[lbo-talk] Alexander

joanna bujes jbujes at covad.net
Tue Nov 30 22:33:44 PST 2004


Michael Dawson wrote:


>Something certainly snapped somewhere. "Salvador" and "Wall Street" were as
>well-made, radical, and perfectly timed as you could get. And now, in the
>middle of this illegal war, he makes a movie that fawns on a blonde emperor
>(who knew AtG was a German?) and demonizes swarthy Near Easterners?
>
That's a bit strong. Alexander was a blondie by Mediterranean standards, and the Persians are hardly demonized. The prattle about bringing "freedom" to the Persians stays at the level of prattle. Clearly this is "preemptive," glory-chasing warmaking all the way, not to mention a total box office flop.

Joanna


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