Intellectual expectations!

Rating: 10/10 (6 January 2010)

Despite, Troy is one of the best modern historical epics so far, many people including critics did not like the movie almost at all. Yes, the reason of all the people who did not like the movie is not the same, but I believe that generally this is because of intellectual expectations. It is said that the movie is very bad, because there is no mythological material, or the movie is very bad, because it is not a smart adaptation, instead so conventional. And there are also people who say that they did not enjoy it. If this is not entertainment, what is it then? Troy is not an unusual movie or it is not postmodern or an art house work, but these make the movie bad? Another director might have focused on Helen Paris love affair, then the movie would have been unbearable, but we get involved in the adventure quickly. I know that either, there are some people who hate Brad Pitt and always say he cannot act! Brad Pitt is a great actor. To me, he proved that in Jesse James and Burn After Reading. And his performance in Troy is one of his bests. He reflects his character's power, arrogance and extreme self confidence. And watch the Patroclus scene and see yourself whether he is talented or not. By the way, after the killing, I hated him, he became my enemy, for a while, I even could not follow the movie. If we hated the character, it means that he did a very good job. You don't care about the characters in some movies, Troy is not one of them. The fight between Hector and Achilles is one of the most exciting and fresh fight scenes ever made. Very high adrenalin and great movements. And the mark on the shield. That is matter a lot. The fights in Troy are very critical, not only that one, but also the fight between Paris and Agamemnon. Again very exciting, high adrenalin. Paris does not know how to fight, he is too young to die and if it happens, it becomes a real pity. By the way, in a scene, Paris shows his 'Legolas side'. I said to myself, you are the prince! And the war scenes, the big war. Despite we have seen similar scenes almost a lot of times, it captures you and looks dazzling. I watched it over and over again and still do. In some moments, it is obvious that the army is CGI based, especially the opening scene and the scene which the army walk to the castle throughout the beach. However, it does not ruin the movie exactly. The sneak peek of Troy was from the scene that thousands of ships sail on and every time, it looks dazzling to me. Besides all, Troy has soul. Lastly, all the characters are human being in the movie, as mentioned no mythological material, but this realism somehow becomes an advantage instead disadvantage. Despite I love fantasy genre, realism seems a great idea in the movie.