Best War Movie For a Long time

Rating: 10/10 (19 June 2005)

WHAT A GREAT MOVIE. Absolutely mind blowing. I went to watch this movie at the theater, and what a movie. Stupendous acting. Finally after a long time, Bradd Pitt proves his worth as an actor. Also Eric Bana is superb. Totally mind blowing.
The story is well written, although there are a few goof ups, (like Menelaus, who never actually dies in the entire Trojan war is killed even before it starts, also, Agamemnon, is not killed according to Homer, Helen who supposedly goes back to Menelaus after the end of the war, flees from the Greeks, and the best of the lot, Paris, the prince of Troy who supposedly was to be brutally killed by the Greeks manages to escape through a secret tunnel), but all these goof ups can be overlooked, after watching the movie. The epic battle, the love for one's country, the love for a family member, the love for a brother. Everyhing is so amazingly depicted, it is hard to ignore it. An amazing amazing story, which will surely move your heart. The scene where Hector takes his father's blessing before going out to battle with Achilles, knowing fully well, only death awaits him, is mind blowing. Also, extra ordinary, is the sequence where Achilles' nephew gets killed by Hector, and his men are shocked into learning that he killed a child. And Lastly, the scene where old King Priam begs for Hector's body before Achilles, will surely make your eyes moist. Troy, is indeed a classic, and'm truly surprised that its rating is so low. With such amazing screenplay, mind blowing action, and soothing music, Troy has all the qualities of making a classic, it is very unfortunate that it is so lowly rated.
I give it a full 10/10....