A journey to mythical Greek

I was once studying the Greek creation myth and i find Thetis (which i usually wrong-spoken with thesis or testis). Thetis is an immortal sea nymph or Nereid, the daughter of Pontus, that was created by Gaia. One day, Thetis was caught by a mortal king, Peleus, who had fallen madly in love with her, which of course caused some problems. Generally it was unwise for mortals to fall in love with immortals, or even vice versa. Subsequently she relented (having gotten to know him rather well in the hijacking process) and agreed to become his wife. 9 months after the marriage, came mortal Achilles, the one which acted by Brad Pitt in Troy. That was a very long intro right?

This movie has been marketed from a legendary war, Trojan War - and i suppose it works. Pitt is perfect as the heroic general, Achilles - the typical killer prince and awesome we all root for. And newly Ausie actor, Bana does okay playing Hector; a young loving prince that still has warrior-look in mini skirt. There are some potentially emotional moments - for one when Hector died and King Priam kneed to Achilles for his body. I’ve wetted my eyes and cheeks! In general, Paris and Helen were the great cause of the downfall of the kingdom, whether they mean to or not; another was when Hector accidently killed Menelaus and Achilles’ cousin. But these were explored in great detail; they were somewhat full of anger and revenge. And woman were still depictured as sex machine (missed those snips). Well, i assure a satisfying movie, even for the second ticket.

And “Interview With The Vampire” rewatch after Troy completes the reason of why i should look forward a dream with Pitt, heh!