Troy

Rating: 7/10 (27 September 2006)

I have just finished viewing the movie Troy for my first time and I enjoyed watching it. Greek mythology is not my favorite subjects and I thought the movie would be boring. However, to my surprise it was not and I was actually drawn into the movie. I can even say that I learned more information in a shorter period of time watching the movie than reading the story. The movie was very interesting and I would definitely watch it again if I had the chance. The best part of the movie for me would have had to be when Achilles and Hector were battling in a one on one combat and Achilles triumphed. After winning, Achilles took Hector's body and dragged him back to his tent. Later that evening Priam entered Achilles tent dressed a large rob. He then kissed Achilles' hand and stated that he has done what no man has done before; kiss the hands of the man who killed my son. After, Priam begs Achilles to give his son back to him and after some consideration, Achilles does so. I choose this scene because this was the scene that my class had discussed about in school and I was very confused and lost. But after watching the movie I can say that I now know exactly what my teacher was talking about and will now be able to participate in discussions if more were to arise. The worst part of the movie would have to be when Patroclus was killed in a one to one combat with Hector. I disliked that part of the movie because Patroclus died at a very young age and would have not died if Hector had known that he was not Achilles. But due to ambiguous identity Patroclus lost his life. Because Patroclus lost his life Hector lost his as well. This is because after Achilles found out that his cousin, Patroclus had been killed by Prince Hector Achilles wanted revenge. Not thinking about why Prince Hector would kill Patroclus he took action. Achilles did not think the information given to him thoroughly; he acted on anger and rage. If he had sit down to hear the information, Hector had thought that Patroclus was Achilles. But because Achilles was stubborn he fought Hector in a one to one combat and Hector fell. All this bloodshed happened because Patroclus wanted to fight in the war and wore Achilles' armor. This could have been prevented and two lives would have been saved if Patroclus had listened to Achilles when he said he was not ready for combat. The movie was excellent and I really enjoyed watching it. It gave a new meaning to the story Troy and I now understand what is going on. The movie was very easy to follow and understand. There were no unclear parts where I thought to myself, "What's going on." I think that the actors portrayed their characters very well and did an excellent job and the director with his cast and crew worked very hard and put a wonderful movie together. This was an excellent movie and I wish I had seen it right when it was being previewed in the movie theaters. I rate this movie as being very good and I hope everyone else enjoyed it just as much as I did.