Troy: From Ruins to Reality (Video 2005) - IMDb

Troy: From Ruins to Reality: With Eric Bana, David Benioff, Lesley Fitton, Diane Kruger. MenuMoviesReleaseCalendarDVD&Blu-rayReleasesTop250MoviesMostPopularMoviesBrowseMoviesbyGenreTopBoxOfficeShowtimes&TicketsInTheatersComingSoonMovieNewsIndiaMovieSpotlightTVShowsWhat'sonTV&StreamingTop250TVShowsMostPopularTVShowsBrowseTVShowsbyGenreTVNewsIndiaTVSpotlightWatchWhattoWatchLatestTrailersIMDbOriginalsIMDbPicksIMDbPodcastsAwards&EventsOscarsBestPictureWinnersBestPictureWinnersEmmysSTARmeterAwardsSanDiegoComic-ConNewYorkComic-ConSundanceFilmFestivalTorontoInt'lFilmFestivalAwardsCentralFestivalCentralAllEventsCelebsBornTodayMostPopularCelebsMostPopularCelebsCelebrityNewsCommunityHelpCenterContributorZonePollsForIndustryProfessionalsAllAllTitlesTVEpisodesCelebsCompaniesKeywordsAdvancedSearchWatchlistSignInENFullysupportedEnglish(UnitedStates)PartiallysupportedFrançais(Canada)Français(France)Deutsch(Deutschland)हिंदी(भारत)Italiano(Italia)Português(Brasil)Español(España)Español(México)Troy:FromRuinstoRealityVideo2005200514mIMDbRATING6.3/1085YOURRATINGRateCast&crewUserreviewsIMDbProAlltopicsDocumentaryShortAddaplotinyourlanguageIMDbRATING6.3/1085YOURRATINGRateStarsEricBanaDavidBenioffLesleyFittonStarsEricBanaDavidBenioffLesleyFittonSeeproduction,boxoffice&companyinfo1UserreviewSeeproduction,boxoffice&companyinfoSeemoreatIMDbProPhotosAddphotoTopcastEditEricBanaSelfasSelfDavidBenioffSelfasSelfLesleyFittonSelfasSelfDianeKrugerSelfasSelfPeterNovakSelfasSelfPeterO'TooleSelfasSelfWolfgangPetersenSelfasSelfNigelPhelpsSelfasSelfKevinPhippsSelfasSelfBradPittSelfasSelfDianaRathbunSelfasSelfLeslieTomkinsSelfasSelfJossWilliamsSelfasSelfAllcast&crewSeemorecastdetailsatIMDbProMorelikethis3.9Troy:FallofaCity2.6Troy:TheOdyssey7.3TroyStorylineEditAddfullplotAddsynopsisGenresDocumentaryShortParentsguideAddcontentadvisoryDidyouknowEditConnectionsReferencesTroy(2004)Userreviews1ReviewTopreview8/10AnexcellentlookatthehistoryoftherealTroy.AttheriskofrevealingthesheerextentofmyignoranceofGreekhistory,ImustadmitthatbeforeIsawthisdocumentaryIwasn'tsureifTroywasarealplaceorifitwasmythical,likeAtlantis.IknowthatthereissomedebateastowhetherAchilleseverlived,butthisdocumentarygivesgreatinsightintowhatrelativelylittleisknownabouttherealcityofTroy.Ilovehowtheytalkabouthowtheydidn'tknowmuchaboutwhatGreecelookedlikeatthetime,sotheycombinedresearchwithimaginationwhichisreallytheonlywayitcouldhavebeendone.Buttheyglamorizeditbecauseitisanepicfilmaboutheroes,whichtomeisasatisfactoryjustificationforstrayingfromreality.Itisnotcompletelyhistoricallyaccurate,butwedon'tknowmuchaboutthehistorysoIseenoproblemwithtakingsomeliberties,providingthatanyrealinformationknownisadaptedintothemoviewheneverpossible.TheytalkabouttheguywhoactuallyexcavatedTroy,evenshowingfootageoftheruinsoftherealcity,whichisatrulyamazingsight.SomeoftheresearchforwhatTroylookedlikewasdoneattheBritishMuseum,whichIhappentoknowisagreatplacefordoingresearchlikethatbecauseIhavebeenthereandtheamountofhistorycollectedinthatbuildingisastonishing.Therearesomanystatuesandotherthingsthatwouldhavebeenwonderfulaspropsinthemovieifnotfortheirgreathistoricalvalueandthedifficultythatwouldhavebeeninvolvedinstealingthem.AnincredibleamountofworkanddetailalsowentintodesigningthesquareofTroy.AndnotonlydidahurricanedestroytheentirewallofTroysothattheyhadtorebuildit,buttheywereinitiallyshootinginMoroccoandhadtomoveproductiontoMexico,ontheothersideoftheworld,becauseoftheimpendingwarinIraq.Ialwaysfinditinterestingtohearaboutthelogisticalproblemslikethesethatcomeupwhenmakingamovie,particularlyonlocation.Therearesomeweirdquirksintheediting,suchasjoltingtransitionalsequencesandaquickshotofatrailerthathas"LivingTheDream"spray-paintedonthesideofit,whichappearsoutofnowhereandliterallyforaboutfiveframes,barelyenoughtimetonotethattherearewordsonit,muchlesstoreadthem.Ihateitwhenthesethingsareputtogetherlikethat.Thesedocumentariespromisealookbehindthescenesbutarecuttogethersofastthatyouhardlygetagoodlookatanything.Ifyouwanttoshowalotofdifferentthings,makethedocumentarylonger,nottheshotsshorter.ThereissomegreatstuffaboutthemakingoftheTrojanhorseandthewaythecitywasmadetoburn,aswellastherevelationthat,whileitseemsreasonablyclearthatTroywasdestroyedbyenemyattack,it'spossiblethattheremayhavebeenmorethanonewar.Lotsofinterestinghistoricalfactsthatreallymademewanttolearnmore.helpful•32Anonymous_MaxineFeb15,2005DetailsEditReleasedateJanuary4,2005(UnitedStates)CountryoforiginUnitedStatesLanguageEnglishAlsoknownasTroya:DelasruinasalarealidadProductioncompanyWarnerBros.EntertainmentSeemorecompanycreditsatIMDbProTechnicalspecsEditRuntime14minutesColorColorContributetothispageSuggestaneditoraddmissingcontentIMDbAnswers:HelpfillgapsinourdataLearnmoreaboutcontributingEditpageMoretoexploreListNewandUpcomingSuperheroMoviesandShowsSeethefulllist4:25EverythingWeKnowAboutFutureDCMovies&SeriesWatchthevideoRecentlyviewedPleaseenablebrowsercookiestousethisfeature. Learnmore.