Troy: Fall of a City Review

Achilles

Troy: Fall of a City retells the story of the 10-year siege  of Troy which occurred in the 12th or 13th century.

Netflix does a good job recapturing the tale of Troy, from Homer and the Greek Myths. This time they were able to add various facets that haven't been seen before.

For the first time, we are able to see the events that took place in the background (that's if you have not read the Myths). The roles the gods played in the lives of important men in both armies, along with the various little engagements some minor characters played in the story that brought it to head. These events were not shown in Troy, 2004's rendition of the same story. The casting was a bit surprising as different characters were given a racial revision.

However, it is plagued with some poor acting and display at times as certain themes are repeated one too many times; the position Paris had put Troy in by surviving and coming back, the need to constantly show how "reckless" he is. The show even renders Priam and Agamemnon (main characters) to become less important, by making more subtle than they're supposed to be and generally feels dragged on for too long.

To be honest, it's just okay, if you have free time on your hands? Well, enjoy! - 5/10.

Miscellaneous

Odysseus is fun to watch, as is Achilles

Helen of Troy was properly explored along with other characters. I mentioned Helen because she seemed to be the centre or cause of the war but it was never shown how she felt about the entire event.