Troy

I watched the directors cut. After seeing The Odyssey, I knew I needed to watch this. I have never read the Iliad, but I knew the basic idea. This was a weird adaptation because I know the Gods play a bigger part in the source material, and this was a much more grounded historical war movie. It works very well as a historical war film. The sets look great. Everything feels grand and epic. Every single battlefield is sprawling, and is filled with soldiers.  One complaint I have with the battles, whether it be the large scale fights or the one on one fight, the editing feels a bit odd. Like it’s not bad editing the entire time, but some cuts just feel weird and jumpy. The editing is chaotic, which makes sense for a war movie, but sometimes the angles that it cuts too feel jarring. The performances are good, but nothing crazy. I don’t know if that sounds picky, but I feel the character’s looks are more memorable. Whether it’s a very blonde Brad Pitt, or Orlando Bloom constantly showing his sad puppy dog face. It’s a well done historical war film, but I would need to read The Iliad to properly rate it as an adaptation.