3.5 stars
Before watching the movie "Troy", my knowledge of this story was mainly from the class Introduction to Western Culture. The class talked about Homer's epic "The Iliad". In the original work, Agamemnon, the commander of the Greek coalition, was a brave and mighty leader, while Achilles was more portrayed as a heroic figure. A heroic figure who is irritable and tangled with fate. The movie "Troy" starts from Achilles' point of view, and focuses on the human nature of Achilles, his pain and his final tragic death. Instead, Agamemnon became a tyrant who ruthlessly violated Troy for his own selfish desires. .
The meaning of the word "hero" in Greek mythology is very different from today's. Heroes in Greek mythology refer to those children of gods and humans. The early Greek dramas were mainly tragedies, and many of them were handed down classics that told the story of a hero who thought he could fight against fate and finally died like a fate. In addition to having abilities different from ordinary human beings, heroes often also possess a fatal Weakness, which they tried to prove their divinity, and died of. Achilles' weak point is his ankle, which means that even though his body is invulnerable, he is not invulnerable compared to a true god. Achilles in the movie is a combination of humanity and divinity, and the two are constantly fighting like two contradictory sides. He also had love, love for the young Briseis, love for Greece, and even love for himself. From the very beginning of the film, the tragic tone has been set. Achilles is eager to make a career and live forever, even though his mother warned him that he would surely die in Troy, he still set foot on the ship without hesitation. After a thousand calls came out, Achilles enjoyed the cheers of the soldiers, and proudly cut off the head of the golden statue of Apollo - I think at this time, Achilles must feel that he has surpassed God! The story quickly took a turn for the worse, and Achilles slowly understood his destiny. Perhaps it was the love of Briseis that moved him, or perhaps it was the tears of the old king of Troy that stabbed him in the back. You have to accept that you are not the true God, accept your destiny, accept your shortcomings, and welcome death.
Before the movie started, I had been looking forward to how the image of God would appear in the Trojan War, because the Trojan War in "The Iliad" was greatly influenced by God, and the entire story was closely related to God. However, there are no obvious miracles in the whole film, but it is mentioned side by side, which I think is intentional - without the interference of God, the Trojan War will have a more epic and historical sense. The city walls of Troy were built by the sun god Apollo, which can be a kind of totem worship. The people of Troy originally believed in the sun god religion, which is basically the same as today's religion. The old king and high priest of Troy had no doubts about the sun god, believing that the sun god would bless Troy to defeat Agamemnon, otherwise the fall of Troy would be the will of the gods, they lacked a thorough and strong will, and had no profound influence on national strength and people. Trust, in the film is actually satirized. On the other hand, Hector, who paid homage to the sun god only out of filial piety to his father, always had his faith in Troy, his soldiers and people. Hector was full of love for Troy, always loyal to his wife and children, pampered his younger brother's romance, worried about his father's folly without complaining, and even to Helen, who provoked the war, he did not complain. Also full of sympathy. As the saying goes, the hymn of human beings is the hymn of courage. Hector is the most human character in the film. He is also a mirror of Achilles. He loves Troy more than himself. Chillian's. The image of the gods was concealed and turned into a trace of suspicion that was both true and illusory, adding a little mystery to the war; when the image of man grew taller, it was either the wailing of a demigod when he understood fate, or the impeccable human hero. The image makes the film more epic and historical. Watching "Troy" is not watching the battle of the gods, but a piece of human history that has experienced vicissitudes.
There are also many prominent characters in the film. Paris, the little prince of Troy, on the one hand, he was romantic, took Helen away regardless of the risk of war, and tried to leave Troy with Helen to run away; on the other hand, he was so loyal to Helen that he was willing to fight with Menelaus for Helen. ; At the moment when Troy is about to be broken, he would rather stay by himself, in exchange for Helen and the women and children to escape safely. Paris is a multi-faceted character. He is cowardly and brave, self-willed and wise. He is not only the second son who was beaten to the head by Menelaus and asked for help from his brother, but also practiced his bow skills and shot Akka. The second prince of Lucy. Priam, the old king of Troy, on the one hand, was stubborn and obedient. To some extent, his blind worship of the sun god led to the final demise of Troy; he was also a loving father, Hector Zhan. After his death, regardless of his own safety and his status as a king, he sneaked into the enemy's camp at night, kissed the hand of the murderer, and brought back his son's body to hold a decent funeral for him. Love and hate are intertwined in these characters, and the light and dark of human nature are alternately projected on them. The love, hatred and hatred of human beings contrast with the ethereal miracles.
In general, the various adaptations of the original book in the film version have made it more of an action movie, a war movie, and even a romance movie. Whether it is good or bad depends on the audience. From my superficial experience, I believe that the film has done a good job in the industry, and I personally appreciate the deification of the film. Although it is far from the original work, it is also good to appreciate it as a reference and extension work. If you insist on what can be improved, maybe you can reduce the bloody scenes that are too intuitive, because the role of such scenes is to simply cater to the audience's curiosity, and even make people feel uncomfortable; compared to the two pairs of brothers, Achilles The interaction between Patroclus and Patroclus is more focused, so it is more reasonable for Patroclus to replace Achilles on the battlefield in the later stage; and how to keep a low profile after the defeat of Paris and Menelaus is less, with As for the plot where he shoots an arrow through Achilles' heel, it seems a bit far-fetched.
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