What went wrong!?

Rating: 1/10 (30 November 2004)

It is not surprising that filmmakers or even historians cannot capture the whole picture of Alexander the Great.
First of all, his mother was from an Illyrian (Albanian) tribe. The original name of Macedonia was "Emathia," which in Albanian means "the great land," hence the appellation Alexander the Great. (The same was true with Constantine the Great and Justinian the Great, all from the general area of Macedonia. Sometimes the area was more inclusive during the Roman times).
To capture Alexander the Great as a soldier, one need only look to the successive generations of Illyrians to witness their exploits. The Albanians literally took over the Ottoman Empire with the Kuprili family -- of obscure origin from Albania.
More than 70% of Alexander's army was Illyrian (Albanian). He didn't rely on other armies as much as he did on the Illyrian one! This is totally missing in the film (except for one dying soldier who said he was from Illyria).
It would be a remarkable accomplishment to put to film and book alike in a more truthful light. Audiences would really come to know the fact and not the fiction. And probably next time "Alexander The Great" movie will beat "SpungeBob" in theaters!