There are many sources that Alexander was a Greek king from ancient Macedonia, now part of modern Greece, even the conventional history says it. But, how many ancient persons are shown on movie as a homosexuals ? Only Alexander the Great. Modern Macedonia is now called Northern Macedonia, because Greece does not recognize Macedonia with that name. Macedonians, according to history are ancient Greek tribe, even now it is a state with most of the Slavic people. So. is it possible that Alexander is shown as a homosexual because Greeks still, just like modern history, doesn't want to admit that Macedonians are not of Greek origins ? Probably...

Alexander truly was great, and this movie truly was horrible. It had a few moments that were bearable. When Alexander was preparing for the great battle with Darius, and his eagle was flying above, and he addressed his troops similar to how Mel Gibson did, as in Braveheart, it was hard not to be interested in the outcome, and the size of the spectacle to come.If the rest of the movie had 1/10th as much going on for it, it may have been a success. But it wasn't to be. Instead Mr. Stone opted to go the route of vices, and emotion. He just couldn't 'imply' that the great Alexander was a homosexual, he had to explicitly 'show him' making out with his extremely gay boy lover that he plucked from his Harem in Babylon on more than one occasion. Of course, if you were to believe all what you see, the entire Macedonian empire were bisexual rapists. Even if that were partially true, I think Alexander and his crew deserved the focus of his conquests be remembered and observed on what really mattered, and not to smother it with Stone reality. Oliver Stone can't see past his nose, and he just had to make this potential history lesson, and possibly great movie, with his usual drenching of overdoing everything, and focusing on his own miserable obsessions of humanity. His Alexander was a mama's boy, a cry baby, and had a 'serious daddy issue' as well. Perhaps Stone was writing about himself, because it's certainly not the Alexander the Great I read about in school.The story of Alexander...the true story...we will never know, because the facts written by those closest to him were destroyed in the great fire of Alexandra. So, we are left with today's historian's best guesses, and Oliver Stones worst movie EVER.If you MUST watch it, have a good stiff drink handy, or a bottle of Valium. Even then, I'm betting you turn it off before it's over. I tried to watch the Blu-ray on my giant HD screen, 4 times, before I actually got through it. Some of the worst directing in cinema history, and some great performances ruined because of it. If I could have rated it here 'below' a 1, I would have.

The movie is quite faithful to the history - that's the good part. On the other hand as an action film is a failure, it is mostly tiresome and too long. Mr. Stone is obviously striving to show us everything or at least the most possible. Here comes the Greek saying - good is not too much (but less).

This Is An Epic Movie About Alexander The Great ... Imagine By The Age Of 22 Having Conquered 90% Of The Known World ... All In A Quest To Bring Freedom To The World ... Colin Is Brilliant As Alexander Bring Emotional Life To A Legend Could Not Have Been Easy ... Angelina Is Amazing As His Nurturing Mother Olympias, Whose Love For Her Son Was So Blinding She Would Have Torn Down The Heavens Themselves To Assure His Glory ... Anthony Hopkins Narrates The Story As Ptolemy (Greek Scholar) ... The Scenery Is Amazing As We Travel With Alexander Across Much Of The World ... Oliver Stone (Of Course, Who Else?) Manages To Direct The Movie With His Trade Mark Ability To Make Sure That All Points Of View Are Covered Without Confusing The Story ... Absolutely A Wonderful Depiction Of A Man Who Was Bigger Than The Legend