Troy

There is a movie called Troy. In the movie, it tells about a famous mythological hero. Achilles was helping Greece conquer Troy. The movie took place in Greece, but a very long time ago. It was the time when people still fought with swords and there were world leaders always trying to conquer more land. The Genre of this film is action with a bit of adventure. There was once a hero name Achilles. His father was a god from Olympus while his mom was a human oracle. One day, Greece asked Achilles to help them in the war with Troy. He went to his mother for advice. Talking to him, she said, if Achilles stays where he is now, he will live a happy life and kids. But, if he goes to war, he will take down Troy, but he will go down with it. Then next morning he left of to Troy. Achilles and his army arrive and see a Trojan temple to the Trojan god, Poseidon. They start to attack the worshipers of it and kill most of them. After a while, the king’s son comes to defend it and sees that Achilles took over it. Once Achilles sees the son come, he chops the head of the statue of Poseidon. Next morning they take their army, and decide to attack Troy. Troy’s walls are very big so it was hard for Greece to penetrate them. After a long day of fighting the Grecians come up with a very good plan. At night they craft a big wooden horse that is a sign of peace for Troy. A lot of soldiers get in it and other roll them to the Trojan gate. The Trojans accept it as a sign of peace and take it into their city. At night Achilles and his army get out and open the gates for the big army to get in. They burn the city down and run everyone out of it. Achilles goes to the highest point of the city and sees that his beloved was going to be persecuted. He runs to save her but doesn’t see a man with a bow and arrow behind him. Once Achilles gets to her, the archer shoots him in his heel and then he shoots him many times. After a while, the great hero Achilles died. After the win, all the people remember the name Achilles, for he was a great hero of Greece. The costume design was very creative and they used a lot of detail on it. It looked slim so it was like older armor with a modernistic touch. Their weapons looked like real ones and so did their shields. They could swing them so quickly and easy because they were light.

Hey I believe this is one of the best movies of the year. I don't know what the other reviewers were thinking but as a kid, I know that people kiss and love each other. As for the violence... PG 13 matierial for sure, I mean the worst part was the gore, which really wasn't that bad. Overall I give this movie a 11 out of 10 on quality and that anyone above 11 should be able to handle it (unless you don't like Ancient Greece or LOTR!)

Inaccurate, yes. But for a child just learning about Mythology or Ancient Greece, this puts faces to names and the names are difficult enough for a kid to remember. Discuss the inaccuracies and that gets them talking we get the ykids books and, at this age, it introduces him to names, places, events. He will identify with these later, when it comes time to study. Fast forward through the dead hector part or choose then to pause for popcorn and fast forward. It's not one experience, it is all that will give him the introduction to Greek Mythology. (BTW>>>YKids..amazon..actually got him to read Treasure Island..the real book). I was on the fence about this movie. My son and I are studying Homer, and at the same time, Ancient Greece and it's mythology and warfare, etc. The whole gammit across the home school board. He loved the myths, loved Homer's works. So I have to weigh the educational benefits vs. the violence etc.I have decided to go ahead with this..I've allowed Age of Mythology and he's become familiar with many characters, places, etc. He's 9, and is pretty good about closing his eyes during romance stuff...I think he will either fall asleep from boredom (at 9 yrs. old, this is boring) or he'll learn from it. If he falls asleep, we'll wait another year. He recently watched Empire of the Sun and enjoyed it..but was somewhat bored during parts..but relayed the story well to me. You know your own child...how will they react..remember to watch it first, then watch it with them...you may have to use the pause button. We will discuss how it compares with the Greek myths. The positive role models I found were in Priam and Hector. I will be discussing their pros and cons with him.

Quite violent, but not bad for younger teens.