Missed point
Ah, Aaron, we don't hate movies like Troy because they "get it wrong". We hate them for the irreparable damage they do, unthinkingly, to their source material. Was it a good story? Yes, except for a few dodgy lines. The battle between Hector and Achilles almost had the resonance it should have had, and was magnificent.
But given how much was changed, why must Hollywood insist on calling it the same story? Why not admit they've invented a new, valid story? It's that kind of aesthetic cowardice, and again, the harm done to the original, that raises our hackles.
But given how much was changed, why must Hollywood insist on calling it the same story? Why not admit they've invented a new, valid story? It's that kind of aesthetic cowardice, and again, the harm done to the original, that raises our hackles.
