It can't be an epic, but it can be a textbook. This is a very serious and honest film.
"Western Military History" wrote: Alexander recognized that there is a special relationship between God and man, and the purpose of this relationship is to establish a harmonious relationship between man and man. So we should put an end to the hatred and antagonism between cities and between nations, and unite them to form a city with one family from all over the world. So DeRosen said: "The name Alexander symbolizes the end of an era and the beginning of another." Welkern also said: "The whole history of the world after that, including all political, economic and cultural life, if not studied Alexander's life work, it may be difficult to understand."
No doubt director Stone grasped and emphasized this main line. It is a pity that all kinds of emotional entanglements were originally just a foil for the characters, but they were over-handled and used to please audiences who are not familiar with this history. If people who are not familiar with history, I am afraid they will get lost in Alexander's eccentricities. Ignore his greatest things. With his self-knowledge, Alexander transcended the prejudice and hatred of his teachers, parents, and the society at that time, and alone completed the triumph of glory that could not be understood by the times. That kind of kingly style runs through every piece of photography we can appreciate: fierce battles in the desert, horse-elephant duels... The
director's money, the most hard-working screenwriters and actors that can be bought, are nothing more than that, and only those who really don't Only the words of the author moved by Qian can point directly to the heart.
As TE Lawrence's line in the truly epic "Lawrence of Arabia", "the best of them won't be moved by money" - What they want is me.
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