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Alexander - Colin Farrell, Jared Leto, Anthony Hopkins, Oliver Stone

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Movie propaganda

Fortune favours the bold.

The story is an epic that is as daring and ambitious as its subject, a relentless conqueror who by the age of 32 had amassed the greatest empire the world had ever seen. Past and present collide to form the puzzle of the protagonist, a tapestry of triumphs and tragedies in which childhood memories and Alexander's (Colin Farrell) rise to power unfold side by side with the later day expansion of his empire, and its ultimate downfall. From his youth, fuelled by dreams of glory and adventure, to his lonely and mysterious death as a ruler of a vast state, from the tumultuous relationship with his parents - a powerful king and a queen determined to put her child on the throne at any cost - to the rousing brotherly bonds with his closest companions and vast army, as they fought from the sun-scorched battlefields of the Persian Empire across the snow-peaked mountains of India, the film chronicles Alexander's journey to become a living legend, a man who embraced the ideal that power has a destiny.

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Target demographic movie keyword propaganda

Film biography Alexander the Great war Ancient Greece Greek king leader empire warrior army Persia India

Persons of interest

Colin Farrell .... Alexander
Jared Leto .... Hephaestion
Anthony Hopkins .... Ptolemy
Rosario Dawson .... Roxanne
Angelina Jolie .... Olympias
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers .... Cassander
Ian Beattie .... Antiginous
Brian Blessed
Elliot Cowan .... Young Ptolemy
Val Kilmer .... Philip
Rory McCann .... Bogoas
Joseph Morgan
Connor Paolo .... Young Alexander
Oliver Stone .... Screenwriter
Oliver Stone .... Director

Cinematic intelligence sources

Bangkok International Film Festival 2005: Cinematographer's Day
Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Awards 2005: Nominated: Best war

See also 300
Studios and distributors:

Roadshow Films

Intelligence analyst

Special Agent Matti

Theatrical report

Alexander the movie is nowhere as great as Alexander the man. It is nowhere near as much fun as Troy. Dramatically, it is bland (perhaps because the main characters spend most of their time on opposite sides of the continent). Historically, it is full of gaps, and I was saddened to see no sexuality between Alexander and his main squeeze, Hephaestion. There were plenty of hugs and soulful looks but these boys were raised on rooting from a young age. Sigh. Hollywood puritans strike again.

This film is a nice look at the times of Alexander the Great but not much on the life of Alexander the Great. Maybe next time.