The Alamo

[Maleficent13]

Okay...I have to ask if there's anyone else out there like me. I WILL NOT see "The Alamo". Why, I ask you, would I want to invest two hours in these characters (not to mention $8.00) to see them die in the end? I felt the same way about "Titanic", and refused to see it either.

Titanic plot: People get on a ship. Ship hits iceberg. Lots of people die.

Alamo plot: 200 people hole up in a fort. They get attacked by several thousand other people. They ALL die.

Don't get me wrong. I am all for promoting history. I would watch documentaries on either one of these historic events. I would also read non-fictional books about them. But I just do not think death is romantic! (Romeo and Juliet? Not tragedy, just bad planning skills!)

 

[jimmiej]

Why would you want to see it? Maybe to be reminded of the cost of freedom? Those people died for a reason. The Alamo made a HUGE difference in the outcome of the war. It gave Gen. Houston time to amass enough troops to defeat a dictator who had gone back on his word to the Texicans. Just my 2 cents.

 

[missypie]

I wan't born in Texas, but I've been here for 23 years and my kids are "native Texans..." I guess I've absorbed enough Texan to be interested. But I know how you feel. By the time I saw "Thelma and Louise" I knew the ending and didn't enjoy the movie, knowing how the story would end.

 

[Maleficent13]

Why would you want to see it? Maybe to be reminded of the cost of freedom? Those people died for a reason. The Alamo made a HUGE difference in the outcome of the war. It gave Gen. Houston time to amass enough troops to defeat a dictator who had gone back on his word to the Texicans. Just my 2 cents.

If you read my post, you will see that I understand this. I also said that I would (and have) read books on the subject, and watched several documentaries on the subject of the Alamo (and the Titanic). As a matter of fact, I watch documentaries all the time and history fascinates me. I am not undermining the cost of freedom or the reason these people died. I am just saying that death is not romantic. IMO, it is much more interesting (and beneficial) to read about the actual people and events, not the romanticized versions Hollywood produces.

 

[ErikdaRed]

Its not the desitination, its the journey.

 

[BriarfoxinWA]

Originally posted by ErikdaRed
Its not the desitination, its the journey.

I agree with ErikdaRed... It's a good movie which shows the characters in a much more accurate way than any of the other Alamo movies I've seen.