Saturday, May 29, 2004
Too tired at the moment to do a full Blog.
Just want to say I just saw TROY.
Does Hollywood have to wreck EVERYthing?
ARGH!
(FOR EVERYONE WHO HASNT SEEN TROY OR READ THE ILLIAD AND DOESNT WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS LOOK AWAY NOW!)
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Ok thats enough space!
lets put some main points down:
1) Achilles was Bisexual. Patroclus was not his Cousin. He was his lover.
But no. You cant have a gay hero can you Hollywood? that wouldnt sell well! even though its historically inaccurate! who cares! "Bums on seats people! Bums on seats!"
2) King Priam of Troy was a jerk. Odysseus and Menelaus (Agamemmnons brother who didnt really die) went out to him to ask for Helen back, and the stolen treasure (yes, they stole other stuff too!). Priam refused, and Odysseus and Menelaus returned with the bad news to the Greek camp.
2) King Agamemmnon of the Greeks was NOT a jerk. he was a good man and a good king fighting to regain Greek honour and property. (well, i guess though Agamemmnon is KIND of a jerk, as he let his daughter be sacrificed to ensure success... but.. still! he's not as bad as the guy in the movie!)
3) Continuing on with Agamemmnon, he was not killed by that strumpet priestess. the honourable King Agamemmnon returned home and was murdered by his wife Clytemenstra and her lover. (feh! women! :P ;) ) (in the Odessy we learn of his fate in the underworld)
3) Contrary to what you might have seen, The Trojan war did NOT last for 15 days, it took some 10 years before the walls finally fell.
4) The Fate of Polyxena (afore mentioned strumpet Priestess): she was sacrificed along with Hector's son (the baby, who wasnt really a baby anymore) by the Greeks to signify the end of the war.
5) Helen and Paris did not escape. Helen was recaptured, and Menelaus WAS going to kill her, like he said, but he decided not too, and they returned together and lived happily ever after! Paris died. heh heh. wuss. ;)
Well.. um.. thats all for now! that turned into a mini blog there didnt it.. well enough for that rant. but it needed to be said! ALL LOVERS OF HISTORY UNITE! TELL THE PUBLIC THE REAL STORY OF TROY! :D
Peace out! :D
Just want to say I just saw TROY.
Does Hollywood have to wreck EVERYthing?
ARGH!
(FOR EVERYONE WHO HASNT SEEN TROY OR READ THE ILLIAD AND DOESNT WANT TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS LOOK AWAY NOW!)
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Ok thats enough space!
lets put some main points down:
1) Achilles was Bisexual. Patroclus was not his Cousin. He was his lover.
But no. You cant have a gay hero can you Hollywood? that wouldnt sell well! even though its historically inaccurate! who cares! "Bums on seats people! Bums on seats!"
2) King Priam of Troy was a jerk. Odysseus and Menelaus (Agamemmnons brother who didnt really die) went out to him to ask for Helen back, and the stolen treasure (yes, they stole other stuff too!). Priam refused, and Odysseus and Menelaus returned with the bad news to the Greek camp.
2) King Agamemmnon of the Greeks was NOT a jerk. he was a good man and a good king fighting to regain Greek honour and property. (well, i guess though Agamemmnon is KIND of a jerk, as he let his daughter be sacrificed to ensure success... but.. still! he's not as bad as the guy in the movie!)
3) Continuing on with Agamemmnon, he was not killed by that strumpet priestess. the honourable King Agamemmnon returned home and was murdered by his wife Clytemenstra and her lover. (feh! women! :P ;) ) (in the Odessy we learn of his fate in the underworld)
3) Contrary to what you might have seen, The Trojan war did NOT last for 15 days, it took some 10 years before the walls finally fell.
4) The Fate of Polyxena (afore mentioned strumpet Priestess): she was sacrificed along with Hector's son (the baby, who wasnt really a baby anymore) by the Greeks to signify the end of the war.
5) Helen and Paris did not escape. Helen was recaptured, and Menelaus WAS going to kill her, like he said, but he decided not too, and they returned together and lived happily ever after! Paris died. heh heh. wuss. ;)
Well.. um.. thats all for now! that turned into a mini blog there didnt it.. well enough for that rant. but it needed to be said! ALL LOVERS OF HISTORY UNITE! TELL THE PUBLIC THE REAL STORY OF TROY! :D
Peace out! :D
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