Introduction Alexander III of Macedon was the king of Macedon. He was born in 356 BC and was a student of Aristotle, the famous philosopher. Alexander succeeded his father; Philip II of Macedon into power in 336 BC after the father was assassinated. Though he later died after ruling Macedon for thirteen years, he made a strong empire. He is remembered for his lack of defeat in politics. As a result of his success in politics, he was referred to as, Alexander the Great. His success in commanding Greece was because he took over the leadership of strong kingdom and an army that was very much experienced. This paper analyzes the history of Alexander the Great using the film directed by Oliver Stone. Plot The basing of the movie was done by considering the life of Alexander the great who was the King of Macedon. Alexander the Great major achievements in politics were the way he conquered several states in Asia including, Persia, Asia, Minor, parts of Ancient India and also Egypt. The movie outlines Alexander’s youthful age including the hard relationship he had with his father and also the strained feelings that he had towards his mother. The movie also outlines the way Alexander played his politics by unifying the estates in Greece and also the way he brought Macedon and Epirus together. Alexander used to distance himself from his wife even if she was pregnant since he believed that she had murdered Hephaeston but, after conquering Babylon, he agreed that he loved Haphaeston even though he died three months later at the age of 32. The major characters in the movie are: Colin Farrell (Alexander the Great), Val Kilmer (King Philip II), Olympia (Angelina Jolie) and Jared Leto (Hephaeston). Discussion The movie is based in a way that the main character Alexander (Colin Farrell) dies when the film starts opening. During this period, Alexander served his final moments of his dictatorship rule. This scenario is followed by a flashback of the kind of struggle that the Macedonian King had with his late father king Philip (Val Kilmer). The battle between Alexander and his mother Olympia (Angelina Jolie) always annoyed Alexander since his mother always addressed him “as a child of the gods” (fox, p. 17). Alexander is portrayed as a love maker by his relationship with his bride Rosario Dawson (Roxana) who was always ravishing. Additionally, Alexander also makes love with some of his male companions like Jared Leto (Hephaeston). The movie starts with a flashback of Alexander the Great early life. The tutorship of Alexander by Aristotle ended when he was at the age of sixteen. It was on this time that King Philip went to start a war against Byzantium and therefore Alexander was left to take charge of Macedon by his father. Thracian Maedi, one of King Philip’s rivals took the opportunity of the king’s absence to revolt against the rule of Macedon. Alexander the Great started exercising his commanding rule by the way he responded to that action. In support of this, Fox (p. 25) noted that, “Alexander responded quickly; he crushed the Maedi insurgence, driving them from their territory, colonized it with Greeks, and founded a city named Alexandropolis”. When King Philip returned back from Byzantium, he decided to empower Alexander so