大概在小学的时候，有一个晚上，看到了一部叫做“寻找特洛伊”的记录片。知道了在很早以前就有一个城市，名为特洛伊，那里很富裕，后来因为一场战争遭到了毁灭。上了高中，学校设有选修课。有一个学期选了古希腊罗马神话，知道了海伦、金苹果、特洛伊、十年战争以及特洛伊木马。
前几天看Samsara的Blog上面提到了电影 “Troy”。刚好校园网上有这部片子，下午就下过来看了。在此之前，我还看过类似的一部电影----Helen of Troy。讲的都是特洛伊战争，但是侧重点不同，因此体现的主题也就有所不一样。
“Helen of Troy”侧重在战争带来的不幸，突出了那时候神的能力，激发人内心对于和平的渴望。看的时候，我感动了好几次。印象最深的是当希腊士兵包围了特洛伊国王和皇后时，身穿紫色皇家长袍的老国王，站在床前，护着躺在床上的病重的皇后，声音颤抖却又不失威严的说到: “Spare my queen” 那一刻，我猛的一阵揪心，鼻子一酸，眼泪再也止不住的流了下来。这是什么样的一种情感啊！就这么一句话，我被感动的一塌糊涂。
“Troy”侧重的是这场战争的过程。把几个主要人物的参战目的作了很明确的交代。Paris, the younger prince of Troy, fought for keeping Helen, his lover. Agamemnon, his purpose can be inferred from what he said to his brother Menelaus: “I came here not for your pretty wife. I came here for Troy.” Menelaus, Helen’s husband, came to Troy for taking revenge on Paris, who had insulted him by taking his wife away. Achilles, he attended the war for being remembered forever. He fought for glory, eventhough he was told by his mother that he wouldn’t come back from the war. The king of Troy, he had experienced various kinds of wars, some for fame, some for power and some for glory, thinking that a war for love made more sense than the rest. Hector, Paris’ elder brother, said to his wife: “You know I don’t want to fight. I want to see my son growing tall and see girls chasing after him.” He took part in the war, because he regarded himself as a servant of Troy and he had the responsibility to serve for Troy. I think what he said and thought represented the other warriors.
在两部影片中，对于Achilles这个人物的刻画有着很大的不同。在“Helen of Troy ”中，Achilles是个没有感情的冷血的war-loving dog, enjoys tasting his enemies’ blood. 但在“Troy”中，Achilles成了一个重感情的好战分子，最后他还是die for love.而对于Agamemnon这个人物，他在“Helen of Troy”中的内心纠葛要远远比在 “Troy”中复杂。在“Helen of Troy”中，他对特洛伊的仇恨还掺杂着他女儿的死和对海伦的爱。相比之下，我还是更喜欢“Helen of Troy”这部电影。可能是因为里面多了些艺术，没那么多的商业成分。还有就是它带给我的那么多感动。
对于特洛伊战争，在“Troy”中，Paris是这样说的: “This is not a conflict between nations, but a dispute between two men.” 但不管怎样，人们都不希望有战争，人的内心总是在渴望和平安定的生活。“Troy”也说到了 “ War is young men dying and old men talking.” 无论什么样的战争，死亡总是不可避免。我想起了这么一句话: “There are no good wars, only good soldiers.”