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great and lonely fighter
Laverna 2022-04-23 07:01:47
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Janice 2022-03-20 09:01:37
biography, war, not bad
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Armando 2022-01-26 08:17:07
SIFF7 and Oliver Stone watched the fourth edition director's cut version of "Alexander the Great". The non-linear narrative parallels the beginning and end of Alexander's fortune and death. The causal contrast is interspersed with each other, showing the fragile and feminine side of Alexander. Turning the epic weight of inertial thinking into a same-sex tragedy is embarrassing. Stone has done enough research on historical details (such as the Macedonian square).
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Philip: There's only one thing better than winning a battle, son...
[he kisses a beautiful girl]
Philip: ... and that's the taste of a new woman. You'll find it far sweeter than self-pity.
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Aristotle: The East has a way of swallowing men and their dreams, but still to think it's these myths that lead us toward the greatest glory... Why is it wrong to act on them? I can only warn you, not teach you. Beware of what you dream - for the gods have a way of punishing such pride.