My opinion of "Troy"

Rating: 9/10 (14 May 2006)

Perhaps my comment won't mean much to some folks due to the fact that I'm not as into the "Iliad" or Homer or Greek mythology as a lot of other people on IMDb. I knew the basics of the Trojan War. I knew the main characters,Achilles, Patroclus, Hector, Paris, Helen, and Menelaus. But other than that, I was totally ignorant to the details. Having said that, I thought the film was great. I loved it. And no, it wasn't because Brad Pitt is hot and sexy. He's really not all that attractive. But I thought "Troy" had a really good story line. I can't say anything about the so-called "inaccuracies" of the film, since I'm not very familiar with the "Iliad" anyway. But I do have a new found respect for Eric Bana. After seeing him in "The Hulk", I thought he was horrible.It never occurred to me that the "The Hulk" would have been bad no matter who starred in it. But I absolutely loved Hector in "Troy". I thought Bana was really convincing and he appealed to my emotions. To me, one of the most powerful scenes was when Paris fought Menelaus and he crawled to Hector to defend him. And Hector, being the loving brother that he was, saved him. I don't know why but that scene just touched me. I don't mean to ramble, but I absolutely HATED Helen. As I've heard the story told, she was kidnapped by the Trojans. But in the film, the fact that she willingly left with Paris (and I thought he was an idiot too) knowing that Menelaus would send an army for her, made me mad. But my overall impression is that this was an awesome movie. Like I said, I'm ignorant about the "Iliad" for the most part so I really don't have much to compare it to, but I thought the movie was good.