The water receded when he tried to drink it. When he tried to grab luscious fruit hanging on a nearby tree the wind blew the branch out of reach. A huge rock that seemed about to fall was perched above his head. The actors perform on a stage of sand, and the multiple parts that each of them plays in masks are masterfully done. The Trojan horse's huge wooden wheels are projected on a screen as they roll through Troy's gates.
Sacred serpents glide through one scene.
Iphigenia, preparing to be sacrificed instead of marrying Achilles, throws her red wedding dress into a fire burning on the sand. Men like you. . It is always those big words that breed the big disasters. . . The madness of men who assume they are obeying some god's command will destroy the world one day. Accept it and you find that ever after you will be much more of a man.