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> On Behalf Of joanna bujes
> Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:15 PM
> To: lbo
> Subject: [lbo-talk] Alexander
>
> Yes, children in tow (Alexander & Katharine), off we went to see Stone's
> imperial slug-fest for a Thanksgiving family treat.
>
> Since my expectations were subterranean, I was not disappointed. We
> mostly went to see how the story was spun and so the kids could tease
> each other. I was looking for something to read between the
> lines...there wasn't much: Alexander brought "freedom" from Persian
> despotism....and there was something about the actor's physiognomy that
> reminded me of Bush, and something of Darius' face that reminded me of
> Bin Laden, etc. But I could have been hallucinating.
>
> What was definitely new and not imagined was the whole "homosexuality"
> thing. First because it wasn't presented as "gayness" but as male
> bonding (which is much closer to the truth historically), second because
> it was done unapologetically, third because it was done fairly well.
>
> Angelina Jolie as Alexander's mother was unspeakably awful. First
> because she can't act, second because she doesn't look the part, third
> because they gave her silly things to say. Gag.
>
> Joanna
>
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