r/interesting • • Jul 05 '26

HISTORY I fear this is historically accurate

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u/elsharra Jul 05 '26

I absolutely agree on the impact she had in the role, I actually quite like the movie as a whole (apparently that's not a common opinion) and think she did an amazing job. But still.... the scenes they have together as adults do look a bit.... weird.

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u/NotAnotherUsername04 Jul 05 '26

Yea I have a love hate relationship with it. I love the ambition, I love the historical accuracy. I thought she and Val Kilmer were perfect but I just didn’t buy how they portrayed Alexander. I don’t know. Maybe it was the gay angle. If he was then I really doubt he was gay in the way we think of plus and I think that changes his character. I really doubt he was this sensitive mommy’s boy the movie made him out to be