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 i don’t remember when i saw this trailer,
and i don’t remember who’s in it except brad pitt,
but i just knew i have to see this. i
didn’t know it was so much related to greek mythology,
which i absolutely love. and for those
who didn’t know anything about the legendary archilles, and
the greek gods, temples and rituals, the movie will be alot less
interesting. too bad i don’t have my “encyclopedia of
mythology” with me (a book which i can’t live
without.), i can’t spell their names properly and i
can’t verify the movie’s accuracy. i’ll
try my best to recall the stories about these mythical
characters.
i always like the
myth of archilles. i never remember
which war he fought in, (and surely i didn’t know brad pitt
was playing archilles at the time i wanted to see the movie
either.), but he’s the best mortal warrior in greek
mythology. his mother, thetis, somehow angered the gods, had
him bath in the river of dead when he was an infant after being
warned that he’s to be killed. she
held archilles by the heel when she bathed him in the river of
immortality. and that was the only
point on his body that’s susceptible to damage, hence the
term “archilles’ heel”. i
knew he was gonna be killed by paris’ arrow, so i
guess knowing the story that well isn’t all good afterall.
to be accurate, archilles is gay and has a love
affair with his cousin, patroclus. suddenly
realized i have a tendency of liking gay guys!!!. i realized that when i was
singing k with bb and my fav male singers, namely 林一峰 and 黃耀明, are both gay. and now
comes archilles…damn it.
anyways, patroclus should be very
handsome in a girlish way, which is one of the 敗筆 in the movie since
the one playing him is neither handsome nor beautiful.
come to think of it, i
guess archilles’ love for briseis make him a bi-sexual
then. it’s interesting that back
in the times of the greeks, there’re already so much
“modern” and radical ideas presented. the gods all
have human qualities, and the love affairs and emotions between
mortal and immortal, between immortals, and between mortals, are
all complicated and “real”. guess
that’s what i like about greek mythology.
to me, the most appealing character must be hector,
the trojan prince. “honor your
god. love your woman. defend
your country.” straightforward, simple and
sincere. he’s not as handsome and
romantic as the young paris, and he’s not as fierce and invincible as
the legendary archilles. he’s just
an ordinary man, who love his family, his people, his country. he’s a brave and noble leader, not a
warrior, who’s just not blessed with luck.
the phrase he said to his beloved young brother,
reminds me that love is not only between that between lovers, but
also for your family, your friends, your country. there’s other kind of love that should
be cherished. there’s more
important things in my life.
in greek mythology, paris is the most beautiful mortal. and although i
don’t consider orlando bloom handsome, his representation
of a conflicting character --- a helpless romantic who neglected
helen after his shameful defeat; a proud prince who acted
cowardly during battles --- is quite convincing. and there’s him arching like legolas again, with his infamous
arrow that killed the legendary archilles. together
with boromir, who played the final conqueror odysseus, it’s
like a greece version of LOTR. and
don’t the war scenes when the greeks attack the trojan war
seem familiar??it must be using the same
special computer effects as those of LOTR2, where the orcs attack
mortor (?).
people must have thought
<<troy>> must be about the tales of helen of troy and
the trojan horse. although the movie is
not unrelated to these two events --- in fact, it began and end
with them --- the movie has alot more to do with the heroes and
the aspects, be it honour, love, or fame, that they value in
their life.
so to conclude, i
present the set of posters that highlight these value. enjoy~
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