Why does Hollywood have to re-write everything!

Rating: Null/10 (31 May 2004)

This was an action packed, bloody spectacle. The battle scenes were huge and terrifying. And, of course, Brad Pitt was gorgeous. Unfortunately, it's not the story Homer told. His story included the intervention of the Gods. His story spread the war over 10 years, instead the 3 weeks that this battle seemed to take, which gives more drama and tension between the characters. His story was complex and interesting, giving the warriors better motivation for their actions. And some very important characters were missing, like Cassandra, Priam's prophetess daughter who foretold the doom of Troy, but no one would believe her. They sort of morphed her into Briseis. These were two different characters. And Achilles never rode inside the Trojan horse because he had already been killed by Paris' arrow to his heel. But that would mean Brad Pitt wouldn't be on the screen for the entire time, so let's just re-write it, right? I was very disappointed. It should have been a better movie.