Des-Troyed the myth

Rating: Null/10 (16 December 2004)

We all know QueenMakeda84 loves Greek myth. Big fan. That's why I watched Troy. I wanted to see how they mussed up a great theme and story like the Trojan War. Naturally, they blamed Helen and removed the influence of the gods. The characters might have mentioned them once or twice, but there were no gods to be found. The Greek gods were real to the ancient Greeks, so to remove them is to remove the culture and livelihood of the Greeks. They present a major point in the story of the Trojan War, but no. Hollywood thinks it's more interesting to show the "human side" of this story. You can't show the humanity without the gods, as ironic as it sounds.
Brad did a great job, but seemed a little macho mannish, but then again, Achilles was a single-minded warrior. Ah, I take it back. I can appreciate the way he acted the character, but I think his line delivery was a little to be desired. Orlando really did a great job of showing how much of a coward Paris was. He should the p**** nature of the character dead on. Eric Banas was a wonderful Hector. Hector was a warrior, but definitely had loyalties in other places and you see that conflict.
The story's all wrong, because Achilles didn't die that way, Briseis didn't like being his captive, Paris was killed, and Helen was promptly returned to her husband. It was really a moronic and romantic ending for such a war-like story. This story became the catalyst for so many Greek plays, and it ended like the resolution of a TV sitcom. I loved the action scenes and the simple way Brad fought. His fighting style was realistic and impressive. I got goosebumps watching that little leap he did to stab someone, it was great. The sound effects here were also well done as you felt the fight through your ears and how tired someone could get. I mean, all in all, good film, but it definitely didn't measure up as a good Greek revival.