Kinda fruity

Rating: Null/10 (19 July 2005)

Alexander is portrayed as heavily homosexual in this movie, somewhat tainting the image of him as a great warrior. Many thematic elements evidence a flamboyance that detracts from the general mood, generating facades that don't match. Such as the helmet that showed a closer resemblance to a head dress than a piece of armor, and music that was more fitting for a frolic in the flowers, than for a conqueror marching victorious. The bizarre twist of feminine beauty that is attributed to such a bloody and ugly thing as war, bloodshed, and dismemberment makes the movie seem heterogeneous, and many parts from the musical score and costumes to the camera work seem out of place. I have never encountered the perception of Alexander as gay in any of my experiences with Greek history, and for such an opinion to erect itself so suddenly leads me to question its historical accuracy.