Porus vs. Alexander in Modiâs Sikandar (1941) and Stoneâs Alexander (2004â2014)

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Chapter 12 Porus vs. Alexander in Modiâs Sikandar (1941) and Stoneâs Alexander (2004â2014)

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DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004686823_013

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The Battle of the Hydaspes River serves in both Sikandar (Modi, 1941) and Alexander (Stone, 2004â14) as the site of Alexander/Sikandarâs encounter with the limit to his invincibility. For the anti-colonialist Sikandar, this scenario means the opportunity to imagine both an ending to British colonial oppression and resistance to the Axis military threat. Modi depicts Sikandar as a military genius who lacks wisdom and self-knowledge and his Indian adversary Puru (Porus) as noble to a fault. Ultimately, the institutions and culture of India in combination with Sikandarâs Iranian lover Rukhsana and the raised consciousness of the Macedonian army create an opportunity for peaceful solutions. Stoneâs movie focuses on the battle and the mutiny to dramatize Alexanderâs experience of meeting his and his armyâs physical and psychological limits. Each filmâs exploration of battle as an experience of limit takes on an experimental dimension at the technical level, involving the use of infrared film stock in Stoneâs production and, in Modiâs, the comprehensive and carefully orchestrated insertion of battle footage from Carmine Galloneâs 1937 Fascist film Scipione lâafricano. Modiâs use of this footage allows him to weave an anti-Fascist dimension into his already anti-colonialist movie.

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Brill's Companion to Ancient Greek and Roman Warfare on Film

Reihe:Â Brill's Companions to Classical Studies, Band: 7Â undÂ Brill's Companions to Classical Studies: Warfare in the Ancient Mediterranean World, Band: 7

ISBN:: 9789004686823

Verleger:: Brill

Print-Publikationsdatum:: 12 Dec 2023

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Front Matter

Part 1 Introduction

Part 2 Cinema vs. History: Testing the Accuracy of Celluloid Battles

Part 3 The Leading Men of Celluloid Armies

Part 4 Women and Military Conflict

Part 5 Western Colonialism and Racist Attitudes

Part 6 Ancient Warfare on Film and Modern Politics

Part 7 Ancient Battles for Millennial Spectators and the Impact of the Hollywood War Film

Part 8 Epilogue

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Afrikanistik	Internationale Beziehungen	Nahost- und Islamwissenschaften
Altorientalistik und Ägyptologie	Internationales Recht	Pädagogik
Amerikanistik	Judaistik	Philosophie
Asienwissenschaften	Klassische Altertumswissenschaft	Religionswissenschaft
Bibelauslegung	Kunstgeschichte	Slawistik und Eurasienkunde
Biologie	Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaften	Sozialwissenschaften
Biowissenschaften	Medienwissenschaft	Sprachen und Linguistik
Buchgeschichte und Kartographie	Menschenrechte und humanitäres Völkerrecht	Theologie und Christentum
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