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Alexander: The Making of a God (2024)
NETFLIX's inaccuracies about Alexander the Great The Netflix series is rife with historical inaccuracies or omissions of important facts and information.
1. When Alexander defeated the troops of Darius at the river Issus (in 333 BC), the latter abandoned his family and fled. Darius' mother Sysigambis, the wife of Stateira II and the daughter of Stateira III mourn, believing that Darius has been killed in battle. Alexander sends a messenger, Leonnatus, to tell them that the Persian king is alive. When Alexander appears on the royal stage with Hephaestion, according to the ancient sources, it is Darius' mother who falls at his feet, not his wife, as is wrongly shown in the series scene. According to Plutarch, Alexander refuses to see Darius' wife again so as not to offend his rival.
No source testifies that Stateira II gave birth to Alexander's child. This was the daughter of Darius, Stateira III, whom Alexander married in the context of political marriages, performed in order to legitimize the conquests in the eyes of the native populations. When Sisygambis learned of Alexander's death, she committed suicide out of grief. Particularly interesting is his attitude towards the women of his opponents, characterized by absolute respect and a willingness to protect (he is known to have even imposed the death penalty on members of his army who, disobeying orders, committed rape). This phenomenon has always been an exception to war morals and indicates his intentions and the policy of the unification of nations/races.
2. After the conquest of Egypt, Alexander is shown in the series fighting in Egyptian garb. This never happened. Alexander always fought as a Macedonian, with the armament of the Macedonians. The series overemphasizes the influence of Egyptian culture on Alexander, a fact not assumed by the sources. Alexander, according to ancient literature, however, accepted the titles of each people he conquered, in order to legitimize himself as their leader.
3. The episode with the Gordian link is downgraded in the series. Alexander traveled kilometers in order to reach the port of Gordius and in front of a crowd of people to cut the Gordian bond. It was yet another genius political move by the great soldier to establish his reputation and power to foes and friends alike.
4. When Professor Jennifer Finn, of Loyola University Chicago, correctly states that Alexander was surrounded by a circle of close friends, who supported him throughout his journey, such as Hephaestion and Ptolemy, she does not make even the slightest mention of his studies next to Aristotle, in the teaching of the philosopher and in the concept of the proverbial Aristotelian friendship.
5. Distinguished Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones of Cardiff University in Wales, a scholar of Persian culture, describes Babylon as a center of culture, which it undoubtedly was. But there is no mention in the Netflix series about Greek culture, about its fundamental values, democracy and philosophy. Why did Alexander campaign in Asia Minor? To free the city-states of the region from the tyranny of the Persians. This was the wish and burning desire of Isocrates, Philip II, the soldier himself. Alexander liberates the Greek cities - the cradle of philosophy - and restores their democratic function. This is not mentioned anywhere in the series.
6. The relationship of the Palace of the Goats, as presented in the series, has absolutely nothing to do with the form and architecture of the palace complex that has been excavated and restored by the competent department of the Ministry of Culture.
The Protector (2018)
The biggest problem of the series is dialogues
The dialogues were written so badly that even the best actor was unnatural continuously repeating the words of "immortal" and "guard" a little artificial the overall view of the series is beautiful the director of photography has made a successful job CGI was very few and really bad. It seemed as if it were made with rush special effects should have been better I found the series a little bright it could have been better in a dark atmospheren the musics used in the series was quite harmonious and beautiful this is one of the most positive sides. If you are making a superhero series, it must have plenty of action scenes. And these action scenes must be incredible cool. Unfortunately, there are very few action scenes. The series was a bit like Iron Fist. The series is nice compared to the standard Turk series, but it's a little bad for the Netflix series.
Rise of Empires: Ottoman (2020)
Reklamcilik ve Propaganda
The first season had some historical omissions, which were logically not included. Okay! It is difficult for someone with nationalist views to face the reality but in the second season with the campaign in Wallachia it gets even worse and you perceive as common the new wave, a new Ottomanism that occupies the modern Turkish society. Placing propandist elements afterwards. Disappointment! Crap! They hide Radu's passionate relationship with Mehmed the Conqueror were described by a Greek chronicler Laonikos Chalkokondyles . They place a mythical figure, Anastasia, Vlad's wife, and present that the battle with Wallachia and with Vlad was something they did not want and that Vlad was solely responsible, not the conquering tendency of the Ottomans and under-taxation.
Violent Night (2022)
Awesome Christmas movie
Action movie that will remind you of a combination of Bad Santa a mischievous Santa Claus, this time the real one and not someone who dresses up like Billy Bob Thornton's character.
David Harbor has fun and fits the role of bloodthirsty Santa.
Die Hard because some kills are actually fun. Starting from such a situation, the full potential of this film is developed.
Which constantly fluctuates between the purest action and hard, the unlimited thick blood and a special black humor.
Knowing how to light up even the darkest moments.
Paying homage to one of the most iconic Christmas movies of all time, "Violent Night" makes plenty of references to "Home Alone" (1990)..
Rise (2022)
True and Reality
Lie: "Greek culture has its roots in Africa"
Reality: The Nok civilization of Nigeria thrived between 1,500 BC and AD 200. Greece is home to the first advanced civilizations in Europe and is considered the birthplace of Western civilisation, beginning with the Cycladic civilization on the islands of the Aegean Sea at around 3200 BC, the Minoan civilization in Crete (2700-1500 BC), and then the Mycenaean civilization on the mainland (1600-1100 BC).
Beckett (2021)
Originally titled Born to be Murdered
Ferdinando Filomarino's Beckett, Luca Guantanino's assistant in his last three films and Antonia's director, follows the survival struggle of an American in Greece.
Imagine the 3 Days of Condor, without the CIA, the elegance and urgency of course, in a reversal of the basics. Beckett was not chased because he was missing from the executors' calculated equation, but he was found where he was not sown, that is, in a completely wrong, extremely unexpected place.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Final Verdict
An amazing plot with beautiful performances by actors of a different class. I strongly feel the music should have been more driven. This movie really deserved an iconic soundtrack. Nevertheless, everything else is exceptionally to-die-for stuff.