The Alamo

The Alamo

  • Director: John Lee Hancock
  • Writer: Leslie Bohem,Stephen Gaghan,John Lee Hancock
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, Spanish
  • Release date: April 9, 2004
  • Sound mix: DTS-ES, Dolby Digital EX, SDDS
  • Aspect ratio: 2.35 : 1
  • Also known as: 圍城13天:阿拉莫戰役
  • "Battle of the Alamo" is a 2004 American drama film directed by John Lee Hancock and starring Dennis William Quaid , Billy Bob Thornton and Jason Patric .
    Based on the true event of one of the most important wars in American history, the Battle of the Alamo, the film tells the story of a Texas hero who rose up against the mighty Mexican government forces in 1836 and volunteered to fight until all their heroic sacrifices were made   .

    Details

    • Release date April 9, 2004
    • Filming locations Reimer's Ranch - 23610 Hamilton Pool Road, Dripping Springs, Texas, USA
    • Production companies Touchstone Pictures, Imagine Entertainment

    Box office

    Budget

    $107,000,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $22,414,961

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $9,124,701

    Gross worldwide

    $25,819,961

    Movie reviews

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    • By Weston 2022-03-20 08:01:34

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      Because the northern part of Mexico is sparsely populated (most Mexicans are reluctant to move to the desolate north), in order to defend against Indian attacks, the Mexican government relaxed its immigration policy to allow Americans to enter the country. In a few years, the number of immigrants in the United States greatly exceeded the number of Mexicans. The problematic Mexican government was determined to rectify the 1830 presidential decree: "Prohibit the entry of American immigrants into...

    • By Paige 2022-03-20 08:01:34

      I almost thought, that is the movement of freedom.

      Sorrow leads anger, anger calls for miracles, and the Alamo's weak resistance eventually turns into tragedy. It is meaningless to hold on to a few hundred skirmishers against a thousand platoons of guns. In the one-sided massacre, the heroism was pursued by posterity - it led the vengeful Texas to achieve independence and practiced the American meaning of freedom.
          As the American sages have said, freedom is undoubtedly a precious value, but we must admit that the value of the Alamo...

    • By Tara 2022-03-20 08:01:34

      The American Spirit of the Alamo

      At the dinner table at the colleagues' house, everyone chatted enthusiastically about their holiday plans. I said we were going to San Antonio, Corpus Christi and Austin. In fact I mainly want to see the sea in Corpus Christi, it takes six and a half hours one way to get from my city to Corpus Christi, to San Antonio and Austin, but stop by the way. After hearing that we were going to San Antonio, a colleague said, ok, we can visit the Alamo. "What Alamo?" I asked. At this point, a table of...

    • By Nyasia 2022-03-20 08:01:34

      The plot is average, the content is acceptable

      After reading about half of the previous part, it was about defending the city, including the work of the early uprising and the heroism of defending the city. Finally, I talked about the decisive battle of General Houston. The victory is a bit exaggerated, but it is indeed so fast in history.

          The sharpshooter was a bit exaggerated. I remember that the firing accuracy of muskets in the Civil War was still quite poor. Later, they made rapid progress, completely eliminating the...

    • By Jayme 2022-03-20 08:01:34

      Alamo is moved by you

      After understanding the historical background of the Alamo battle, I will
      watch the Alamo again...

      With the appearance of the subtitles of The End,
      I calmed down the shock of the scene in the film,
      those people who stayed behind
      insisted on guarding the Alamo until they died in battle .
      Recalling the David in the film, standing on the roof facing the enemy's snare drums,
      leisurely playing the popular country music on the violin, so firm...
      Recalling,...

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    • By Ezequiel 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      The Colonel's mobilization speech was simple and shocking: Texas is the beginning of a new...

    • By Macie 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      7.0. you have that...

    • By Kobe 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      The movie is quite average, but I learned a lot of historical knowledge from...

    • By Dagmar 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      Before I watched it, I checked the 100s, understood the background, and knew the historical status of this battle; by the way, the Mexican army is really watery, 7,000 regular troops fought 200 rabble, and the equipment level was similar, and it was still a positional battle, and it took 13 days to get it. Next; Texas wants slavery, Mexico does not allow slavery, so to be independent, one side is to launch a rebellion, and the other side is to maintain the territorial integrity of the country,...

    • By Amparo 2022-03-27 09:01:22

      6/10. The superficial inner drama combined with the over-masking of the characters successfully separated the audience from the dramatic scene. The exaggeration of the wind, the oppression of the city's fall, the bloody victory, the emotional rhythm of frustration, all the strengths of these Hollywood war dramas are lost, and they are filmed by a mediocre director without any momentum, even if they create a vivid group of people. The group portrait of heroes, focusing on the perspective of...

    Movie plot

    In the spring of 1836, Mexican ruler Antonio Lopez de Santaan (Emilillo Echevalia ) led thousands of elite soldiers to besiege the Texas military fortress of the Alamo. Facing an unlikely war, fewer than 200 Texas civilians volunteered for the "future of their homeland." None of these fighters who fought was even a soldier, and their status, occupation and identity were varied, some were bankers, farmers, lawyers, some husbands,...
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    Behind the scenes gags

    The filming took 7 months, and although the last battle only lasted 6 hours in historical records, it took a full month to shoot.
    Disney originally planned to release the film during Christmas 2003.
    During the filming of the film, the local news media had allowed helicopters to take aerial photos of the Alamo battlefield, which caused strong dissatisfaction among the entire crew, because some films could not be....
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    Creative background

    The film is based on the true events of one of the most significant wars in American history, the Battle of the Alamo in Texas for independence. The outnumbered Alamo defenders used their intellectual passions and ideals of independence to rise up against the mighty Mexican government   .
    Texas-born director John Lee Hancock, who grew up fascinated by his hometown heroes, said that it was not easy to separate the legend of the Alamo...
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    Actor selection

    Ethan Hawke was cast as William Travis   .
    Billy Bob Thornton, who plays David Crockett, admitted that he was under a lot of pressure, but he was confident of creating a hero who was closer to history. Director Hancock was very interested in Crockett's dual identity. Before he started to adapt the script, he thought that Thornton was the only candidate to play Crockett, because Thornton himself also had duality.
    Dennis William Quaid, who...
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    Shooting process

    The film's original director Ron Howard insisted on a $200 million shooting budget and had a disagreement with Disney, so Howard and star Russell Crowe quit. In the end, Hancock directed, Howard became co-producer, and the shooting budget was reduced to $95 million   .
    As an epic film, the scale of the filming can be imagined. During lunch time alone, 700 to 800 people ate at the same time; the battlefield scene in the film is in...
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    Evaluation action

    Some commentators believe that the director is not careless, but the film is dull and unmoving; some commentators simply say that the film is "rotten like a children's cartoon" (Xinhua Net Review) . 
    As an epic movie, the grand war scenes are naturally indispensable. The battle scenes of gunfights, galloping horses, and flying ammunition in "The Alamo" are definitely worth looking forward to (NetEase Review)
    In order to make this...
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    Movie quotes

    • Juan Seguin: [Houston is preparing to meet with the Texas Congress] They are gonna want you humble, General.

      Sam Houston: I humble myself before God and there the list ends.

    • William Travis: Colonel Bowie, I understand that you plan to remove the cannon from this fort and take them to General Houston. I advise you not to do it; they are needed here.

      James Bowie: Where did you hear that, Buck?

      William Travis: Men tend to talk when they drink; your men tend to drink.

      James Bowie: I will do as I have been commanded; as for what that is, I will discuss it further with Col. Jamison.

      William Travis: Col. Jamison has left the fort on personal business; he left me in command.

      James Bowie: Whooee, that is a rapid rise, Billy. We better break out the long pants.

    • James Bowie: [about Crockett's coonskin cap] What happened to your cap? Crawl away?

      Davy Crockett: No, I only wear it when it's extra cold. The truth is, I only started wearing that thing... because of that fella in that play they did about me. People expect things.