The Invisible Library

I was going to rant about how mediocre Troy was. How Helen was reduced to a simpering love interest (just once, Hollywood, can we have a movie with no extraneous romance?), how Achiles is made to be oh so troubled and far too human (he is a demigod, after all) but, I don’t think I will. I will, however, suggest that you read the Illiad, either before or after you see the movie, if that’s your thing. It will give you a better perspective on not just the movie, but perhaps what it means to go to war.

We all get a little crazy sometimes. It’s something that happens with more and more frequency these days, especially if you have half a brain and at least one functioning ear; you don’t even have to go out of your way to read newspaper to overload on outrage and disgust. You can just open your window and hear it buzzing through the air, as another brain sizzles under the pressure of our civilized ideals gone awry. So if you’re feeling crazy and a little addled about the whole thing we call Life (and maybe wondering what the hell it is we’re doing here anyway) fear not. Kurt Vonnegut has a few things to say. They may make you cry but they’ll also make you laugh and that’s really all we can ask for, these days.

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