infinite possibilities of life

Randi 2022-04-20 09:01:39

The earliest I knew about Alexander the Great came from the simple line "Founder of the Macedonian Empire" in the junior high school history textbook. Looking at the vast territory of the empire he conquered, I couldn't help yearning. It should be a Qin Huang Han Wu style character.

Later, when I was in college, I entered the house circle, and I was fascinated by "Fate/Zero". I have to say that I like many characters, such as Saber, the cute king, and lucky E for the spearmen. In addition to the beautiful pictures and action scenes, the most The scene that shocked me was the gathering of the three kings, the conquering king Iskandar (I later learned that it was the Persian name of Alexander), the knight king Arthur, and the hero king Gilgamesh together talking about their ways to be kings. Iskandar said something very interesting, "When I am king, I hope that my army will follow my example, follow my footsteps, and find something at the end of the endless sea" (about this meaning, specifically I don’t remember)

At that time, I thought, how can Alexander be so cool, and then cooperate with the army of the king launched by his legion later, every soldier is a living person, the conqueror can even call out their names , and chatting with them a few times, I realized that his legion really loves him. Really cool.

Recently, Amway said that "Alexander the Great" is worth watching. With a good impression of the great emperor in "Fate/Zero", I patiently watched this three-hour movie that spanned Alexander's life. .

Unsurprisingly, the young Alexander was strong, brave, and wise, and his generals were almost all young men who grew up at the same time as him. How majestic he was when he defeated the Persian army, and then conquered the whole of West Asia all the way. , Daxia, India, all crawl at his feet, quite a kind of "I see, I come, I conquer" posture, if only so, Alexander is not so great, when he reigned the world, he and I Still thinking, what is real conquest, looted wealth, kidnapped beauties, or just large tracts of land and slaves coerced by force?

He gave a very interesting answer, allowing all ethnic groups to live on an equal footing. For this reason, he also married an Asian wife. Does it have a sense of sight of the Roman legion, tolerance and self-confidence in his strong cultural centripetal force can be forged A powerful empire, and the King of Conqueror is also a very romantic person. He wants to see the end of the world and what is on the other side of the endless sea. He is really a cute guy who is full of curiosity about the world.

It's a pity that his mind has gone too far. He is half a step ahead of the world and is considered a genius, and one step ahead of the world is considered a lunatic. His Macedonian men can't understand a king who married a barbarian, and can't understand why the conquered barbarians can The legion is on an equal footing with them, unable to understand why the legion, which has conquered so many countries, is full of injuries and exhaustion, can't return home and explore the endless unknown world. His subordinates challenged him, betrayed him, left him, and the legion was divided. In the end, Hephaistion, the best partner of the conqueror and his counselor (reportedly also a good friend) died of the wind and cold. die.

Such a vivid emperor really makes people like it (especially after knowing that the emperor in history is only 1.6 meters long). After reading it, I asked myself more than once, what is the purpose of human life, and enjoy the comfort brought by modern technology. The welfare of the people, and then finish their short and meaningless life? This is obviously not the life I want. When people are alive, they should experience and experience all the unknowns. People's eyes are full of high-definition movies with 60 frames per second, and people's nose can smell the fragrance in the air. Human ears can appreciate various sounds of high and low frequencies. Human memory is even more powerful. It is like an almost infinite hard drive, which stores images for decades, and can be called out and edited at any time. Everything that I have experienced, going to a strange country that I have never set foot in, and dabbling in many fields that I have never been in contact with, this is probably the greatest joy of being a human being.

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  • Christelle 2022-04-23 07:01:47

    Ahhh Ahhhhhhhh so good! ! ! More than three hours is a true love story! Every look of the young master is super in place! But this pair is so spiritually in love that the director was filmed, and a kiss will kill you!

  • Lurline 2022-03-22 09:01:38

    Very good, but watch the full version

Alexander quotes

  • [first lines]

    Old Ptolemy: Our world is gone now. Smashed by the wars. Now I am the keeper of his body, embalmed here in the Egyptian ways. I followed him as Pharaoh, and have now ruled 40 years. I am the victor. But what does it all mean when there is not one left to remember - the great cavalry charge at Gaugamela, or the mountains of the Hindu Kush when we crossed a 100,000-man army into India? He was a god, Cadmos. Or as close as anything I've ever seen.

  • Old Ptolemy: All men reach and fall...

    [takes sand in his hand and lets it slip through his fingers]

    Old Ptolemy: reach and fall...