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Troy (2004)
A Fantastic Movie!
Of course, if you're going to nitpick about all the differences between "Troy" and the original version of the story, you probably won't like it. IMO I thought this was a great movie. Taking out the Greek gods was a very good move on the crew's part. What did they really add to the story except to make it more complicated? Plus, taking out the gods gave the movie a better sense of historical authenticity and, if the Trojan War truly did happen, the movie's version could very well be closer to the actual Trojan War than "The Iliad".
I was very happy that they showed Helen in the movie. It just wouldn't have worked if Helen was not there or if she was present but never spoke a word. From the way the story is told, most viewers are expected to sympathise with the Trojans, so the audience must see the love between Paris and Helen in order not to completely hate Paris for bringing this war to Troy, which would lead to Hector's death and the destruction of the city. At least seeing Paris and Helen together could help the audience understand better their motives for doing what they did. However, I would have liked to see a bit more remorse coming from Paris, especially at the end, especially since his relationship to Helen led to his older brother being killed. Before they showed Achilles' funeral, they should have had some sort of better resolution between Paris and Helen over what their little love triangle caused.
All the characters were very likable in the story. Except I did not really see the point of Briseis. If she wasn't in "The Iliad", the directors shouldn't have added her in, and if she was, she should have been left out. The relationship added nothing to the story, but the writers seemed to try to make the Briseis and Achilles storyline a big deal in the end, and it didn't work for me.
In the end, this is a wonderful movie if you are into history, or you like action movies.
Little House on the Prairie: Little House on the Prairie (1974)
A Great Movie and Series
I read the "Little House" books several times before watching the movie and series, and I have to say I like the television show better. Not only did it bring the story to life, it also brought a more emotional side to it. Don't get me wrong, I love the books, too; I just loved the show more. Although, the show might have done well to not add so many things as they did. While I loved them adding Adam in (it really was a sweet story and I always thought it was sad how Mary ended up alone in real life 'cause of her blindness), I did not like the addition of James and Cassandra. I know the producers wanted to bring younger people in since Laura and Mary were grown up, but hello? What about Carrie? She was just the background girl in the series. She and Cassandra were about the same age, why couldn't they have made Carrie's story lines bigger? For example, in the books, Carrie had some trouble with Miss Wilder. A great storyline would've been Laura feeling torn between her affection for Almanzo and her dislike of the way his sister was treating her sister. That was pretty much the biggest problem I had with the show, other than that, a great show.
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)
Now I See What The Hype Is All About...
When the first LotR came out, I was one of the few people who didn't know that it had. Seriously. I remember some trailers on television about a movie about a ring, but that's it. Even the second movie went unnoticed by me. I still had no idea who Elijah Wood, Orlando Bloom, or Viggo Mortensen was. I was totally clueless about two of the greatest movies of all time.
When the third one came out, I actually noticed a lot of the hype about it. How could I not? I still didn't think the movie would interest me. Plus it was 3+ hours long, and I wasn't going to sit for that long in a theater.
That all changed when I caught "The Fellowship" on television. I absolutely fell in love with the movie, and I rented "The Two Towers" the next week. Now I couldn't wait for "Return of the King" to come out on DVD (I still wasn't going to sit in a theater for the whole thing). When it finally came out... to put it simply, there is no way to convey simply how breathtaking that movie was. It was... AMAZING. I fell in love with it at once. Th plot was wonderful; I liked how there were two separate journeys going on, with one common goal in mind. The actors were terrific. There's no doubting that this one is the best out of the three. I guess it is because the whole trilogy is just one BIG movie split up into three parts, and the climax is "RotK". If you don't understand what all the hype is about and haven't watched the movie, please do. You will soon understand.