So Brad Pitt was a hot bronze number who didn't show his ass enough in this movie. As for the movie itself, I can't view it objectively as I've spent too much time in the past discussing The Illiad and The Odyssey, and the fate of Odesseus and Agamemnon on their return home. From high school English class, then again in a college Greek Drama class, there seemed to be no end to the saga. It's a bit hard to watch when you know who's going to die, who kills who, and how it happens exactly. I don't know how to watch a film that spans 2-3 hours after reading the books that took months to go through and understand.
So, I was disappointed. After a while, it was all about Brad's ass and wanting to see more of it, even though he really isn't my type. He was bathed in this golden glow - you couldn't deny wanting to see those abs in great lighting, in fact there seemed to be this golden gloss thrown over the entire film. All I could gather was nothing is more important than to have your name emblazoned in the history books for the next thousand years. Heroes and glory - this seems to be all there is to it. I don't think one gets a sense of the characters, or the hardship or the life of camping outside of Troy for that long. How would you feel about Agamemnon if you knew that he had sacrificed his own daughter, at the bidding of the gods, just so that they could sail off and he could finally get his war on? Besides, how do you show the duration and events of a ten year war without making it look like it all took place in three weeks, which this movie did?
All I can say is, if you appreciate a nice set of buns, go catch a glimpse of Brad's in this film.
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