Review of The Alamo (2004) by Keith P — 28 Jan 2018
The only movie account of the Alamo that tells it like it was. Crockett is shown a s a flawed man and he does not go down fighting. The movie goes against all the mythic stereotypes of the majestic Anglo doing down fighting against the savage enemy representing despotism and non white races.
It should be given cudos that it portrays the contribution of the Tejano Mexicans, particularly Juan Seguin. To most Texans that is just the name of a town and street signs. My Tejano neigbors did not know what Tejano meant nor that it described them.
Nor did they know who Juan Seguin was or than he served in the Texas senate after independence. Texans cherish their myths, at leas since the 1901 when the Alamo was lifted to hallowed status from being the feed storage building of a grocery store.
If you want to know how things went down at the Alamo, this is the best depiction. Drawing on the authenticated de la Pena diary written by a Mexican officer who was there. This is not Fess Parker's or John Wayne's David Crockett.
He does not go down fighting as the myth would have you think. The movie takes you all the way from the Alamo to San Jacinto, so it does drag in between, but is worth a look.
This review of The Alamo (2004) was written by Keith P on 28 Jan 2018.
The Alamo has generally received mixed reviews.
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