Give it another go. It’s an example of filmmakers deciding to forego formula in favor of respect to the original material. It does jump about a lot— and it mig

Give it another go. It’s an example of filmmakers deciding to forego formula in favor of respect to the original material. It does jump about a lot— and it might help me that I’m really familiar with the history. For instance, it is probably better if you already know that Aristotle trained Alexander and his military commanders—otherwise you might be wondering why Aristotle is featured so heavily. And they have a number of short scenes to communicate important vignettes in his life—like his conquest of Egypt is only referred to obliquely. Also, I thought Angelina Jolie’s role as Olympias was awesome. All the family dynamics were pretty well represented! Even Alexander’s love of his horse Bucephalus… like, there were some great scenes in there.