The Battle of San Jacinto was the main event !

Rating: 4/10 (28 December 2016)

It comes down to about 15 minutes (out of 2 hours, 17 minutes), featuring the folk-hero Davy Crockett. Everything before is a somewhat laborious and, frankly, oft-times plain boring, build-up to the main event in this much-repeated story of what is always touted as a supreme example of extreme bravery and patriotism in the face of overwhelming odds. Yes, bravery. We are left with the great slogan and rallying battle cry "Remember The Alamo". This is the key to the big picture. Mexican General Santa Anna realized the futility of what the Texans were doing at "The Alamo", as a one-time event. He had to take a firm stand for his country. "Without tears, there is no glory". We, as moviegoers, as the viewers of this historical re-enactment, are sitting there, waiting to witness the bloody outcome, the carnage, the vainglory, the posturing. As this production of "The Alamo" indicates, we need to look upon "The Alamo" as inspiration for "The Battle of San Jacinto" which sealed independence for Texas against the Mexicans, with the decimated army of American General Sam Houston demolishing General Santa Anna's beautifully-tailored, arrogant, well-supplied forces. "The Battle of San Jacinto" is not a kind of footnote to "The Alamo". San Jacinto was the main event.