Ex Oriente Lux (Light comes from the East)

Rating: 4/10 (30 May 2004)

Those of you who have seen Troy will probably remember the beautiful sunrises over the Aegean. However when you are actually in Troy-since Troy is to the east of the Aegean-the sun never rises but sets over the sea. We know the movie was not shot in Troy, but couldn't they have as least picked a spot where the sunrises would be consistent with the map they have shown at the beginning of the movie?
It is not only the geographical details which have been overlooked in Petersen's Troy. The dialogue is awful. We watch Greeks and Trojans speak and act like characters from a soap opera, i.e., Helen-who is wearing a Vogue make-up-turns to Paris and says 'last night was a mistake'.

I so much wish Peter Jackson took up this very challenging project. I am sure he would have done justice to Homer and would make a great job creating the world depicted in the Illiad.