One of the best period pieces I've ever seen

Rating: 8/10 (25 June 2008)

What could I possibly say about this movie that hasn't been said already by the millions of others who also loved the film. This movie was absolutely mind blowing from the acting all the way down to James Horner's fantastic musical score. I can honestly say I probably never wouldve even seen the movie if I hadnt read about the legend of the Trojan War, I found it fascinating. I even managed to read the Iliad and I will admit that even though the film does not stay true to the iliad it is still an awesome movie. It really makes me mad when Homer fanatics bash the movie simply because it wasn't made the way Homer depicted in his story, but if you pay attention closely the movie says "inspired" by Homer's the Iliad meaning the story motivated its director to do a film about Troy it doesn't say "based" on Homer's the Iliad, then it wouldve been considered inaccurate. So its unfair to say that Wolfgang did a terrible job with this movie simply because it was "inaccurate" The character I felt attached to the most was Achilles, not because it was Brad Pitt but because I kinda felt sorry for the guy. I will admit he is an arrogant self-centered a**hole but throughout the movie you begin to see another side of him. One of his lines that stuck with me was when Briseis asked Achilles why he chose the life of a great warrior and he simply replies I chose nothing I was born and this is what I am. A guy that spends his entire life fighting and doesn't really know what it truly means to live.Even after he killed Hector, as angry as I was, I could not help but pity him. I think Achilles was searching for something far more than just glory in battle and by the end of the film I think he found it. I think Achilles had the most character growth in the entire film