Just another Greek legend falls apart at the hands of Americans

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2004)

It's not the first, and i m pretty sure it won't be the last time we find ourselves into the unfavorable condition to watch great ancient Greek legends and myths (such as war in Troy this time) being totally destroyed in the hands of American writers and directors who surely possess NO KNOWLEDGE of Greek history! It appears once more that in the altar of entertainment (shock and awe rings a bell?) nearly all vital characteristics that made this legend unique throughout centuries where sacrificed. For example...Achilles was already dead when greeks invaded troy (but when Brad Pitt is the main actor you can't kill him whenever Hommer-author of Iliad- wanted him dead. Or what can we say about the Total Absence of Gods?? Achilles was semi-god himself and Gods such as Athens or Zeus played a vital role more than once. But with the elimination of gods all this war (that lasted 10 years not 10 days) becomes naive and meaningless. And last but not least Troy was established at the shores of Minor Asia in what is Now Turkey. It's pretty impossible to watch the sun rise from the sea as we watch in plenty of "epic" scenes as Troy outlooks the west!!!! Show some Mercy! If you didn't understand i m a Greek too and i have the impression i can judge the way a nation maltreats our history.