The film "Troy" is based on ancient Greek mythology, the famous battle of Troy. In more than 3 hours, the director simplifies the main line of the plot and characters, and presents us with such a masterpiece. The film script of the Trojan War is mainly based on Homer's epic "Irion", plus many playwrights' plays, long poems and other works. myth.
In my childhood, I was fascinated by the myths of ancient Greece, and in the process of growing up, I have a persistent love for all literary works, movies and even animations related to ancient Greek myths. This "Troy" was released in 2004. I first watched it in junior high school, and then watched it again in high school. At that time, the film I watched was the release version. When I got to college, I had plenty of time. I found on the Internet that there are still A director's cut, so I was excited to download it to my computer and save it. "Troy" is the first film I've ever seen about ancient Greek mythology, and I love it, in large part not because of what it's really good at, but because I'm interested in everything about ancient Greek mythology.
If you ask me, who is your favorite character in Troy? Then my answer must be Achilles, not only because of the movie, but more in the original book. Achilles, the hero known as "the first warrior of Greece", is the son of the goddess of the sea, representing strength, courage and strength, and he is the greatest hero in "Irion". I admire Hector for his role as son, brother, husband, father and warrior, and I admire Odysseus for his resourcefulness, tenacity, and valor, but I still love Achilles' character the most, he is strong and brave But also willful and arrogant, Achilles is almost the most powerful character among the ancient Greek heroes, brave and good at fighting but impulsive and irritable. But the most brilliant colors are often the easiest to leave the deepest impression, even if you know the intensity is dangerous and short-lived.
Some people say that "Irion" can be called "the wrath of Achilles", and it is true. The whole work is based on the anger of Achilles. The battle of Troy lasted for ten years. Homer did not describe the encounter between Helen and Paris in detail, nor did he write about the progress of the war in the past ten years, nor did he write the well-known Trojan horse. , and finally did not account for the deaths of Achilles, Ajax, Paris and others. Instead, it focuses on the 50 days before the end of the war, beginning with Achilles' wrath and ending with Hector's funeral. Others say that Achilles' "anger" destroyed himself, but I don't think so. Homer, the author of Irion, never meant to tell us the final failure of one of the greatest heroes. He saw the growth of a hero as a tempering process, in which Achilles was also completing his own growth.
The oracle Achilles had two fates: to live long in obscurity, or to die gloriously on the battlefield. At the beginning of the film, Achilles' mother sadly sends her son into battle, because no one else knows her son's choice better. Pascal once said: "Give time to life, not life to time." This sentence sums up Achilles' attitude towards life, which is also the view of life of the ancient Greeks. Human life is fragile and short, especially in ancient Greece, where the environment was harsh and wars were frequent, the idea that "destiny" could not be escaped was deeply rooted in their minds. But the ancient Greek heroes did not go towards pessimism and despair. They each pursued the meaning of survival and turned the fate they could never get rid of into their love for life.
Feeling the attitude of Achilles in life is a kind of knowing that he still pursues what he really wants--fighting for honor. In the film, Achilles is arrogant and arrogant, and even his attitude towards God is disdainful and questioning. In the "Iliad", among many ancient Greek works, gods may be omnipotent, but they are not absolutely authoritative. Such gods are personified and have the same sex as people. Many times, they are more like a kind of "Iliad" rhetoric". In the story of Achilles, God is even more insignificant, even if the ultimate cause of his death was an offense against God. But this is the life of Achilles: the pursuit of oneself, the existence of one's own desires. He is a hero, a warrior, some fight for power, some for money, some for responsibility, and Achilles fights for love, for friendship, and more for the glory and glory in his own life, Not for anger. He knows that life is short, so he pursues things that can truly be famous and famous through the ages. This is what is called "giving time to life".
Let's talk about this movie again. The film "Troy" had a huge investment back then. Not to mention the many hot movie stars, it is the reproduction of the city of Troy in the film, the coordination of a huge number of army soldiers, the reproduction of war scenes, Trojan horses, etc. The production of props, and the addition of various special effects, etc. However, after the film was released, the box office was flat, and the audience's reputation was not good. The reason for this is simple: the script was not well adapted. Indeed, this is a commercial film, the traditional Hollywood model, war, women, love, these are all to attract more audiences. But because this is "Troy", which is ancient Greek mythology, it is indeed difficult to talk to most of the audience who have come into contact with the original work. It takes courage to put the epic of Homer on the screen. But after all, it is a movie, and there is no market for it to be adapted into a literary film, and it is easy to fall into a cliché when it is adapted into a commercial film. This film is the embodiment of the latter. For example, the proportion of love in the film is too large. It can even be said that the ancient Greek mythology itself does not contain much "love", but more of a "lust". What the Greek heroes did was their own desire, or rather, the pursuit of what they wanted. And I still think that the film has its flaws. The film itself is different from pure literature. It has to consider commerciality, and the final effect of the film is rare. Even the portrayal of Achilles in the film is slightly erratic and inconsistent.
And the image of Agres presented to us in "Irion", which can be called "Song of Achilles' Wrath", did not cause damage or devaluation because of his impulsiveness and irritability. He was always great and heroic. I admire his attitude towards life - pursuing the glory of his own life in the face of adversity, never indulging in unnecessary laments.
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