I guess it's because I've watched movies about men strugging with their sexuality that were actually good. I mean, I thought that Farinelli (also known as Il Castrato) was interesting and possibly even worth the price of purchasing a copy for myself. I felt ripped off for spending $2.50 on a rental of Alexander.
I actually had similar problems with Troy, though, too -- it never built any emotion, the music was all wrong and had the worst timing (I mean, for crying out loud, a 10-year-old Rusted Root song is used for the big dance scene in Alexander), the acting was sour save for one person (Pitt and Kilmer, respectively.. though the guy who played Hector, Paris' brother, whose name I can't think of right now, also did well), the story deviated from the actual important things that made it interesting to begin with.. gah. Just.. bad! Though I think Troy was disappointing where Alexander just made parts of my brain die.
If Stone was trying to make a statement with this one, I'm actually not sure what it was. It seemed, at least to me, like he was saying you can't be gay (because Alexander sure as heck wasn't portrayed as bi) and be a leader. 'Cause you'll go crazy.
I actually had similar problems with Troy, though, too -- it never built any emotion, the music was all wrong and had the worst timing (I mean, for crying out loud, a 10-year-old Rusted Root song is used for the big dance scene in Alexander), the acting was sour save for one person (Pitt and Kilmer, respectively.. though the guy who played Hector, Paris' brother, whose name I can't think of right now, also did well), the story deviated from the actual important things that made it interesting to begin with.. gah. Just.. bad! Though I think Troy was disappointing where Alexander just made parts of my brain die.
If Stone was trying to make a statement with this one, I'm actually not sure what it was. It seemed, at least to me, like he was saying you can't be gay (because Alexander sure as heck wasn't portrayed as bi) and be a leader. 'Cause you'll go crazy.
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