Before entering the feature film, Oliver Stone, like Ridley Scott, scolded the film company severely and shouted, "This is my movie now!" Haha, it's funny, I don't know if this will It will not become a reserved program for directors who are dissatisfied with the film company due to the poor box office due to the cut-off of the public release.
I haven't watched the original version (I didn't watch it after listening to the overwhelming scolding when it was released), I feel that this extended version is okay, and I can see the rigor that Stone strives for. Instead of focusing mainly on the war scenes that are best portrayed in this type of film and most likely to shine (there are only two battles at the beginning and the end), he focuses on spending a lot of time describing Alexander's sensitive and complex emotions. I don't think it's surprising that Stone handled this way. He has always liked to ponder the changes in the mentality of specific people in specific things, try to figure out people's minds, supplemented by his research, and then make this person make a seemingly amazing but unexpected Reasonable choices and judgments are also the biggest features of Stone's films. What's more, I don't think he can do it if you only shoot wars. He is not good at shooting such scenes (even the war in the Vietnam War trilogy is only a decoration), so it may not be bad to make use of strengths and avoid weaknesses~
It's just that there is a The details are very cumbersome. When putting an interlude in the past, be sure to indicate "(10 years ago)" on the screen. After this interlude is finished and transferred to the present, it will be labeled "(10 years later)", and then the next paragraph The interlude is again "(nine years ago)", "(nine years later)"... It feels like he is underestimating the audience's IQ.
This kind of film is not more than three hours long (I feel that the extended 210 minutes can be added), but the boss of the film company will be mad and intervene when it takes so long. The worst example is [ Kingdom of Heaven]. Luckily there's still a director's cut to choose from, but it's a shame not to enjoy such a massive epic in theaters. Fortunately, we Chinese audiences don't have to regret, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television does not consider introducing these films at all, anyway, we can't watch it~ Long live the D version!
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