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May 19, 2004
Troy Review
I went and saw Troy last night at the Regal theater in Harrisburg. I really love that theater. The movie was showing on their "big" screen, which was very exciting, because it's such a big movie...epic even. Being based on Homer's The Iliad, which I was supposed to have read in high school, you can see where the epic, and biggness came in.
So, anyway, overall, it was a very good movie. The acting was great, very believable, they drew you in. They made me cry. Not that that is too hard a feat for me in a movie, but I was moved by this movie. What was a feat was that you could feel anything for these characters. There were very few to like. The only "main" characters that I could feel anything for were Hector and his family, and Priam, the King of Troy. Possibly, Odysseus, played by Sean Bean, who seemed to be a good leader, and communicator. All of the other actors had serious character flaws, although, dramatically, I suppose that was the point. As pretty as Orlando Bloom is, as Paris, the wife-stealer, you just couldn't like him, or feel sorry for him, or anything. There were some cool archery shots near the end that were very Legolas-reminiscent. You have to wonder if that wasn't a little nod to his humble beginnings.
I knew going in that I would have some problems with the story, in finding someone to cheer for, being a little familiar with it, but I didn't realize how difficult it would be. I found myself, over and over, throughout the movie, in awe of how vile these people were. It became clear early on who I would cheer for, and follow it through to the end.
So, overall, a very good film. Good acting, timeless story, but very short on a moral center. I would cautiously recommend it to the right people.
Posted by karen at May 19, 2004 10:57 AM