Quote Originally Posted by Conradus
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Though in the movie it was quite clear that the war was largely due to Agamemnon and his imperialistic ideas.
That said, I liked Achilles' death, but I really wanted to see Paris die too
Perhaps, but those two young fools certainly gave him good reason to start in the first place and to intensify his anger and greed. In the movie "peace" has just been established and the foolish prince immediately takes away the young woman? Pah, he did no honour to his lands and folk nor to his father: he betrayed his father and his people and now poor men must fight and perish because of his foolish act.

Now HIS death would have been a splendid one indeed, but noooooo... he survives like a coward and shoots the GOOD (though that is subjective) Achilles down with a bow and arrow AGAIN like a coward! Argh! He has the worst role in the whole film! "Oh, I love you. I would kill for you. Let us flee, together." The fool :P

On second thought I find the death of Achilles a terrible one simply because that schmuck prince kills him. Didn't his brother die too? That was a good death scene (and unfortunately again because of the foolish young prince ).