OK film, butchered classic

Rating: Null/10 (26 May 2004)

i do not understand why David Benioff had to write a screenplay that diverges so dramatically from Homer's Iliad. This is a story that has been consistently told for 3000 years and now millions of people who have not read the book will have a complete misunderstanding of the nature and complexity of the characters and how they interact with their gods.We are not talking about butchering Bridges of Madison County, this is one of the most important pieces of literature in the world and Benioff thinks he can tell the tale better than Homer.I find that more and more often, Hollywood writers have to put their own imprint on classic stories and it would be nice to see occasionally, a faithful adaptation of a classic story rather than something so far removed from the original that it should probably have a different title