I'm a big sucker for ancient historical war movies, and so when the Netflix algorithm recommended me the 2004 Troy to watch one evening, I thought it’d be a fun way to continue the Those About to Die-inspired historical binge I’d been on.
As you can probably tell from the name, the movie adapts (loosely) Homer’s Iliad, about the Greek invasion and sacking of the city of Troy and the reasons for the war. It stars a pretty big cast with Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom taking the lead roles and Diane Kruger, Rose Byrne, Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson and Peter O’Toole all major players too.
