Awesome movie - who cares that it's not in line with Homer!

Rating: 10/10 (12 April 2005)

I am always disappointed when people judge a movie on whether or not it is historically correct. Unless that was the intention of the producers.... WHO CARES!! Troy was an amazing movie. I have a Master's degree in ancient history and I have read Homer's work numerous times. I don't really care that the movie differs because I think they did a great job on it. There are certain things they had to alter in order to make the movie more entertaining to the average viewer. If they hadn't, history buffs would have been the only one's satisfied.
The battle scenes are spectacular, especially the moves they were able to give Achilles. And on that note, Brad Pitt did a great job of portraying him. The only problem i have with this movie is Orlando Blooms performance. Although Paris was supposed to be a coward, I think Orlando was too much of a baby and overdid it a little. Sometimes it made me a little sick.
Anyway, these comments people are making remind me of when Gladiator came out. It was a wicked movie but obviously historically incorrect. It wasn't until the movie won some awards that people started to back off.
So lay off of Troy. It's a great movie. I loved it and own the DVD. Being historically incorrect is not a reason to judge it since that was never a goal of the producers... they were just out to make an entertaining flick, and they did a tremendous job of that.