Epic. Why don't the Greeks like it?

Rating: 7/10 (16 May 2004)

I loved spending my evening watching this movie. I got my 7 euros worth. Don't know why so many Greeks like me say that we should boycott the movie, because it does not stick to the true story of Troy, as written in Homer's "The Iliad".
Really, does it even matter if someone who actually lived 3,200 years ago died a little earlier than depicted in the film (Achilles died and never entered Troy)? Or if the role of the Gods is played down? Or if there was a love interest? Or even that the war lasted 10 years and not 15 days as depicted?
Hey, no disrespect to Homer but crowds are much tougher today. They got things to do today you know. Back then, they had all the time in the world to listen to the story again and again, all 10 years of it. But this is Hollywood, come on! 160 minutes of running time is long enough already!
Really, I enjoyed it very much, it'll make a wonderful addition to my DVD collection in 6 months.