My thoughts on Troy

I have just been to see Troy with edling, Cat, Anna and Sam. These are my thoughts on the film, gathered together here under appropriate headings for my sake as much as anyone else's. It's a significant reception of the classical world after all, and I may have to teach it some day! I'm warning you, though - without the cuts this is An Extremely Long Post Indeed.

( Overall impressions )

( The effects of previous films )

( Homoeroticism )

( The mise-en-scène )

( Anachronisms )

( Significant deviations from the standard plot )

( Relation to contemporary events )

( Missing characters )

( Mis-allocated screen time )

( Acting and direction )

OK, I think that is all for now... The above is probably full of hideous typos and spelling errors, as I've been doing this for about 2 hours now, and I'm very tired. Please let me know if you spot any, and I'll put them right.

Thank-you for listening.