Tag: Homer

10 Years Later, Essays, Reviews

June 1, 2014

Troy (Petersen, 2004) — 10 Years Later: Part II

In Part I of this essay, Jeremy Purves looked back at critics’ reviews of Troy and argued that the film was a better adaptation of Homer’s epic poem than is… Continue reading "Troy (Petersen, 2004) — 10 Years Later: Part II"
10 Years Later, Essays, Reviews

May 24, 2014

Troy (Petersen, 2004) — 10 Years Later: Part I

It has now been ten years since Wolfgang Petersen’s old-fashionedly classic film on the Trojan War was released. In hindsight, some of the controversy that roiled round the film at the time now seems rather silly. But then much of the criticism the film took was much worse than silly.