'Alamo' touches raw nerve in Mexico

CNN ^ | April 9th, 2004

[missyme]

There is scant comfort in the fact that Mexican forces won the 1836 battle of the Alamo: The movie closes with the Battle of San Jacinto one month later, which Mexico lost -- along with Texas. Within a dozen years, Mexico went on to lose most of what later became California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.

[missyme]

Seems everyone wants to copy Mel!

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[Dark Glasses and Corncob Pipe]

'An audience at the Mexico City premiere Wednesday gasped at the final scenes of the Mexican army defeat at the hands of Texans -- "in 18 minutes," according to the film.'

Get a grip, Mexico!

[murdocj]

RAW NERVE?

That was 168 years ago!

[missyme]

Well if people can whine about 2000 yrs ago, what's 168! but I definetly see your point...

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

'Alamo' touches raw nerve in Mexico

Tough.

[kevkrom]

I tell you -- this film will feed the flames of anti-Hispanic sentiment by telling people that the mexicans are to blame for Davy Crockett's death.

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[Licensed-To-Carry]

Hell, they should be happy, today it would take a lot less than 18 minutes.

[missyme]

LOL!!!! you are so right about that!!

[Dark Glasses and Corncob Pipe]

I still say that Laurence Harvey actually DID draw that line in the sand!

All you other guys are just jealous!

[RightWhale]

Gen. Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Who introduced chewing gum to New York and did fairly well on Long Island for a time. After bankrupting Mexico 5 times.

[sinkspur]

'An audience at the Mexico City premiere Wednesday gasped at the final scenes of the Mexican army defeat at the hands of Texans -- "in 18 minutes," according to the film.'

Santa Ana was bangin' a whore at noon when Houston attacked.

Santa Ana was caught wearing her clothes, trying to sneak away. The rest of his army was taking a siesta and had, stupidly, allowed themselves to get backed up against the San Jacinto River.

[RetiredArmy]

You know. Like slave reparation's. Slaves 168 years ago. All dead and gone now. They suffered. Suffered badly. But, to make that all well and right now, lets give their great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great grandchildren millions to make it better. That should do it.

[missyme]

They sure do alright here in California!

[Dark Glasses and Corncob Pipe]

"The rest of his army was taking a siesta and had, stupidly, allowed themselves to get backed up against the San Jacinto River."

And the Texicans had cut off their own retreat.

[Gringo1]

"It was very much filmed from an American point of view. It didn't have very much good to say about the Mexican side,"


Ahem...Hey Jose, it is an American-made movie.

I'd bet Mexican movies are slanted towards the Mexican version of events....duh.

[E Rocc]

On a personal level, "Santa Anna is a very attractive role for an actor," Echevarria said. "He has so many angles." Indeed, after losing Texas, Santa Anna actually sold part of Mexico to the United States -- what later came to be known as the Gadsden Purchase -- and kept coming back like the undead from exile or retirement until his death in 1876.

Little known historical fact: at the end of the Mexican War, the US paid Mexico $15 million for the "Mexican Cession", aka " most of what later became California, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Nevada and Arizona.". That's the same amount of money we paid the French for the Louisiana Purchase. Even so, many people felt we underpaid, and the Gadsden Purchase, of a much smaller area, was made for $10 million.

-Eric

[socal_parrot]

After the movie, theatre-goers called their relatives living in what they believe is Aztlan and said, "hey, guess what, we actually lost! Better come home now."

[oolatec]

Consider this payback for you freeloaders chanting about 9/11 at soccer games.