My Comment

Rating: 7/10 (27 September 2006)

I don't really like "war movies", I just hate all the blood and violence. I watched it because my English teacher was giving out extra credit. I rented the movie and watched it; I have to admit it is a really good movie. Just like a good book, you never want to put the book down; I didn't want to take my eyes off of the television. I feel that the actors did a really good job.
After discussing the Trojan War through out all my years in high school, I never really understood it. This movie pretty much explained it well. One of my favorite roles in this movie was Hector; he did a very good job as being a leader and a protector. He was one of the "good guys" in the movie and I envied that. I like the scene where Paris backs down in the fight with Menelaus and Hector comes in and kills him. I like that scene because he protected his brother, even after his stupidity of bringing Helen into Troy.
Another one of my favorite roles in this movie was Achilles, even though he was not one of the "good guys" I liked the scene where he gave Hector's body to Priam. Even though he said that Priam will always be his enemy, he showed respect to him Hector's body. After that talk that Priam had with Achilles, I think Achilles felt really guilty because he was crying over Hector's body.
I think it was very foolish that the Trojans accepted the statue of the horse from the Greeks. I mean how can the Greeks hate the Trojans so much, up to the point where they want to demolish them and then all of a sudden end the war and give them a huge statue of a horse? Priam should have listened to his son Paris and burned it.
I really enjoyed watching this movie. It was a good experience, I like the plot of the whole thing and the actors fit perfectly well in their roles.