Something Myth-ing
May 24th, 2004 by Kelson. Posted in Reviews, Sci-Fi/FantasyThings that went through my head while watching Troy:
- That’s a bloody awful lot of ships.
- OK, so where’s Cassandra in all this?
- Gee, the way they’re portraying Agamemnon, I’m glad his wife is going to kill him when he gets home.
- That’s odd, the computer-generated orc army looked more realistic than the computer-generated Greeks.
- Ah, political context. They’re right, it doesn’t make sense to send that many soldiers just to avenge one man’s honor. There’s usually something else going on.
- Where the hell is Cassandra?
- Wait, wasn’t this supposed to take 10 years?
- Aeneas, eh? Nice throw-away line!
- Wow, this Agamemnon really is a bastard. I wish I could remember what happens to Brise– uh, waitaminute.
- Uh, what happened to Cassandra?
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8 Responses to “Something Myth-ing”
By Stacy on May 25, 2004
Wow, this Agamemnon really is a bastard. I wish I could remember what happens to Brise– uh, waitaminute.
Oooh damn. Electra’s going to be pissed.
By Daniel on May 25, 2004
I thought the Aeneas bit was cute. And it was pretty much consistent with what I remember from reference to the fall of Troy in the Aenead. If they were actually going to make a sequel, though, and I had any say in the matter, I’d rather it be the Odyssey. Odysseus makes better jokes than Aeneas.
By Katie on May 25, 2004
If they were actually going to make a sequel, though, and I had any say in the matter, I’d rather it be the Odyssey. Odysseus makes better jokes than Aeneas.
Reason #2: Sean Bean would just generally kick ass. Can’t tell anything about the dude they picked for Aeneas.
3: Dead Brad Pitt cameo.
4: Huge caption potential.
5: Whether it’s Henson or CGI, Scylla and Charybdis in the age of LotR-quality effects would rock.
6: George Clooney crossover possible.
7: No way to ignore the gods.
8: More bodies than the last act of Hamlet.
9: Two words: buff suitors.
10: Need to outdo the TV movie version.
By Kelson on May 25, 2004
Odysseus: It’s not that I mind going to war — not even for Agamemnon — but the commute is terrible! I swear, I’m spending more time at sea than I spent on the actual siege!
By Daniel on May 26, 2004
11: Circe
12: Sirens
By Daniel on May 26, 2004
LOL Kelson
By Katie on May 28, 2004
Well, Daniel, since you put it that way:
13: Calypso.
14: Nausicaa and the Handmaidens (exclusive engagement at the Phaiakian palace).
By Kizi on Jul 18, 2004
NO. No more boring, dull, massacres of the Greek Myths. But the Odyssey would be the lesser of two evils.