While the willingness of the ancient Greeks to sacrifice their lives for glory brings tears to my eyes, I cannot ultimately condone the choice of Achilles.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I think the Greeks were the only people ever to nail character. Their heroes are deeply flawed.
A heroic nature is very Greek.
But let us not too hastily triumph in the shame of Sparta, lest we aggravate our own condemnation.
An achilles, if it doesn't heal right, there could be a danger of not playing again.
'Troy' is an adaptation of the Trojan War myth in its entirety, not 'The Iliad' alone. 'The Iliad' begins with the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon over the slave girl Briseis nine years into the war. The equivalent scene occurs halfway through my script.
You don't come to see a Greek play and not want blood and gore and depth of feeling from your boots up.
The thirst for vengeance was the beautiful nature which Homer imitated.
I am not going to let Athens affect the rest of my life.
The story of 'Prometheus' is the idea that if you're given a gift from the gods, do not abuse it, and do not think you can compete.
Why can't death - if we must have it - be always glorious, as in 'The Iliad?'