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I very much doubt that the Academy much cared about the real and imagined historical inaccuracies of the movie. Many a historical travesty has won awards from the Academy. The "Historical Inaccuracies" section seems to have become a "Let's Dump of This Movie" section; so much so that the article is endanger of losing a neutral point of view. Is it really an 'inaccuracy' that a 3 hour movie doesn't devote half its running time to the final battle? Is this movie really the worst offender in this regard of the five other Alamo movies that have Wiki articles? (Note that NONE of these articles have an 'Inaccuracies' section.) Perhaps someone should start a section of "Historical Accuracies" for balance? Cdixon 19:23, 1 November 2007 (UTC)
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Since this is a film that is not meant to be a documentary, there seems to be way to much focus on it historical accuracy. Also, some of the statements about history go against other wikipedia articles on the subject. Rds865 ( talk) 23:15, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
I added the following bit of info: "Originally, John Wayne was to have portrayed Sam Houston in his 1960 film The Alamo, a bit part that would have allowed the Duke to focus on his (first major) directing effort, but the money-lenders insisted that the movie star play a leading character, and so he took on the role of Davy Crockett while handing the part of Houston to Richard Boone." Asteriks ( talk) 15:08, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
I've reverted what may be good faith edits on May 26, 2009, because they do not conform to known (and cited respectively) facts about the film's critical and popular reception and boxoffice, and because the changes I have reverted seem clearly to be based in a POV agenda, that of making the film and John Wayne's participation in it be seen in a better light than the facts justify. (Perhaps it is no coincidence that today is Wayne's birthday!) To call the film an unqualified boxoffice success when Wayne damn near lost his house because of it, and to inflate b.o. numbers by a power of ten, may make the film seem more honorable, but in fact does an injustice to truth. Even Wayne, who had something to gain, did not lie about his film's reception or boxoffice. Deleting the negative report about Chill Wills's unfortunate Oscar campaign is just as serious a breach of WP guidelines and truthful behavior. Monkeyzpop ( talk) 15:39, 26 May 2009 (UTC)
A lot of critics disagree, but I think "The Alamo" is a rather entertaining movie. Alas, it is a terrible distortion of the actual battle. Most historical movies distort the truth, but "The Alamo" contained some distortions that added absolutely nothing to the overall tone of the movie. My biggest criticism is its depiction of Jim Bowie, who constantly complains that defending the Alamo is an exercise in futility. It's true that Bowie and Travis detested each other, but they tolerated each other because they both believed the Alamo should be held. 97.73.64.171 ( talk) 12:32, 7 December 2009 (UTC)
The article quotes a historian who says not a single scene in the movie is based on historical fact. That's a bit of an overstatement. For instance, when the Mexicans demanded the surrender of the Alamo, Travis did indeed respond by firing a cannon. However, there's very little accuracy in the movie beyond that. 97.73.64.146 ( talk) 00:17, 20 April 2012 (UTC)