All my life I've lived by a code and the code is simple: honor the gods, love your woman and defend your country. Troy is mother to us all. Fight for her!

In Sparta, Prince Hector and his young brother Paris negotiate peace between Troy and Sparta. Paris has fallen in love with Helen, the wife of king Menelaus, and smuggles her back to Troy with him. Infuriated, Menelaus vows revenge. Menelaus approaches his brother Agamemnon, a king who has conquered every army of Greece, and now commands them. Agamemnon who has wanted to conquer Troy for years, uses this as a justification to invade Troy. General Nestor asks him to take hero warrior Achilles, to rally the troops to the cause.

I think that this movie is suitable for people who likes to know more about history and who likes to watch war movies. This story is based on the epic "The Iliad". The story is about the war between Greece and Troy because the Greeks want to capture Troy to expand Agamemnon's army. This movie also tells the relationship of Briseis and Troy and the relationship of Paris and Helen. I love this movie because it shows a lot of action and at the same time gives romance.

i found this poem at one website dedicated to the movie Troy and I would like to share it with everyone. The poem's name is "Troy"

Troy

 

Paris and Helen,
The lovers of Troy
Menelaus, brother to Agamemnon
Came in pursuit to destroy.

Sailing across the sea
For one beautiful girl,
Mycenae's powerful warriors
Let the hatred unfurl.

Achilles the brave,
Hero of war,
Fought to the end
Until he was no more.

Hector the prince,
Troy's prized possesion,
Died bravely in war,
His heart's obesession.

Odysseus the wise
With his brilliant plan
Led the Mycenaeans to victory
With the giant horse at hand.

Enter the city,
Attack once more!
Set it afire
And claim what is yours.

Sailing back home
By Menelaus's side,
Helen proclaims:

"I'll love him forever, till the day that I die."

 

This line of Achilles is one of my favorite quotes in the movie. It is about brotherhood and how he cares for his fellow soldiers.

Achilles: [to his soldiers] Myrmidons! My brothers of the sword! I would rather fight beside you than any army of thousands! Let no man forget how menacing we are! We are lions! Do you know what's there, waiting beyond that beach? Immortality! Take it! It's yours!