream as a dream...
the audience can choose to complain and moan about the correctness of a battle or the characterization of homosexuality...
but the reality is, it's an inspiring tale of one of the world's greatest people