Troy
So Taela and I watched Troy tonight. Now, Taela and I together are not people you want to watch a movie with. We banter the entire way through, in fact we've told by numerous people that we don't know how to shut up.
That was definitely the case tonight. We're both big mythology buffs, have both read both the Illyiad and the Oddessy. We also both hate it when a movie is based on something and then shows very little resemblance to what it was based on in the first place and we both tend to be very vocal.
So we spent the entire moving pointing out the inaccuries and making comments about Paris' character (or lack there of) and the foolish decisions of Priam. Also about how they seemed to speed the timeline up, since the Trojan war was supposed to have taken 10 years. We also occasionally commetned on just how hot Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom were. In fact, we later agreed that they were the only things that made the movie worth while.
Why does Hollywood feel it has to butcher everything? If they're going to tell a story, why can't they stick to the facts? It always annoys me to no end, Taela too. And we tend to bring out the worst in each other, always tossing comments back and forth. I guess it comes from knowing each other as well as we know ourselves.
I think we irritated her mother, but I also think Cindy's used to it. I think the part that really irritated her was that she's not as familiar with the story, so we kept confusing her with our comments, since we talked about things that weren't happening in the movie.
All in all, Troy wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen--but neither was it the best. In fact, it wouldn't even come close to making my top 100. I'm not even sure I'll ever watch it again. Maybe, Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt are both pretty hot and Eric Bana's no slouch, either. But I just wish they could have stuck with the story, is that too much to ask?
When it comes to the movies, apparerently yes.
That was definitely the case tonight. We're both big mythology buffs, have both read both the Illyiad and the Oddessy. We also both hate it when a movie is based on something and then shows very little resemblance to what it was based on in the first place and we both tend to be very vocal.
So we spent the entire moving pointing out the inaccuries and making comments about Paris' character (or lack there of) and the foolish decisions of Priam. Also about how they seemed to speed the timeline up, since the Trojan war was supposed to have taken 10 years. We also occasionally commetned on just how hot Brad Pitt and Orlando Bloom were. In fact, we later agreed that they were the only things that made the movie worth while.
Why does Hollywood feel it has to butcher everything? If they're going to tell a story, why can't they stick to the facts? It always annoys me to no end, Taela too. And we tend to bring out the worst in each other, always tossing comments back and forth. I guess it comes from knowing each other as well as we know ourselves.
I think we irritated her mother, but I also think Cindy's used to it. I think the part that really irritated her was that she's not as familiar with the story, so we kept confusing her with our comments, since we talked about things that weren't happening in the movie.
All in all, Troy wasn't the worst movie I've ever seen--but neither was it the best. In fact, it wouldn't even come close to making my top 100. I'm not even sure I'll ever watch it again. Maybe, Orlando Bloom and Brad Pitt are both pretty hot and Eric Bana's no slouch, either. But I just wish they could have stuck with the story, is that too much to ask?
When it comes to the movies, apparerently yes.
posted by Michelle @ 10:23 PM
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