Was any living person around for the ancient times? No, and no one truly knows what happened, but epics like The Iliad, written by Homer, allows one to visualize what it was like and lead filmmakers to try and create accurate depictions in their movies. Troy, directed by Wolfgang Petersen, is a movie that retells the story of The Iliad or at least it is an attempt to. Although the movie Troy does make a realistic representation of life during the ancient times, it leaves out a huge and very important part, the Gods.
Does the setting make a person believe Troy is an accurate depiction of the ancient times? Between the clothes, stone buildings, armor, weapons, ships, and chariots, the viewer should easily be able tell that the setting is of the ancient times. Also in the start of the movie and changes between cities the viewer is shown the years around the time that these events are taking place (c. 1200 bc.). The armor and weapons definitely give a better effect towards the war......

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Title: The Movie Vs. The Epic
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