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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  • Melvin 2022-03-21 09:01:44

    Can be ignored except Gaugamela

  • Vicenta 2022-03-20 09:01:37

    This kind of movie is less attractive and boring

Alexander quotes

  • Attalus: [Raising a toast at Philip's wedding party] To Philip and Eurydice! And to their legitimate son! To Philip...

    Alexander: [Alexander throws a wine cup at him] And what am I? You son of a dog. Come then.

    Philip: [Attalus throws his cup at Alexander and soon a fight breaks out] Quiet. Shut up! Shut up all of you! This is my wedding, not some public brawl! Apologize, by Zeus, before you dishonor me.

    Alexander: You defend the man that calls my mother a whore and me a bastard? And I dishonor you?

    Philip: Bah! You listen like your mother. Attalus is family now, same as you.

    Alexander: Then choose your relatives more carefully. Don't expect me to sit here and watch you shame yourself.

    Philip: Shame?

    Attalus: You insult me!

    Alexander: I insult you? A man not fit to lick the ground my mother walks on? You dog, questioning your queen!

    Philip: Shame? I've nothing to be ashamed of, you arrogant brat! I'll marry the girl if I want, and I'll have as many sons as I want, and there's nothing you or your harpy mother can do about it!

    Alexander: Why, drunken man, must you think everything I do and say comes from my mother?

    Philip: Because I know her heart, by Hera! And I see her in your eyes. You covet this throne too much. Now! We all know that that she-wolf of a mother of yours wants me dead! Well, you can both dream boy.

    Philip: Come Philip, 'tis the wine talking. Leave the boy, it can wait till the morning.

    Philip: Now! I command you... apologize to your kinsman.

    [Alexander stands in silence looking at Attalus]

    Philip: Apologize!

    Alexander: He's no kinsman to me. Good night old man, and when my mother remarries, I'll invite you to her wedding.

    [Walks away]

    Philip: You bastard! You'll obey me. Come here.

    [Alexander looks at Philip and continues to walk away, Philip grabs his sword and prepares to attack Alexander, but falls to the ground in a drunken stupor]

    Alexander: This is the man who's going to take you from Greece to Persia? He can't even make it from one couch to the next.

    Philip: Get out of my palace! You're exiled, you bastard! Banished from the land, you're not welcome here! You're no son of mine!

  • Olympias: [instructing her son about snakes] They are like people. You can love them for years. Feed them, nurture them, but still, they can turn on you.