Historical Movie Review: Troy

Although the movie focuses more on the war and not so much on the classical gods we still know why the war is started. The movie takes place in 1250 B. C. E. During the bronze Age. After Paris, a trojan prince, convinces Helen, the Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus and come back with him to troy a war is started. When Menelaus finds out his wife has been taken by Trojan he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get his wife back. Agamemnon wants power so he decides to help his brother. They take 1,000 ships and 50,000 classicals to troy weight to complete their task.With Achilles help the Greeks argon able to fight the Trojan that boast not once been conquered. still they are stopped by Hector who is the Prince of troy weight and the conflicts set down. One of the general errors the movie had was the costumes. The equipments the Greeks are shown having much(prenominal) as the large round shields and Achilles helmet are from the Classical period. They use costu mes from the 5-4th centuries BC. The time period when the epic poem was company is earlier and in that time period the Greeks used small concave helmets and light leather shields in the shape of the number eight.Also the umbrella used to shelter Paris and Helen during the parade in troy is modern, and we know this because of the coat spokes that were probably not invented yet. The necklaces worn by the actors gather in modern clasps and the womens airings consider French hooks that most Bronze Age Jewelry didnt have. ulterior on when King Prima is showing Paris the sword of troy we see a close-up view of the blade and it looks corresponding steel or polished iron the like a parcel out of the weapons in the movie. barely in the Trojan War we are still in the Bronze Age and iron weapons wouldnt have been available yet.There were other mistakes the directors made such as the change of hair style for Helen when she is going back to the ships. then(prenominal) when Patrols fig hts Hector in Achilles arms, Hector stabs him in the chest which would leave a wound UT when Achilles goes to fight Hector in the same armor no marks are see. Along with the errors of costumes there are errors in geography and the setting of the movie. In the scene where the Achaean fleet is seen villagers from the countryside begin to come into the city. Among the animals being lead there are llamas.It is geographically haywire because llamas are from South America and they did not exist in Troy. more than than once the sun is seen rising over the sea only when that is not accurate because the sun rises in the east and the sea around Troy is in the north and west. Then the boy who is sent to find Achilles refers to Vagarious as the Thessalonians because he is from Thessaly but Thessalonians are people from the Greek city of Thessalonians which was settled 1000 long time after the battle of Troy. Therefore the boy shouldnt have known or used the term Thessalonians.There are man y diachronic events that the film Troy captures. It is amazing how many scenes the director got right but there are also many historical inaccuracies in the movie. When the Greek leaders are lining up to offer gifts to Agamemnon, one of them is carrying a red-figured vase. Red-figure pottery which was made of red clay with a black glass in was not made until the 5th century which was later. Then iron weapons were root used by the Philistines around 11000 BC which was a couple of years after the Trojan War making it impossible for the Trojan to have used this type of new technology in the war.Overall I thought Troy was a very exciting and engaging movie. I usually dont wait action or thriller movies but this one actually seemed interesting. I like learning about Greek gods and Greek mythology and this movie incorporated somewhat of it. I got to see a different side of it. I desire the way each warrior was represented and the different attitudes each were given. I didnt like the fact that they didnt add a title bit more of the Greek gods themselves and the story behind it.Each actor played their role to the fullest in my opinion. I could connect with each one and they allowed for an moving emotional experience. I was sorry at times and happy at others. When Achilles goes to fight the movie got a little slow with all their talking beforehand. Et movie flowed together salubrious and I understood the plot. The scenes leading up to the apogee and after the climax were both good quality not like other movies where the travel action becomes vague and uninteresting. I would recommend this movie to a lot of people.