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So Bitty and I did a double feature tonight. Mean Girls at 7:00 and Troy at 9:20. It made for an interesting evening. First, Mean Girls. Hi, I loved this movie. Ok, well, most of this movie. First of all, Tina Fey rocks, no matter what she’s in. Secondly, I like Lindsey Lohan; I think it’s a carry over from the remake of the Parent Trap. Thirdly, I have a secret jones for tweeny movies. I think I’m really still twelve on the inside. So, good movie. Some of it was over the top (the whole fight scene in the halls and the school bus bit come to mind.) but most of it was very lighthearted and well done. Plus, I would forgive the movie almost anything for this line and the delivery thereof: “Danny Devito! I love your work.” *giggle* Cracked. me. up. Then oh, Troy. Where to start with Troy? Once I completely divorced the movie from the Illiad and all of it’s attendant Greek myths I actually enjoyed it to some extent. Of course, that isn’t going to stop me from ripping into itty bitty bite sized pieces here. If you haven’t seen the movie and/ or read the epic (for which I don’t blame you because, the catalogue of the ships? Boooring!) you may want to stop here. 1) I had heard going into the movie that they had taken the gods out of the story. I tried not to believe it. The gods are the story in the Illiad, they drive all of the action. Unfortunately it was true and it seriously affected some of the incidents in the film. For one thing, it made Paris come off as even more of a wuss than he does in the book, and that’s a hard thing to do. So, no gods = no good. 2) “Men-eh-lay-ows” people, say it with me, “Men-eh-lay-ows.” Not “Mena-louse.” No matter how funny it may be to repeatedly call the man a louse, his name is pronounced “Men-eh-lay-ows.” 3) Briseis. If you haven’t read the Illiad as many times as I have (approximately eight hundred million times at last count) you would totally be confused at this woman who never speaks in the Illiad and yet manages somehow to become a romantic lead in the film. Brise-who-in-the-what-now? 4) Major spoiler Menelaus and Agamemnon do NOT die. Greek mythology is far more subtle with their fates. Agamemnon gets killed by his adulterous wife and her lover upon his triumphant return home and Menelaus (who takes Helen with him) spends the rest of his days sniping with his young, beautiful wife who caused a war rather than remain married to him. 5) Achilles is waaaaay more of a whiney crybaby in the Illiad. I don’t care how cute Brad Pitt’s ass is (and it is very cute) I cannot like that character. They can’t make me. Also, Patroclus is totally his lover. Also-also, Major spoiler He actually dies before the walls of Troy fall. Although that was a cool last shot. 6) “Well, that’s why they didn’t call it The Illiad.” Actually, for all intents and purposes, they did. Troy is what we call the city, the Greeks (and the Trojans?) called it Illium. Hence, Illiad mean the Story of Illium, the story of Troy. Hello? Still with me? Thanks for letting me get that all off my chest. I actually did enjoy the movie, though I was getting Lord of the Rings butt toward the end there, which means it was too long. I always have serious reservations when going to see movies that are based on things. (See also: Titanic, The Alamo, Braveheart, and pretty much anything else with Kevin Costner in it.) I always think they’ll screw the story up, and they always screw the story up (except possibly Titanic) but I still go see them. Why, I have no clue. Possibly so that I can have the immense pleasure of dissecting them on the internet for my loyal five readers. Hello? Hello....? 12:45 a.m. May 31, 2004
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