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Troy (2004)
Summary: In ancient Greece, the passion of two of history's most legendary lovers, Paris, Prince of Troy (ORLANDO BLOOM) and Helen (DIANE KRUGER), Queen of Sparta, ignites a war that will devastate a civilization. When Paris steals Helen away from her husband, King Menelaus (BRENDAN GLEESON), it is an insult that cannot be suffered. Familial pride dictates that an affront to Menelaus is an affront to his brother Agamemnon (BRIAN COX), powerful King of the Myceneans, who soon unites all the massive tribes of Greece to steal Helen back from Troy in defense of his brother's honor.
In truth, Agamemnon's pursuit of honor is corrupted by his overwhelming greed ? he needs control of Troy to ensure the supremacy of his already vast empire. The walled city, under the leadership of King Prium (PETER O'TOOLE) and defended by mighty Prince Hector (ERIC BANA), is a citadel that no army has been able to breach. One man alone stands as the key to victory or defeat over Troy ? Achilles (BRAD PITT), believed to be the greatest warrior alive.
Arrogant, rebellious and seemingly invincible, Achilles has no allegiance to anyone or anything, save his own glory. It is his insatiable hunger for eternal renown that leads him to attack the gates of Troy under Agamemnon's banner ? but it will be love that ultimately decides his fate.
Two worlds will go to war for honor and power. Thousands will fall in pursuit of glory. And for love, a nation will burn to the ground.
Review: Troy is loosely based on Homer's epic poem "The Illiad," which many educated viewers will have read once (probably in a high school literature class). David Benioff's screenplay keeps most of the places and names, but takes a lot of what could charitably call "artistic license." One of the more interesting changes is to place the Olympians in the background. Troy is a story of men alone, not of men and gods. The filmmakers wanted this movie to follow in the footsteps of Braveheart and Gladiator rather than Clash of the Titans. For my money, it's the right decision.
Most viewers will recognize at least part of the story, which takes place around the year 1250 B.C. (Homer's poem is believed to have been composed about 400 years later). Helen of Sparta (Diane Kruger), the daughter of Zeus and a mortal, is said to be the most beautiful woman alive. When Paris of Troy (Orlando Bloom) accompanies his older brother, Hector (Eric Bana), on a peace mission to Sparta, Paris and Helen fall for each other. The lovers flee to Troy and sanctuary while Helen's scorned husband, Menelaus (Brendan Gleeson), encourages his brother, Agamemnon (Brian Cox), to rouse all of Greece to go to war with Troy. Led by the hero Achilles (Brad Pitt), the Greeks attack the walled city.
Troy was an expensive movie to make, and a lot of the money is on the screen. The special effects are well integrated into the live action shots (the scene of 1000 ships sailing to Troy is awe-inspiring), so we don't experience the kind of visual disconnect that often accompanies identifying the presence of computer generated images. James Horner's bombastic score is a disappointing accompaniment, however - easily his worst work in more than two decades. And cinematographer Roger Pratt's lensing of the battle sequences would be more impressive if he wasn't inadvertently competing with the recent memories of similarly vast encounters in The Two Towers and The Return of the King.
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama, War, History
Runtime: 162 min.
Release Date: May 14th, 2004 (wide).
Country: USA / UK / Malta
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: DTS-ES / Dolby Digital / SDDS
MPAA Rating: R for graphic violence and some sexuality/nudity.
Distributor: Warner Bros.
Cast and Credits:
Starring: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Peter O'Toole, Diane Kruger
Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen
Produced by: Wolfgang Petersen, Colin Wilson, Diana Rathbun
Production Credits:
Wolfgang Petersen - Producer, Director
James Horner - Musical Arrangement, Composer (Music Score), Conductor
John King - Supervising Art Director
Tim Pounds-Cornish - Assistant Visual Effects Editor
Francis Cunningham - Assistant Visual Effects Editor
Chris Baker - Assistant Visual Effects Editor
Barbara Mcdermott - Assistant Music Editor
Pauline Hume - Title Design
Peter Hunt - Color Timing
John Ensby - Color Timing
PNC - Negative Cutter
Artem Digital - Motion Control Camera
Grahame Andrew - CGI Effects
Tim Zaccheo - CGI Effects
Abbie Tucker-Williams - Visual Effects Producer
Jason Snyman - Animator
Ken Dailey - Visual Effects Producer
Tom Partridge - Visual Effects Editor
Marcus Alexander - Visual Effects Editor
Nathan Hughes - Matte Artist
Jason Horley - Matte Artist
Sharon Fitzgerald - Visual Effects Producer
Chris Thunig - Matte Artist
Dan Neal - Matte Artist
Rachael Haupt - Matte Artist
Juan Jesus Garcia - Matte Artist
Lizzie Bentley - Matte Artist
Tim Jones - CGI Effects
Vania Alban-Zapata - CGI Effects
Joern Weisspfennig - CGI Effects
James Turner - CGI Effects
Eduardo Schmidek - CGI Effects
Geoff Pedder - CGI Effects
Andy Feery - CGI Effects
Matthew Sagar - Series Producer
Charlotte Loughnane - Series Producer
Gilbert James - Series Producer
Charlie Bradbury - Series Producer
Martin Hobbs - Visual Effects Producer
Chas Jarrett - Visual Effects Supervisor
Bulgarian Women's Choir - Singer
Eric Rigler - Musical Performer
Richard Hinnigan - Musical Performer
Felicity Cotrell - Foley Artist
Michael Elson - Series Producer
Tanja Tzarovska - Singer
Nick McKinless - Stunts
Marc Mailley - Stunts
Raul Lopez - Stunts
David Listavan - Stunts
Todor Lazzarov - Stunts
Javier Lambert - Stunts
Jiri Kraus - Stunts
Jindrich Klaus - Stunts
Tyrell Kemlo - Stunts
Ivo Kehajov - Stunts
Jitka Holickova - Stunts
Daniel Hirst - Stunts
Angel Gomez Fdez - Stunts
Leonardo Godinez - Stunts
Marketa Frankova - Stunts
Menyhert Dutombe Balog - Stunts
Dimitar Doichinov - Stunts
Andre Degabrielle - Stunts
Danielle Da Costa - Stunts
Aris Comninos - Stunts
Jonathan Cohen - Stunts
Steve Caswell - Stunts
Kenneth Camilleri - Stunts
Ivan Baena Delgado - Stunts
George Barbara - Stunts
Alejandro Avendano - Stunts
Asen Asenov - Stunts
Daryl Andrews - Stunts
Steve Abela - Stunts
Cedric Proust - Stunts
Stuart Clark - Stunts
Daniel Naprous - Stunts
Eunice Huthart - Stunts
Mark Southworth - Stunts
Mark Mottram - Stunts
Paul Taylor - Second Assistant Director
Alex Bicknell - Visual Effects Producer
Winston Azzopardi - Co-producer
Lola Post Production - Visual Effects
Barbara Huber - Associate Producer
Hana Dvorska - Stunts
Zuzana Drdacka - Stunts
Ed Coyler - Foley Mixer
Marianne Jenkins - Post Production Supervisor, Unit Production Manager
Diana Rathbun - Producer
Eddie Karam - Musical Arrangement
Jillian Ashby - Art Director
Ramiro Belgardt - Music Editor
Simon Rhodes - Recording
Blake Sweeney - CGI Effects
Cinesite (Europe) Limited - Visual Effects
Jon Kull - Musical Arrangement
David Benioff - Screenwriter
David Leitch - Stunts
Mark Taylor - Re-Recording Mixer
Steve Harding - Unit Production Manager
Dick Bernstein - Music Editor
Martin Cantwell - Supervising Sound Editor
Nick Davis - Visual Effects Supervisor
Ruth Sullivan - Foley Artist
Buster Reeves - Stunts
Andi Derrick - Foley Artist
Peter Burgis - Foley Artist
Jan Holicek - Stunts
Andy Bennett - Stunts
Omar Ayala - Stunts
Homer - Story Author
Rowley Irlam - Stunts
Adam O'Neill - Art Director
Guy List - Stunts
Martin Hub - Stunts
Mark Franklin Henson - Stunts
Moving Picture Company - Visual Effects
Derek Lea - Stunts
Tom Struthers - Stunts
Stephen Dobric - Art Director
Rob Harvey - Visual Effects Supervisor
Jon Thum - Visual Effects Supervisor
Jon Billington - Art Director
Andrew Nicholson - Art Director
Mike Dowson - Re-Recording Mixer
Sue Rowe - Visual Effects Supervisor
Eduardo Gomez - Stunts
Artur Berezin - Stunts
Framestore - Visual Effects
Marc Niro - Art Director
Mark Lafbery - ADR Mixer
Lucinda Syson - Casting
Conrad Pope - Musical Arrangement
Wylie Stateman - Supervising Sound Editor
Aldo Signoretti - Key Hairstylist
Gregory King - CGI Effects
Chas Cash - Animator
Joss Williams - Special Effects Supervisor
Tony Dawe - Sound/Sound Designer
Simon Crane - Stunts Coordinator, Second Unit Director
Cinesite - Visual Effects
Anna Pinnock - Set Designer
Gerry Gavigan - First Assistant Director
Colin Wilson - Producer
Bronco McLoughlin - Stunts
Mauricio Martinez - Stunts
Jon Paul Jones - Animator
Jim Boyle - Sound/Sound Designer
Peter Young - Set Designer
Les Tomkins - Supervising Art Director
Cliff Robinson - Art Director
Bob Ringwood - Costume Designer
Roger Pratt - Cinematographer
Kevin Phipps - Supervising Art Director
Nigel Phelps - Production Designer
Randy Kerber - Musical Performer, Musical Arrangement
Peter Honess - Editor
Paul Engelen - Key Make-up
Trivia:
Brad Pitt and Eric Bana both did their own fighting scenes. They also made an agreement that they would pay for every hit they accidentally made. The costs were $50 for a lighter blow and $100 for a hard blow. Pitt ended up paying $750 to Bana, who didn't have to pay Pitt anything.
Brad Pitt claimed the filming was torturous for him due to the fact that he had to quit smoking.
Director Wolfgang Petersen left the proposed Batman Vs. Superman project to direct, and cast member Brad Pitt left The Fountain (2005).
Quotes:
Hector: Fight me!
Achilles: Why kill you now, Prince of Troy, with no-one here to see you fall?
Paris: Father, this is Helen.
Priam: Helen? Helen of Sparta?
Paris: Helen of Troy.
Thetis: If you stay in Larissa, you will find peace. You will find a wonderful woman, and you will have sons and daughters, who will have children. And they'll all love you and remember your name. But when your children are dead, and their children after them, your name will be forgotten... If you go to Troy, glory will be yours. They will write stories about your victories in thousands of years! And the world will remember your name. But if you go to Troy, you will never come back... for your glory walks hand-in-hand with your doom. And I shall never see you again.
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