Alexander had 365 FEMALE concubines, but was also bisexual

Rating: Null/10 (27 November 2004)

MOST ancient Greek males were bisexual, Alexander no exception. However Alexander had a large harem of women-- in fact after defeating Darius he took Darius' harem of 365 women as his own.
Showing Alexander's relationship with Hephaistion and the eunuch was fine in itself. What was irresponsibly wrong in the film was implying that the only woman Alexander had sex with was his wife. The film showed Alexander with two men and one women, implying that he had more sex with men than women. The truth is, Alexander was bisexual but had far more sex with women than men.
I support Stone's decision to depict Alexander's bisexuality, but I can't support his decision to suppress the fact that Alexander had a large harem of women. There are two other problems with the film: the ridiculous language in every seen with Hephaistion (Mr. Stone-- Thou art not Shakespeare), and how the makeup and clothing made Hephaistion look like a drag queen! It is historically true that Alexander grieved heavily over Hephaistion's death and I support Stone's decision to show that in the film, but a realistic scene would have been like that in "Philadelphia", not like that in "Romeo and Juliet"! (In case you didn't hear the first time, Mr. Stone-- Thou art not Shakespeare)