Though , you could pass your time nicely watching it , it is certainly lacking and it is obvious it has been created in a haste.
You know , Alexander was not called great for nothing.
And being great as he was, his life, has a lot of elements, that need to be addressed .
His conquest alone of a considerable part of Asia, has not been exhausting only for himself and his people ,
but also for any future historian willing to review his deeds and evaluate the man in depth, and finding themselves frustrated under a ton of information to review and present it to public in an artistic and concise way.
Already through episode 4 , of the series and they seem to have forgotten completely Tyre and Gaza . The series jumps from Issus to Egypt as if nothing has happened.
The series makes no real effort to describe his upbringing and only makes some mentions on the transition of power from his father's death .
It tries to be pragmatic at times to provide some useful insights , on parts of Alexander's campaign and it deserves recognition for this. But it is too little.
Others will also notice the big diresgard on the details and the philosophy of the fighting of the macedonian army, which will pass unnoticed for the bulk of viewers who know little or nothing about Alexander's life.
Alexander's life was crucial to what we are today as a modern civilization , meaning that it was too much for a man to have such an inpact, while it takes centuries and whole nations for such an effect.
Ok , this is an improvement on the attempts of docuseries at Netflix , but they still have a lot of work to do . They do know that they sell on a global audience , the average knowledge of which about Alexander is poor and they probably bet on it to make east profit with less of an scientific and artistic effort.
They don't go as far as to claim that Alexander was a chinese prince from a mongol father and a japanese mother, or a black Apachi in contact with the Aliens(cough cough Cleopatra), but they need futher refinement.
The docuseries does not deserve one star , as many , rightfully disappointed, judged about it, but it is not a gem. Considering , though how many of Netflix's series are one star and touted and advertised as exceptional , Alexander stands out as good.
Let's hope they have not done such a poor job with 3 body problem coming out in March .
You know , Alexander was not called great for nothing.
And being great as he was, his life, has a lot of elements, that need to be addressed .
His conquest alone of a considerable part of Asia, has not been exhausting only for himself and his people ,
but also for any future historian willing to review his deeds and evaluate the man in depth, and finding themselves frustrated under a ton of information to review and present it to public in an artistic and concise way.
Already through episode 4 , of the series and they seem to have forgotten completely Tyre and Gaza . The series jumps from Issus to Egypt as if nothing has happened.
The series makes no real effort to describe his upbringing and only makes some mentions on the transition of power from his father's death .
It tries to be pragmatic at times to provide some useful insights , on parts of Alexander's campaign and it deserves recognition for this. But it is too little.
Others will also notice the big diresgard on the details and the philosophy of the fighting of the macedonian army, which will pass unnoticed for the bulk of viewers who know little or nothing about Alexander's life.
Alexander's life was crucial to what we are today as a modern civilization , meaning that it was too much for a man to have such an inpact, while it takes centuries and whole nations for such an effect.
Ok , this is an improvement on the attempts of docuseries at Netflix , but they still have a lot of work to do . They do know that they sell on a global audience , the average knowledge of which about Alexander is poor and they probably bet on it to make east profit with less of an scientific and artistic effort.
They don't go as far as to claim that Alexander was a chinese prince from a mongol father and a japanese mother, or a black Apachi in contact with the Aliens(cough cough Cleopatra), but they need futher refinement.
The docuseries does not deserve one star , as many , rightfully disappointed, judged about it, but it is not a gem. Considering , though how many of Netflix's series are one star and touted and advertised as exceptional , Alexander stands out as good.
Let's hope they have not done such a poor job with 3 body problem coming out in March .
