2007-12-06 16:30:26 · 7 answers · asked by <3 my nut brown maiden 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
Why then do some defend it and say it was close (THOUGH not accurate) to Homer's epic?
2007-12-06 16:36:45 · update #1
Not really.
There was a battle fought in Troy. Achilles killed hector and Achilles was killed.
That's about it
2007-12-06 17:17:28 · answer #1 · answered by Experto Credo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I didn't find it to be anything like Homer's actual epic. For one thing, it was almost completely devoid of the supernatural, which is a primary part of the original writings of Homer. For another, few of the details of the epic were included in the film. But you can't fault the movie for this. You can't fit a huge, written tome into a two hour movie. It just isn't possible. Movies and books are two separate things.
2007-12-07 01:56:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, at least they kept most of the conflict..like the girl Agamemnon and Achilies fight over, the Trojan horse scenario, Achilies's ego and only purpose in life: that his name should be remembered long after his death... Of course they cut out the gods' influence over the entire war because it would have made the movie non-credible and of course they emphasized the sentimental side of the characters and the love relationshps which Homer hadn't because Holywood just loves a good love story in heroic setting.
2007-12-07 05:42:35 · answer #3 · answered by alexa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other than the names of the cities and characters there was virtually no connection between the movie and the poem.
They must have thought that audiences were too stupid to actually give them any of the meat of the story so contented themselves with over the top action stunts (did you ever see anything as bad as Brad Pitt's Achilles?? Vomit city!!!!) and a bad script.
Please God they leave the Odyssey alone LOL!
2007-12-07 06:04:40 · answer #4 · answered by skywise012000 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was Hollywoodized.
The Odyssey is from Homer's point of view, Troy is from an omnicient point of view, with Odysseus being a sub-focal point.
2007-12-07 04:15:13 · answer #5 · answered by imrt70 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude some like just asked the same question, but yeah i agree with the person above mee...it's not close
2007-12-07 01:01:15 · answer #6 · answered by cheddarboy92 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It was way off.
2007-12-07 00:33:07 · answer #7 · answered by Tina 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋