Turn Alexander into a man

Toney 2022-04-23 07:01:47

From Olivestone's point of view, the most influential person in Alexander's life was his mother, Olympias. Due to the extreme hatred and jealousy of her husband's constant search for flowers and willows, Olympias insisted that Alexander was her son with the god Zeus, who would be different from his father and become a great hero like Achilles. Alexander has always been influenced by his mother, taking Achilles as his goal, and dreaming of obtaining the deified feats of ancient Greek heroes. But on the other hand, he was deeply tormented by his mother's jealous and sinister heart, that is, he deeply loved her but could not bear her. It seems that these influences of his mother on him constituted, in a large measure, the main reason for his expedition.

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  • Sylvan 2022-03-24 09:01:40

    final cut version, 214min. The war scenes are very awesome, and the costumes, art, and music are exquisite.

  • Laury 2022-03-24 09:01:40

    In the sequence of Stone's works, this one is really not good

Alexander quotes

  • [the first time the army has come across monkeys]

    Hephaistion: They're animals. Monkeys.

    Alexander: Monkey... look at his hands!

    Hephaistion: So much like ours.

    Alexander: [to the monkey] Hello little man.

    [to Hephaistion]

    Alexander: Do they speak?

    Hephaistion: No. But they do sing, and make noises from the roofs of forests.

  • Old Ptolemy: Within hours we were fighting like Jackals for his corpse. The wars of the world had begun. Forty years, off and on, they endured, until we divided his empire in four parts. I think Alexander would have been disappointed in us.