When will Hollywood read a book?

Rating: 5/10 (19 May 2004)

As a theatre student I was excited to see the epic Trojan War on the big screen. I have taken classes referring to Greek tragedy and read parts of the Iliad and could not wait to see these ancient heroes and villains all placed together. Now if you are one who has not read anything in regards to Greek history you would have found this movie enjoyable; great battle scenes, partial nudity, and just the right amount of a love story. But if you are like myself and have some knowledge of what really happened you would be outraged. In the first place lets start out with Menelaus does not die, in fact he takes Helen back home with him to Sparta. Ajax does not die until after the war when he is humiliated and commits suicide. And as and actress who has played Clytemnestra in a production of Electra I was almost outraged when Polydora killed Agamemnon. In actuality he returns home and then his wife and her new love murder him. While I could go on and on about the historical inaccuracies I will leave it at that. If Hollywood writers can mess up an epic like this... what else are they capable of? David Benioff should have done a little more homework.... I give him a D.