... a perfect cast (even down to the striking resemblance of Bloom and Bana who play Paris and Hector, brothers), a story that's known and loved by anyone who's been to school, and some of the best special effects and cinematography I've ever seen. Wolfgang Petersen knows how to direct an epic film, and now Troy makes him the undisputed king of epics. Troy is one of the most impressive looking films I've ever seen. It was filmed in Mexico with about five hundred extras, which makes how authentic it looks even grander. Troy has two distinct tones; it's a love story between Paris and Helen (as well as Achilles and Briseis) and a war story. Petersen takes a movie that is so clearly multidimensional, and combines the different stories flawlessly. Troy really succeeded at entertaining me, and truly curiosity about the time period. In fact, I'd go as far ...

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