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Troy is an epic war movie written by David Benioff and directed by Wolfgang Petersen released in 2004. It stars Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, Diane Kruger, Sean Bean, Brian Cox, Brendan Gleeson, Rose Byrne, Garrett Hedlund, Tyler Mane, and Peter O'Toole, It was nominated for the Academy Award for Costume Design.
It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Period of time. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus discovers that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as a chance for power. So they take off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never earlier defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The entire movie shows their battle struggles, and the foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad."
It is the year 1250 B.C. during the late Period of time. Two emerging nations begin to clash after Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus discovers that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as a chance for power. So they take off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy. With the help of Achilles, the Greeks are able to fight the never earlier defeated Trojans. But they come to a stop by Hector, Prince of Troy. The entire movie shows their battle struggles, and the foreshadowing of fate in this remake by Wolfgang Petersen of Homer's "The Iliad."
Director: Wolfgang Petersen.
Writer: Homer (poem), David Benioff (screenplay).
Stars: Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom.
Imdb Ratings: 7.0/10
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Accolades:
2005 ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards
- Won – Top Box Office Film — James Horner
2005 Academy Awards
- Nominated – Best Achievement in Costume Design — Bob Ringwood
2005 Japanese Academy Prize
- Nominated – Best Foreign Film
2005 MTV Movie Awards
- Nominated – Best Fight — Brad Pitt & Eric Bana
- Nominated – Best Male Performance — Brad Pitt
2005 Motion Picture Sound Editors (Golden Reel Award)
- Nominated – Best Sound Editing in Foreign Features — Wylie Statesman, Martin Cantwell, James Boyle, Harry Barnes, Paul Conway, Alex Joseph, Matthew Grime, Steve Schwalbe, Howard Halsall, Sue Lenny, Simon Price & Nigel Stone
2005 Teen Choice Awards
- Won – Choice Movie Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — Brad Pitt
- Nominated – Choice Movie Actor – Drama/Action Adventure — Orlando Bloom
- Nominated – Choice Breakout Movie Star – Male — Garrett Hedlund
- Nominated – Choice Movie – Drama/Action Adventure
- Nominated - Choice Movie Fight/Action Sequence
Awards: Nominated for Oscar. Another 3 wins & 17 nominations See more awards »
References: Official website, Wikipedia, Metacritic, Rotten Tomatoes
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