Bowles, S., 2004. At first, I didn't feel much of a need to comment on the film, since so many others have written and have said so many things. Hephaistion compares Alexander to Achilles, to which Alexander replies that Hephaistion must be his Patroclus (Achilles' lover) when Hephaistion mentions that Patroclus died first, Alexander pledges that, if Hephaistion should die first, he will follow him into the afterlife (as Achilles had done for Patroclus). 758 of 1,086 people found this review helpful. Alexander is an historical epic based on the life of Alexander the Great. The film's original screenplay derived in part from the book Alexander the Great, published in 1973 by the University of Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox. Alexander, a real-time strategy game; Rome: Total War: Alexander, a PC game; Music. Hydaspes: Central Botanical Garden, Amphoe Mueang. I don't know how many film-makers have managed to make three versions of the same film, but I have been fortunate to have the opportunity because of the success of video and DVD sales in the world, and I felt, if I didn't do it now, with the energy and memory I still have for the subject, it would never quite be the same again. Stone is hypothesizing that Hephaistion was essential for what Alexander did. The film is based on the life of Alexander the Great, King of Macedon, who conquered Asia Minor, Egypt, Persia and part of Ancient India. So even if Aristotle never said this to Alexander, it is plausible enough that the idea was in the air and that Alexander heard it from someone or other.Some have complained that the "homosexuality" (assuming that A's relationship with Heph. G. Abel, Hollywood Reporter 390 (2 August – 8 August 2005), 11 (2005). Against massive armies of chariots and elephants, he never lost a battle! Alexander: Revisited takes a more in-depth look at Alexander's life and his relationships with Olympias, Philip, Hephaestion, Roxana, and Ptolemy. Oliver Stone has, in his various commentaries in the film's DVD[citation needed], defended many of the most glaring historical issues in regard to Persian and Indian history by claiming that he had no time or resources to portray accurately a multitude of battles at the expense of storytelling. [27] The Blu-ray and HD-DVD releases both feature a variety of special features however, including two audio commentaries and a new featurette.[28]. Dry and academic where Troy (2004) was vulgar and willfully ahistorical". [10], Persian history aficionado Kaveh Farrokh questioned the omission of the burning of Persepolis by Alexander and observed that, in the film, "Greek forces are typically shown as very organised, disciplined, and so on, and what's very disturbing is, when the so-called Persians are shown confronting the Macedonians, you see them turbaned. Shown are some of the key moments of Alexander's youth, his invasion of the mighty Persian Empire and his death. The two-disc set featured a new introduction by Stone. "[19], Faint praise came from Todd McCarthy of Variety who wrote, "Oliver Stone's Alexander is at best an honorable failure, an intelligent and ambitious picture that crucially lacks dramatic flair and emotional involvement. [23][24] Critic Peter Sobczynski said "The various expansions and rejiggerings have improved it immeasurably, and what was once a head-scratching mess has reformed into an undeniably fascinating example of epic cinema."[25]. He [Alexander] was a complicated man, it was a complicated story, and it doesn't hurt to make it longer and let people who loved the film [...] see it more and understand it more. Coming out of tiny Macedonia, Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally made his way east to India. The movie was never intended as a completely accurate Alexander the Great documentary, but Alexander: The Ultimate Cut is a wildly ambitious and unique epic, and if viewers are curious about the movie this is the best version to see. In this film, we see a relationship that is hard for most people today to understand, namely a passionate love relationship between two men in which sex is not very important and possibly even absent.Aristotle essentially explained the whole film near the beginning when he told the young couple something like the following, as best I can remember it, "When two men lie together in lust, it is over indulgence. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_(2004_film)&oldid=1000109733, Films with screenplays by Laeta Kalogridis, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles containing potentially dated statements from 2012, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Articles to be expanded from February 2013, Articles needing additional references from December 2018, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from December 2018, Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat-VIAF identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, IMF Internationale Medien und Film GmbH & Co. 3 Produktions KG, Morgan Christopher Ferris as young Cassander. The story follows two lifelong friends and a beautiful nurse who are caught up in the horror of an infamous Sunday morning in 1941. Based on a $155 million production budget, as well as additional marketing costs, the film was a box office bomb, with projected losses of as much as $71 million. Alexander died young, of illness, at the age of thirty-two. The film has a running time of three hours and 34 minutes (214 minutes, about 40 minutes longer than the theatrical cut and almost 50 minutes longer than the first director's cut) and is presented in 2.40:1 anamorphic widescreen with English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround audio. Turbans are not even a Persian item [...] Their armies are totally disorganized. But when two men lie together in purity, they can perform wonders." Alexander's conquests paved the way for the spread of Greek culture (facilitating the spread of Christianity centuries later), and removed many of the obstacles that might have prevented the expansion of the Roman Empire. [6], A group of 25 Greek lawyers initially threatened to file a lawsuit against both Stone and the Warner Bros film studio for what they claimed was an inaccurate portrayal of history. "Over the last two years," he said, "I have been able to sort out some of the unanswered questions about this highly complicated and passionate monarch – questions I failed to answer dramatically enough. Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times wrote in his review, "[W]e welcome the scenes of battle, pomp and circumstance because at least for a time we are free of the endless narration of Ptolemy the historian. With Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette. Oliver Stone's "Alexander Revisited" is a much better version then the theatrical version. I think it's deliberate.The softness of Alexander's personality. [21], The film was nominated in six categories at the Golden Raspberry Awards in 2005: Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Colin Farrell), Worst Actress (Angelina Jolie) and Worst Director (Oliver Stone), Worst Supporting Actor (Val Kilmer) and Worst Screenplay, thereby becoming the second-most-nominated potential "Razzie" film of 2004; however, it won no awards. At the 2004 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, it received nine nominations: Worst Picture, Worst Director (Stone), Worst Actor (Farrell), Worst Supporting Actress (both Jolie and Dawson), Worst Screenplay, Most Intrusive Musical Score, Worst Female Fake Accent (Dawson and Jolie, lumped into one nomination), and Least "Special" Special Effects. Arts and entertainment Films. People's hatred of the film is hard for me to understand. He goes into great detail explaining how he merged all the major aspects of the Battle of the Granicus and the Battle of Issus into the Battle of Gaugamela, as well as heavily simplifying the Battle of Hydaspes into a straightforward clash, while merging the near-death of Alexander with the siege of Malli. Oliver Stone re-creates the towering, true story of Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell), who, in the 4th Century BC, conquered Greece, Persia, Afghanistan and India – 90% of the "Known World." Release Calendar DVD & Blu-ray Releases Top Rated Movies Most Popular Movies Browse Movies by Genre Top Box Office Showtimes & Tickets Showtimes & Tickets In Theaters Coming Soon Coming Soon Movie News India Movie Spotlight. R. K. Bosley, "Warrior King", American Cinematographer 85:11, 36–40, 42–43, 45–46, 48–51 (2004); B. Bergery, "Timing Alexander". ", Los Angeles Times 12 September 2004, E21 (2004). Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day is a 2014 American family comedy film directed by Miguel Arteta from a screenplay written by Rob Lieber. Alexander is a convicted felon, after pleading guilty to felony property theft in 2007 and felony credit card abuse in 2008. "[26], The film is restructured into two acts with an intermission. Alexander's day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. [4] Oliver Stone's third version, Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut (2007), sold nearly a million copies as of 2012[update].[5]. 99 to rent. Find out where Alexander is streaming, if Alexander is on Netflix, and get news and updates, on Decider. Alexander insults Philip after disowning Attalus as his kinsman, which results in Alexander's banishment from Philip's palace. Alexander (2004) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. He is severely injured with an arrow but survives and is celebrated. This film represents my complete and last version, as it will contain all the essential footage we shot. In the film, as in many older films, kissing is a metaphor for sex. But I think there are some really important points to made, and I haven't seen anyone make them. Alexander (Theatrical Cut) (2004) (1,141) IMDb 5.6 2h 55min 2004 X-Ray R. The epic story of Alexander the Great, the King of Macedonia, who over an eight year period managed to conquer 90% of the known world of his time by age 25. The track `Titans' reminds me of Vangelis's soundtrack to the film `1492' but is here more brash and brazen in its sweep, as befits Alexander the man. The warrior Beowulf must fight and defeat the monster Grendel, who is terrorizing Denmark, and later, Grendel's Mother, who begins killing out of revenge. "I'm doing a third version on DVD, not theatrical", he said, in an interview with Rope of Silicon. That's why Alexander kisses Bagoas, but not Hephaistion.Now I'm not sure if the real historical Aristotle would have made that remark. Alexander These ten movies have featured some of the most eye-opening full frontal scenes on film. [22], Several versions of the film have been released, and these have generally been seen as improvements on the initial release version. "[17] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 39 out of 100, based on 42 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". Oliver Stone re-creates the towering, true story of Alexander the Great, who, in the 4th Century BC, conquered Greece, Persia, Afghanistan and India - 90% of the Known World. A splinter group of Roman soldiers fight for their lives behind enemy lines after their legion is devastated in a guerrilla attack. Later on, Hephaistion succumbs to an unknown illness either by chance or perhaps poison, speculated in the movie to be typhus carried with him from India. D. Gritten, "Fall Sneaks: Fearsome Phalanx: Executing His Vision Of Grandeur, Oliver Stone Leads A Front Line Of Powder-Keg Actors Across 3 Continents. Titanic, Enemy at the Gates, Gone with the Wind, ... the list could go on forever. austin4577@aol.com. Further, it's a standard Hollywood convention to juxtapose a love story with some great political, military, or otherwise grand event. In other words, the world we know today might never have been if not for Alexander's bloody, yet unifying, conquest. After initial objection from his soldiers, Alexander convinces them to join him in his final and bloodiest battle, the Battle of Hydaspes. Beyond the new introduction with Stone, there are no other extras on the DVD except for a free coupon to the movie 300. Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her. Conquering ninety percent of the known world by the age of twenty-five, Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) led his armies through twenty-two thousand miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. This page was last edited on 13 January 2021, at 16:49. The Alexander Movie: How are Iranians and Greeks Portrayed? That's not exactly what he says about homosexuality in the Nicomachean Ethics. He dies less than three months after Hephaistion, in the same manner, keeping his promise that he would follow him. 1-16 of over 5,000 results for "alexander movie" Alexander (The Ultimate Cut) 2014 | R | CC. Even when Alexander kisses his mother, it refers to the idea of sex. He then goes on to end his memoirs with praise to Alexander. Next: Snowden True Story: The Movie's Biggest Changes To The Real NSA Leaks 2004: This is the film as it was originally released in theaters, with a running time of 175 minutes. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. Alexander the Great is a CinemaScope and Technicolor 1956 epic historical drama film about the life of Macedonian general and king Alexander the Great written, produced and directed by Robert Rossen. Alexander grows up with his mother Olympias and his tutor Aristotle, where he finds interest in love, honor, music, exploration, poetry and military combat. He was open minded enough to adopt a lot of Persian culture and encourage intermarriage, while the other more "he-man" folks around him were less comfortable with the idea.Yes, if you haven't figured it out by now, I do like the film. It was released by United Artists and stars Richard Burton as Alexander along with a large ensemble cast. Alexander's conquests paved the way for the spread of Greek culture (facilitating the spread of Christianity centuries later), and removed many of the obstacles that might have prevented the expansion of the Roman Empire. Coming out of tiny Macedonia, Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally made his way east to India. He was gentle enough to know how to approach Bucephalus and tame him without scaring him. [18], One of the principal complaints among American film critics was that Alexander resembled less an action-drama film than a history documentary. Its only wins were for Most Intrusive Musical Score and Worst Female Fake Accent. When the mighty fall, it is from a greater height. Rated R for violence and some sexuality/nudity, Jane Campion, Paolo Sorrentino, Aardman Animation films on Netflix 2021 slate, Gal Gadot on ‘Cleopatra’ Casting: We Tried to Find Macedonian Actor, but ‘She Wasn’t There’, Arte France Cinéma is supporting André Téchiné’s Les pieds sur Terre - Production / Funding - France, Most Inaccurate Biographical/Historical Movie, Saturday Night Live: Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters. Alexander, the King of Macedonia and one of the greatest army leaders in the history of warfare, conquers much of the known world. He concludes that, as a motion picture that "captures the Zeitgeist" (spirit of the times) of the "ancient Greek" era, "no film... can rival Oliver Stone's Alexander. Directed by Oliver Stone", The American Historical Review 110:2, 553 (2005). For seven years, it was the only version of the film available on Blu-ray, until the release of the Ultimate Cut, which also includes the Theatrical Cut. Off the bat I have to say that this "Final Cut" version of the film is the only one I have seen. For me, this is the complete Alexander, the clearest interpretation I can offer. From $7.99 to buy. "I'm going to do a Cecil B. DeMille three-hour-45-minute thing; I'm going to go all out, put everything I like in the movie. The segues between tracks weave a seamless journey; this is not just a soundtrack but also a tone-poem to Alexander himself. [9] The criticism prompted him to make significant changes to the film for its DVD release, whose cover characterizes them as making it "faster paced, more action-packed". Fandango FANALERT® Sign up for a FANALERT® to find out when tickets are available in your area. Movies. Conquering ninety percent of the known world by the age of twenty-five, Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) led his armies through twenty-two thousand miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. An American military advisor embraces the Samurai culture he was hired to destroy after he is captured in battle. Given what I know of that culture, I am sure that "in purity" means no sex, or at least very little. There are tons of examples. After Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes King of Macedonia. T. Carver, "Oliver Stone's Alexander: Warner Bros. And Intermedia Films (2004)". Oliver Stone‘s Alexander worked hard to earn its one star rating on Netflix. In a lot of scenes it made sense. Lane, "The Critics: The Current Cinema: War-Torn: Oliver Stone's 'Alexander'". Starring: Colin Farrell , Angelina Jolie , Val Kilmer , et al. I think that Stone was trying to make Alexander look like Martin Potter in Satyricon -- a nod to Fellini.Alexander's accent and soft appearance. [13] Upon closing on 1 February 2005, the film grossed $34.3 million domestically and $133 million overseas for a worldwide total of $167.3 million. [20], Keith Uhlich of The A.V. It grossed over $167 million worldwide against a $155 million budget, becoming a box-office bomb. [3] Based on a $155 million production budget, as well as additional marketing costs, the film was a box office bomb, with projected losses of as much as $71 million. Four versions of the film exist, the initial theatrical cut and three home video director's cuts: the "Director's Cut" in 2005, the "Final Cut" in 2007 and the "Ultimate Cut" in 2013. ", The extended version was released under the title of Alexander Revisited: The Final Unrated Cut on 27 February 2007. ), commonly known as Alexander the Great. Menu. After Philip is assassinated, Alexander becomes King of Macedonia.I do not own nor take credit for the clips uploaded here. A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Balian of Ibelin travels to Jerusalem during the Crusades of the 12th century, and there he finds himself as the defender of the city and its people. His relationship with his father is destroyed when Philip marries Attalus's niece, Eurydice. Take a look back at these Hollywood icons in their early days to see how far they've come in their careers—and how little they've visibly aged. I. Worthington, "Book Review: Europe: Ancient and Medieval: Alexander. Prime Video From $2.99 $ 2. Coming out of tiny Macedonia, Alexander led his armies against the mighty Persian Empire, drove west to Egypt, and finally made his way east to India. The story then ends with the note that Ptolemy's memoirs of Alexander were eventually burned, lost forever with the Library of Alexandria. I already had the original version of Alexander on non-bluray and in that version at the beginning of the movie Oliver Stone explains why he was not happy with the original movie. The score is full of ethnic sounds and atmosphere. Directed by Oliver Stone, the cast included Colin Farrell, Anthony Hopkins, Angelina Jolie, Val Kilmer and Jared Leto and was shot in locations such as England, Morocco and Thailand. Radio Free Europe/Radio liberty,28 January 2005 "World: Oliver Stone's 'Alexander' Stirs Up Controversy" By Golnaz Esfandiari. They marched in discipline, and music was actually used..."[11]. Also seen are Alexander's private relationships with his childhood friend Hephaistion, Bagoas, and later his wife, Roxana. Alexander: The Movie (アレクサンダー戦記 Arekusandā Senki), sometimes alternately known as Reign: The Conqueror - The Movie is a Korean-Japanese anime film based on the homonymous light novel written by Hiroshi Aramata.. 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Alexander (played in a torrent of emotions by Colin Farrell) is dying as the film opens, his final moments serving to bookend the film's epic story, which incorporates flashback sequences to flesh out the Macedonian king's back-story involving the turbulent battle of fate between his father, King Philip (Val Kilmer) and his scheming sorceress mother Olympia (Angelina Jolie, ridiculous accent and all), who … View production, box office, & company info. But it's crucial to the plot. Hephaistion shows extensive jealousy when he sees Alexander with Roxana and deep sadness when he marries her, going so far as to attempt to keep her away from him after Alexander murders Cleitus the Black in India. So here I am writing.In my opinion, almost everyone misunderstood the relationship between Hephaistion and Alexander. [32], 'Alexander Revisited: The Final Unrated Cut'. Conquering ninety percent of the known world by the age of twenty-five, Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell) led his armies through twenty-two thousand miles of sieges and conquests in just eight years. G. Crowdus, "Dramatizing Issues That Historians Don't Address: An Interview with Oliver Stone". So it was with Alexander the Great, and so it is with Oliver Stone's "Alexander." Alexander the Great will be shot in Greece with Greece’s Antenna Group as co-producer. Title: 4.1 out of 5 stars 476. But the remark is plausible enough since Alexander could easily have heard such an idea during his youth. Use the HTML below. I read that many people did not like the movie Alexander. "We are not saying that we are against gays," said Yannis Varnakos, "but we are saying that the production company should make it clear to the audience that this film is pure fiction and not a true depiction of the life of Alexander". Video game adventurer Lara Croft comes to life in a movie where she races against time and villains to recover powerful ancient artifacts. At the British premiere of the film, Stone blamed "raging fundamentalism in morality" for the film's US box-office failure. This shortened the running time from 175 minutes to 167. Stone removed seventeen minutes of footage and added nine back. M. Fleming, "Stone Redraws Battle Plans: Producer Admit 'Alexander' Missteps, but Hope International Release Proves Epically Successful", Variety 397:6 (27 December 2004 – 2 January 2005), 6 (2005). In Roman-ruled Britain, a young Roman soldier endeavors to honor his father's memory by finding his lost legion's golden emblem. However, he has it recorded that Alexander died due to illness compounding his overall weakened condition. Alexander died young, of illness, at the age of thirty-two. On his deathbed, Bagoas grieves as Alexander's generals begin to split up his kingdom and fight over the ownership of his body. With Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Barry Jones. In other words, the world we know today might never have been if not for Alexander's bloody, yet unifying, conquest. 2007: Stone also made an extended version of Alexander. Directed by Miguel Arteta. The story begins around 283 BC, with Ptolemy I Soter, who narrates throughout the film. How many different cuts do exist of this movie. Was this review helpful to you? 2014: In November 2012, Stone revealed that he was working on a fourth cut of the film, at Warner's request and that this time around he would remove material, as he felt he had added in too much in the "Final Cut". R. Lane Fox, Alexander the Great (Penguin Books, London, 1973). Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Alexander, full of grief and anger, distances himself from his wife, despite her pregnancy, believing that she has killed Hephaistion. The website's critical consensus states: "Even at nearly three hours long, this ponderous, talky, and emotionally distant biopic fails to illuminate Alexander's life. [14][15][16], On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 16% based on 205 reviews, with an average rating of 4.02/10. After an advance screening of the film, the lawyers announced that they would not pursue such a course of action.[7]. Plato (before Aristotle) expressed that idea, and Zeno of Citium (after Aristotle) did too. Upon closing on 1 February 2005, the film grossed $34.3 million domestically and $133 million overseas for a worldwide total of $167.3 million. It was directed by Oliver Stone and starred Colin Farrell. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Alexander (2004) near you. Alexander attracted critical scrutiny from historians with regard to historical accuracy. Alexander, the Vangelis score of the 2004 film Alexander; Alexander (Alex Ebert album), 2011 ENTER CITY, STATE OR ZIP CODE GO. This movie concentrated on those eight years of battles, as well as his relationship with his boyhood friend and battle mate, Hephaistion (Jared Leto). Farrel really looks a lot like Ryan O'Neil in Barry Lyndon. Peaceful farmer Benjamin Martin is driven to lead the Colonial Militia during the American Revolution when a sadistic British officer murders his son. should even be called that) was thrown in their faces too much. Stone is fascinated by two aspects of Alexander: his pan-nationalism and his pan-sexualism. Alexander, a Tamil action film; Alexander, an epic about Alexander the Great directed by Oliver Stone; Alexander, a Russian historical film about Alexander Nevsky; Gaming. A. Also sign me up for FanMail to get updates on all things movies: tickets, special offers, screenings + more. In the modern world, especially in the West, two men are either very close to each other, sleep together, and have sex, or they keep a good comfortable distance from each other and, if they're friendly, might punch each other on the arm. Directed by Robert Rossen. The story then returns to 283 BC, where Ptolemy admits to his scribe that he, along with all the other officers, had indeed poisoned Alexander just to spare themselves from any future conquests or consequences. The life and military conquests of Alexander III of Macedon (July 20/21, 356 - June 10/11, 323 B.C. It was released on DVD and is also available on Blu-ray in some territories. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. Three awesome movies in one small package! ... Alexander Revisited: The Final Cut The first mention of the film was in October 2001 by Initial Entertainment Group. 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