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Troy. And Dad.
May. 15th, 2004 08:45 pmDaqd's staying in the hospital until Monday. Which isn't much to worry about, as they just want to make sure his ulcer's gone before it relapses, which is going to be more horrible than if he just stayed. He won't be able to see me off, though, because my flight for Thailand leaves Monday morning. (Thailand in two days!!! Oooohhh the shopping! :D)
Watched Troy. Rice, didn't the subtext keep you happy?
Anyway, here are a few of my observations:
- The slash is everywhere!!! Everywhere, I tell you! Each pair of men had A Moment. (this is possibly a defense mechanism against the horridness of the film. LOL.)
- I see why Orlando Bloom was cast as Paris. Orlando had to play the MOST annoying character in the entire movie, as the producers needed someone with a face that redeems its selfishness and weakness and utterly degrading girliness.
- I love Hector
- Why aren't wars this glorious anymore? I'd love to see US generals one-on-one with Iraqis. Hell, I'd love to see a showdown between Bush and Saddam. That way, no one important dies.
- Wow. The fireball thing that the Trojans did... What a strategy!
- Wait. Patroclus is Achilles' COUSIN? (Fine. I can deal with incest. Hmph.)
- Achilles obviously loves Patroclus more than that priestess he took in. I'm good. :D
- Oh great. Orlando decides his Paris act isn't working for the moviegoers, so he decides to remind them who he is and... brings out the bow and arrow. *thud* I know we're supposed to have our signature items, but dude!
- Odysseus has my love. He won the war AND lives to tell about it. The Trojan horse wasn't fair, yeah, but hey! It's war, right? Besides, anybody stupid enough to accept a large wooden horse deserves to be defeated.
- The priestess Achilles took in? I love her. Killing Agamemnon (That was Agamemnon, right?) with a dagger... Ooohh...
- Lemme get this straight. Paris takes Helen away from Menelaus, starts a war he doesn't fight, gets a couple of great warriors killed, and then gets all the ladies to himself in the end? Now doesn't that just bite?
Watched Troy. Rice, didn't the subtext keep you happy?
Anyway, here are a few of my observations:
- The slash is everywhere!!! Everywhere, I tell you! Each pair of men had A Moment. (this is possibly a defense mechanism against the horridness of the film. LOL.)
- I see why Orlando Bloom was cast as Paris. Orlando had to play the MOST annoying character in the entire movie, as the producers needed someone with a face that redeems its selfishness and weakness and utterly degrading girliness.
- I love Hector
- Why aren't wars this glorious anymore? I'd love to see US generals one-on-one with Iraqis. Hell, I'd love to see a showdown between Bush and Saddam. That way, no one important dies.
- Wow. The fireball thing that the Trojans did... What a strategy!
- Wait. Patroclus is Achilles' COUSIN? (Fine. I can deal with incest. Hmph.)
- Achilles obviously loves Patroclus more than that priestess he took in. I'm good. :D
- Oh great. Orlando decides his Paris act isn't working for the moviegoers, so he decides to remind them who he is and... brings out the bow and arrow. *thud* I know we're supposed to have our signature items, but dude!
- Odysseus has my love. He won the war AND lives to tell about it. The Trojan horse wasn't fair, yeah, but hey! It's war, right? Besides, anybody stupid enough to accept a large wooden horse deserves to be defeated.
- The priestess Achilles took in? I love her. Killing Agamemnon (That was Agamemnon, right?) with a dagger... Ooohh...
- Lemme get this straight. Paris takes Helen away from Menelaus, starts a war he doesn't fight, gets a couple of great warriors killed, and then gets all the ladies to himself in the end? Now doesn't that just bite?
