It was real, read it from the books...

Rating: 6/10 (9 January 2005)

SPOILERS? It's history, it was real, read it from the books...
Society changes over time. What once was good, might be bad in the future; people always change their minds, about how the world should be. Homosexuality for example. Ancient male greeks used to ponder it, not everyone was gay; in fact they were bisexual (They had wives and children)but what was really appreciated was a long enduring relationship with a man. I have nothing against bisexual, homosexual or lesbian people; it's a subjective matter, and you can't judge a think like that because it depends of the person. In Alexander homos are everywhere, but I think is an overexploited subject that makes the movie a shallow pseudo-biography of one of the greatest generals ever alive. His grand achievement was to conquer almost all the world, not having sex with very thing that he encounter on his way. He fought magnificent battles with a superb ability to make intelligent moves on the battlefield. However tough it was disgusting whenever stone placed for a long time gay scenes(the persian he found was just TOO much)I don't hate gay people (I'm a fan of Judas Priest and Rob Halford, a confessed gay, is to me the best singer on earth; I think he is cool), I hate watching gay innuendos and kisses between men. Probably Stone tried to be polemic, but with a pointless thing. Focusing a biography in parts that could have also been included in a Truman Capote biography make out of Alexander a mediocre film. The man RULE the world, I mean place what actually cares. Battles were fine but the part that really caught me was at the near end, when Ptolemy (well played by Hopkins) regretted his last comment when teaching to his students; he lamented that they (Alex's generals) lack the vision Alexander had, as if he was telling us that short vision men ended a great man's desire, a man who care for something else than just a home with a family, mortal men desires: A man willing to be something else than the rest, a man who wanted to become immortal by becoming a god.