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Alexander

Our world is gone now. Smashed by the wars. Now, I am the keeper of his body, embalmed here in the Egyptian ways.

 I followed him as Pharaoh and have now ruled 40 years. I am the victor. But what does it all mean when there is not one left to remember – the great cavalry charge at Gaugamela, or the mountains of the Hindu Kush when we crossed a 100,000-man army into India?


 He was a god, Camdos, Or as Close as anything I’ve ever seen as Jason’s Movie Blog’s “cinematic flashback” delves into Oliver Stone’s epic Alexander


As in the story of the brief but exciting life of Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell), the young Macedonian conqueror who seized nearly the whole known globe of his period, including the Greek, Egyptian, and the Persian Empire, fortune favours the brave.

 Alexander, the son of King Phillip II of Macedonia (Val Kilmer) and his cunning mother Queen Olympias (Angelina Jolie), succeeded to the throne at the age of 20 after his father was assassinated. 

Alexander gathers the majority of his armies and starts pursuing Darius III (Raz Degan), believing that the Persian monarch was responsible for his father's murder.

 He eventually conquers the whole known world, including Egypt, where he is recognised as the new pharaoh.


Alexander is endowed with likeable charm, keen military prowess, and steely resolve. His campaign after Darius III pushes him (and his forces) into uncharted territory, where they encounter new wonders and difficulties as his generals start to doubt their young king's choices and how far they will travel into the known world.


This "cinematic flashback" review has been on my to-do list for a while. I'm one of the few that actually enjoys seeing Alexander, despite the poor reviews it has received from many critics.

 Maybe it's because I love ancient history, but the idea of turning Alexander the Great's epic story into a feature film sounds incredible, especially with a cast as strong as this one. Moreover, creating such a project


I enjoyed it at first and kept going back to it occasionally, especially once the other two movie edits were made available. 

In light of Vangelis' passing on May 19, 2022, I choose to rewatch Alexander and offer a "cinematic flashback" review of this 2004 movie. Without further ado, let's get started.


Oliver Stone, the creator of such movies as Wall Street, Evita, and Any Given Sunday, directed Alexander. The 1973 book "Alexander the Great" by University of Oxford historian Robin Lane Fox serves as the basis for the movie, and director Oliver Stone is tasked with creating a theatrical motion picture that has the scope and grandeur of an important blockbuster from the early 2000s while also taking into account a sizable audience.

Cleopatra, The Ten Commandments, or even Ben-Hur all feature elaborate sets, breathtaking fight scenes, and a sizable cast made up of both leading and auxiliary characters. Alexander's epic tale is told in a hybrid of two styles, with Stone devoting a sizable portion of the film to showing off Alexander's conquest of the Persian lands and beyond (into India), while a sizable portion is presented in the past and shows Alexander's youth and his relationship with his mother and father.


While the scenes frequently go back and forth throughout the movie, it can be a little confusing at times but it serves to advance the plot and establish Alexander's personality. while not being ideal

The combination of this captivating drama with historical allusions and nuances transforms the movie into something truly magnificent. 

Stone does a superb job of staging the action sequences in the movie as well. In particular, two combat sequences show a very dynamic movement of the battlefield from various angles and how big these conflicts were.


Alexander's presentation and production value are both outstanding in every way. The movie has the atmosphere of a big-budget production of a classic Hollywood epic, and it graphically portrays a broad and expansive picture of the Ancient World that is full of vivid colour and bright magnificence.


The excellent production value of Alexander is steeped in a breathtaking visual feast for the eyes, from the great variety of costumes (military outfits, everyday apparel, and formal attire) to the production design workings and to the set decorations layout. Last but not least, the film's score is breathtaking, which is why I decided to see Alexander again for this "cinematic flashback" review.


Greek composer Vangelis created an expansive and epic piece of music for Alexander that is full of huge gestures of passion and chorus suites. Some of the strongest songs from the film include "Young Alexander," "Titans," and "Across the Mountains," which capture the epic grandeur of what Stone is expressing on screen.

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