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When I started watching the Alamo, General Sam Huston was the first person to speak and the first words that came out of his mouth were about Texas. I think him and Walter P. Webb would have gotten along fantastic. The Alamo, which is one of many movies about this historic site, is a movie about the legendary establishment in Texas which faced several battles during the 1830s in search for the territory’s independence from Mexico. I could tell that this movie did not want to be a simple war movie; they tried their best to add in as much historical influence as they could. That is why the movie is slow moving in my opinion. If there is one person this movie chooses to glorify it would be Davy Crockett. The explorer, pioneer, congressman, bear killer and everything in between, is looked up to and revered by everyone in the film. The Texans wish he would lead, the Mexicans are aware and fear him, and the U.S citizens respect and admire him. He not only is a rugged man’s man but he is also educated and well versed in things such as diplomacy and music. A quote which sums up the Alamo to me and one I believe most Texans hold dear to their heart today is, “one crowded hour of glorious life is worth an age without a name.” Though I don’t believe most men fighting for the Alamo believed it at the time, it holds true as those men go down today in history as brave warriors who fought hard for independence and freedom. Two ideas that are the very fabric of this country, two Ideas that these men were willing to die for with or without the help of the U.S.