Oh Dok, originally I wanted to see what Alexander the Great, who wanted to sweep across Eurasia, was more powerful than Genghis Khan. If he lived a little longer, he could stand with Qin Shi Huang. [Alexander♥︎Hephaistion] and [Achilles♥︎Patroclus] these two cps?
Alexander has a dream, he must go and see the end of the world wherever he goes. His journey is the sea of stars.
Had it not been for his untimely death, I doubt he would have been the one who discovered the New World. (PS: Just kidding, I know that the navigation technology in that era was not good)
Alexander's longing for the distance so much (the director felt) had a lot to do with his mother. He has been escaping from his mother's shadow all his life.
Symbols and contrasts are used very clearly in the film, crazy with Greek mythology alluding to the fate of Alexander, his glory and dreams, longings and fears.
I can clearly see:
❥ Use Achilles and Patroclus as a metaphor for his relationship with Hephaistion. (Love that transcends gender? Very philosophical anyway) He is also a symbol of Achilles, who can sacrifice his life for glory.
❥ Use the story of Oedipus as a metaphor for his family of origin. (Father died because of him, mother has deformed control over him)
❥ Prometheus. Prometheus stole fire for human beings, angered Zeus to be chained on a cliff and eaten by eagles. (Alexander took the Greek civilization far away, but because he went too far and was not understood, he was betrayed and repulsed)
❥ Hercules. (I forgot. But there should be a symbolic meaning.)
The Greek mythology allusions quoted in the film are numerous and complex, and there are various flashbacks. In addition, I am blind, which makes it very difficult for me to understand.
At least I think Alexander's fate is sad, he has been escaping pain all his life, escaping the shadow left by his parents. So he has been running non-stop to the distance, 6 years and 100,000 miles. (The circumference of the earth is less than 2.5w kilometers)
Maybe it wasn't until Hephaistion died that he knew what happiness was.
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❥ The dances inside are all good looking
❥ Angelina Jolie is so beautiful
❥ Babylon is so rich and beautiful that Darius would have enjoyed it
❥ When I played Civilization before, I couldn't feel how terrible the Indian elephant soldiers were. Today, I was shocked when I saw it. It was a rolling attack at all.
❥ Alexander is too bloody... After he brought 40,000 Macedonian soldiers out of his home, he traveled all the way through the Indian jungle. There were countless casualties along the way, but he didn't plan to let others go back.
Everyone has to be afraid of it, if you don't want to mutiny, there will be ghosts. [covers face] Most soldiers don't want to conquer the world at all!
❥ Alexander is not only outstanding in military, but also very talented in politics. It's a pity that the character is holding back... Especially when Hephaistion died, the spiritual pillar collapsed...
Harmful. This damn love.
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