Dear Cinemythologists,
On Thursday, November 5, we resume our unit on the Trojan War. Please do the following.
VIEWING
- Troy (Wolfgang Petersen, 2004)
Streaming on Swank Digital Campus. Take notes as you see fit. Coming nearly 50 years after Helen of Troy, today’s viewing ought to give us a long view on Hollywood screen epics of the 21st century.
ANALYSIS
Davis and Knepper will continue our Analysis series. Their sequence selection is in the comments.
READING
- Blondell, Ruby. 2013. “‘Third Cheerleader from the Left’: From Homer’s Helen to Helen of Troy.” In Nikoloutsos, Konstantinos P. Ancient Greek Women in Film, 51–74. Oxford University Press.
Blondell explores the tensions between Diane Kruger’s Helen, Rose Byrne’s Briseis, and Brad Pitt’s Achilles — all with an eye toward ancient sources.
SEQUENCES
- Cullors, Rosenblum.
Use the comments feature on this post to recommend a sequence to be reviewed and discussed in class.
Recommendations should contain the following:
- A brief description of the sequence.
- Precise starting and ending times (hh:mm:ss — hh:mm:ss).
- A rationale as to why this sequence is worth our time.
DC
