So I was watching Clueless the other day. I know it's one of those movies that pretty much every female loved as a teenager and hold it close to their heart for the rest of their lifes because of the nostalgia value, but I only saw it for the first time now. (And I found the ending a bit, um, dubious? I mean, he wasn't her blood relative, but still. Ew? Though Paul Rudd is quite adorable.)
And as I thought about my own teenage favourites, Troy was the first one to come to my mind. Not because it was my number one favourite - it wasn't - but because just last week I spent one and a half unexpectedly amusing hours in the translation class listening the teacher (who is the biggest geek ever: he gave us a hand-out and it had some encouraging phrases on it to motivate us, like "Spide-Man never gives up! He always returns to the problem and defeats it on the second time!" Aw. He's growing on me.) having a monologue about Achilles being a ridiculous creep, because he just sits in his tent, moping, while others are fighting and dying. So, it seemed appropriate to choose this clip as the movie moment of the week.
Even though I now find Troy a bit silly and pretentious as a movie, and haven't felt the urge to watch it in a long time, I have to admit it still feels kind of special to me, because of all the fun I got out of it once upon a time. I saw Troy when I was 14, and I loved it, probably because, let's be honest, it had so much gorgeous men in it. Oh how many wonderful moments I spent playfully but passionately arguing with various friends about who's the best hero in the movie.
...And this it probably where I admit I was on Team Achilles. Couldn't resist those slowmotion killing move jumps and Brad Pitt's blond hair (a blond Greek? Weird, right?). I guess I should now give in and say that I was wrong and that Prince Hektor really is the man. Just look at the clip above, kick ass, Eric Bana! Even Orlando is kind of sweet... Oh no, now I know, I'll pick Sean Bean's Odysseys instead! I'll be his Penelope. Haha. Okay, enough about that. I'm not 14 anymore. I'm so over this. Hem hem.
...And this it probably where I admit I was on Team Achilles. Couldn't resist those slowmotion killing move jumps and Brad Pitt's blond hair (a blond Greek? Weird, right?). I guess I should now give in and say that I was wrong and that Prince Hektor really is the man. Just look at the clip above, kick ass, Eric Bana! Even Orlando is kind of sweet... Oh no, now I know, I'll pick Sean Bean's Odysseys instead! I'll be his Penelope. Haha. Okay, enough about that. I'm not 14 anymore. I'm so over this. Hem hem.
