A great Epic that was emotionally involving from beginning to end

Rating: 10/10 (12 June 2004)

Definitely much better than the insanely overrated visual effects display known as Return of the King. That is because Troy is actually about something. It is one of the best anti war films ever made. Right from the opening scenes the characters, the music, the imagery grabs you and won't let go for the whole 2 hours and 45 minutes showing the destructive and tragic nature of war. There are no sides to root for in this film and that is why it is a great and in a way original film because war is pointless and humanity's dark nature. There is no point to comparing it to Braveheart and Gladiator becuause they were completely different movies about different subject matter and did not play as anti war films. If you are going to compare Troy to Illiad in terms of Historical accuracy then you are really being an idiot becaue that was not the point of the film and Hollywood movie event as smart as this is strong rarity these days. A 10 out of 10.