新木马屠城记

In these dark times,the only thing we have left hold on to is love, the one true gift of gods, and it is through love that we hope and pray the gods will send us peace. 看完Helen of Troy，我哭了，不能自已。

我通篇只看到了两个字：苦难。

一出生就被国王和王后遗弃的帕里斯，一出生就被父亲视为不详的海伦，爱上海伦却被海伦离弃的斯巴达王，身为希腊王后却憎恨自己丈夫的海伦的姐姐，英勇却被残忍的阿基琉斯杀死的赫克托，善良而睿智但却亡国的特洛伊国王……一群人的命运纠缠在一起，不得超脱。

唯一让人感到温暖的，是海伦和帕里斯的爱情。

他们为彼此而存在，为彼此而抗争。

但仍然要面临死亡、离别，天各一方，各自面对着孤独与思念。

命运。

最后，历尽屈辱和悲伤的海伦来到帕里斯死去的地方，抚摸着柱子上帕里斯的血迹，神样的帕里斯从烟雾中现身。

他拉起她:“Brave Helen”."wherever you are,take me with you.”"I can not.”“Will we meet again?”“I prepare you place”"Good.”海伦答道。

然后帕里斯就消失了。

那是她所有的希望。

海伦与斯巴达王的对话也是意味深长。

他抽出剑，海伦恭顺地俯下身体、露出脖颈。

"Do you really think I will kill you, Helen?""I do not thank you for my life.""I understand.""I can not love you．”“what will you do?""I will follow you."海伦说。

一丝欣慰涌上斯巴达王的面颊，“I accept.”她虽然不爱他，但她决定信任他。

她跟着他，消失在路的尽头。

2003年版的Helen of Troy比2004年版的Troy拍得好，它更深地诠释出了人性与命运、苦难与爱情。

只是爱情，可以给我们救赎吗？

等待，是一千年，还是一万年？

总觉得女人的过分美丽真的是一种罪过——你可以如此的肆意，哭的最无辜，笑的最灿烂。

更可以让无数的男人为你不惜一切，连生命都不要。

真是不知道那些家伙在想些什么，仅仅为了你的美丽么？

仅仅，或者这个词用的很无耻，这样一个迷人的女子，连我都认真的爱她，何况那些男人？

然而女孩对女孩的爱是完全不同的吧……没有看上她的脸，不会嫉妒。

这种透明的爱和喜欢，是只想着迷乱的男人所无法感受的……女爱是为大爱，也可能被骂是les，无畏。

可是海伦啊，我又是这么恨你…………当女孩子已经只能靠着男子生存时，她就丧失了自己的本性了吧？

即便你再灿烂的对着我笑，总还是少了什么的……当命运的指轮落到你丈夫里，当你母亲背转身不再要你时，你是否想过反抗呢？

特洛伊完了，帕里斯不在了，你被你丈夫拖回去的时候，我真的看到回身看我的你，静静的流泪了……佳人倾城……

After watching the movie of Helen of Troy, I did several researches and also spent time watching another similar movie named Troy, which is also fairly famous and was screened one year later. Despite comparing the differences in plots or shooting skills, here, I am going to share with you some understandings or personal points of view towards this famous legend story, and also I am trying to analyzing some hiding social phenomenon in ancient Greece.Firstly, Helen is a main character in this legend, who is also a kind of controversial person during the Trojan War. A great many people then consider Helen is to blame for the 10-year Trojan War due to her elopement with Trojan prince Paris. However, as is shown in the film, the war between Sparta and Troy was more than a cause trouble of a woman. The conflicts and accumulated rancor have already developed, so Helen was only the blasting fuse of this warfare. Therefore, from this, we can see that Helen was just an excuse of the war and then unfortunately became the scourge in most people’s eyes.It also reminds me of women’s social status in Greek Mythology and in ancient Greece. In ancient Greece, the term of “citizen” only referred to the adult Greek males, and therefore, females were not allowed to participate in the administration and discussion of polis affairs. From this definition of citizen, the discrimination of women seemed to be common and doubtless in ancient Greece. Moreover, even in the marriage, the relationship between husband and wife was also unequal. Women were always put into the passive positions in their marriages. To be more specific, Greek women were always fastened to housework and rarely had time or right for their own businesses. It was also widely accepted that virtue of docility was a criteria of a good or standard wife. Therefore, based on this fact, Helen’s elopement, in my point of view, is a brave breakthrough of the unequal social barrier a bravery to pursue true love and lead a wishful life.Secondly, there is another explanation of Helen’s elopement and the hiding meanings. In classical mythology, Helen’s behavior was controlled by the gods and goddesses, which was, however, not very clearly shown in the film of Troy. The myth started with a golden apple and a competition between goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Paris was promised by Aphrodite that he would have Helen, and meanwhile, Helen was shot by Eros, the god of love, and fell in love with Paris on the first sight of Paris. Therefore, on this point of view, the Trojan War has already been arranged by the gods and goddesses, humans were just played and fooled at the will of these gods. And here, I want to add that in classical mythology, the relationship between gods and humans are rather different from the traditional thoughts we owned. In classical mythology, gods merely show mercy for humans. They help humans mostly because humans are useful or they enjoy the sacrifice humans make for them. As for humans, they worship the gods mainly because they fear them. However, our modern western assumptions about gods are really different. Gods are regarded as merciful and just, and they create the universe and human beings. What’s the most important is that gods have their affection and are concerned about the human beings. And as for we human beings, we worship our gods because we respect them and think they are the savers for us. I think this difference can help us establish a better understanding of Greek history.In conclusion, both of these movies show us the cultures of Greece and benefit for our further learning of European culture.

记得当初看时,满城都是<十面埋伏>和<特洛伊>的海报铺天盖地的评论让我更愿意看HELEN OF THE TROY其实,当我第一眼碰到女主角时,我就被征服了(这也是我一直对Diane Kruger 不太感冒的原因),SHE IS SO AMAZING...后来我一直都没能见到HELEN式的女孩对,是女孩,片中的HELEN一直都是个孩子,她很无辜,很无助她被人利用,也被人深爱着其实她并不是战争的根源,而是战争的牺牲品罢了其实她并不是祸水,只是长了一副令人难以抗拒的脸庞记得PARIS临死之前,HELEN眼里的绝望,让人意识到,她的希望破灭了,她失去了所有......She is not the helen of the troy but the helen of Paris.

借给看过彼特饰演的特洛伊的好友，觉得还是这个更好些，起码在选角色上让人比较信服。

奥兰多饰演的主人公未免太瘦弱了，而这部的演员，包括海伦在内，都给人无比深刻的印象。

因为有对比，所以觉得还不错，推荐之。

This movie tells us a story rather a piece of history. A story xabout love, desire and fate.Instead of Trojan War, the movie focuses on the most beautiful woman in the world, Helen, and talks about her happiness, sadness, and her love story. This movie basics on the mythology of Trojan War, which remain for 10 years between Troy and Greek. Besides, the director and screenwriters add a lot of imagination of Trojan War into the movie, which makes this movie more attractive and dramatic than the history it is. The myth of Trojan War is about men’s power and strength. In “Helen of Troy”, the principle line is centring on Helen, and this original perspective of Trojan War brings us a new story and gives us another understanding of this myth. Compared with the fight scenes between two countries, the movie uses more parts to narrate the story of Helen. What’s more, it turns Trojan War from a ruthless war story into a moving love story. At the beginning, infant Paris was predicted by his sister that his growth would bring the whole Trojan into death, and he was abandoned by his cruel father. The destiny was unfold before audience. Under the guidance of the goddess Aphrodite, Paris saw Helen from the gold apple, and Helen saw him in the water. Then they could not help but fell in love with each other. Their love were not accepted, because when Paris found Helen, she was wife of the king Sparta, Menelaus. Paris and Helen confront their love and impediments, however, this cause the conflict between Troy and Greek.From this movie, we can see the tragedies of women directly. They did not have any rights to do what they like. They could not choose their loves, and women then were just used as a tool for men’s game of thrones. Such as Helen, she knew herself loved Paris when she saw him first time, but she still had to marry Menelaus. She could not make decision for herself. It is very ridiculous to blame Helen on causing the big war. Cassandra, who predicted the ending of Troy, always said that Helen would bring Troy into disaster. Who caused the war exactly? It were the aggressive men. Helen was just a brave woman who followed heart and chased her love. The emulative dominators would still fight against each other even if Helen did not escape with Paris. Helen was used as a tool or a reason for men’s conquer. Therefore, it was not fair for Helen to undertake the responsibility of Trojan War.There is another question, what is the fate? In Cassandra’s eyes, Paris made Troy burnt, and Helen’s arrival brought Troy unfortunate is the fate. Nevertheless, in my opinion, the fate is that Helen and Paris hit it off right from the start. The fate in this story is love rather than the war.In addition, we can see the greedy and cruel men in that period especially in Greek. Agamamnon and Achilles are described as such hateful men. By contrast, Paris and Menelaus are more kind and lofty. In fact, before I watched “Helen of Troy”, I was more supporting Greek side, because it was Troy who had prior fault, and it was Paris who robbed Menelaus’ wife. However, the charactors in this movie were depicted very vivid, it successfully changed Paris into a brave, kind, and upright boy, and also, Menelaus became a humane person. The background music of this movie is beautiful and graceful, and it sounds like telling a sad story. Especially after Paris was died and Troy was occupied by the Greeks, Paris appeared infront of Helen, which was just the hallucination of Helen. The frames combined with the music makes audiece feel regretful for Helen. Trojan War was a disaster, not only for Troy, but also for Helen.As the movie tells us at last, “War is waged by nations, but it is the human beings that pay the price.” The poor citizens suffered the severe pain, as well as Helen, the poor woman who lost her love, the love which she ever called it “hope”.

有预见未来的能力似乎未必是好事，片子里帕里斯的姐姐，因为企图用她预见的悲剧说服父亲，试图改变未来，却换来被自己父亲关进天牢的凄惨情状……而绝大多数的人无法预知，因为无法预知而总盼望着更美好、更幸福，而不肯珍惜身边拥有的……海伦从那个抓阄得来的丈夫身边逃开，为了追寻她的真爱，企图挣扎着得到幸福……于是，海伦和帕里斯相携相守的愿望给战争制造了借口，十年的煎熬和血腥的浩劫由此开始……十年，她和他朝夕相处、甜蜜温馨的十年，却是特洛伊城处于敌人窥视中惶惶度日、城外爱琴海士兵背井离乡、远洋争战备受折磨的十年……最后屠城时，士兵们近乎病态的虐待被俘的弱民，特洛伊城果然如最初的预言一般，成为一片废墟……而，这战争最初的导火者又是怎样的结局呢？

帕里斯在暗夜里冷不丁冒出来的敌人数刀抽刺当场惨死……海伦被敌人强暴，没有一丁反抗的余地，最后的最后，竟然回到了起点——依然跟随着她不爱的丈夫……亲手杀死自己女儿祭神发动战争的，最终却被自己的妻子杀死……还有斯巴达王为了一份迷恋，变成兄弟发动战争的棋子，经历十年的煎熬和等待，换来的是，亲眼看着兄弟强暴自己心爱的女人……我在想，如果人们早知道最终的结果，他们还会去挣扎么？

如果海伦知道她的追寻会让自己心爱的人惨死，而最后依然只能跟随自己原本的丈夫，她难道不会选择把真爱和希望珍藏于心，给所有无辜的人一份安宁与和平么？

特洛伊战争可谓是因一个女人而引发的战争，不由得让我想到“红颜祸水”这一成语，然而这并非海伦之意。

虽然拥有着倾国倾城貌，却无法与自己的爱人厮守一生，最终自己爱情的归宿还得由残酷厮杀的战争决定。

相信更多的人不是羡慕她的美貌而是怜悯她的遭遇吧。

爱情是伟大的，它另两个男人为爱付出一切，但是斯巴达王的爱是盲目的，因为他倾尽兵力冒险争夺的虽然是他的妻子，却不是他的爱人。

如果他能觉悟到这点，或许就能避免一场血腥的战争了吧。

海伦,正是这个女人导致了斯巴达和特洛伊的战争, 背叛丈夫, 侮辱了斯巴达.经典一幕发生在特洛伊城破之时, 当士兵们山呼斯巴达王, 杀了这个引祸的女人, 但是她的美貌, 竟然使得见惯腥风血雨的斯巴达王, 下不了这个手……这使人想起 中国唐代的杨贵妃，在兵变之际的唐玄宗在马嵬坡，狠心送她走上不归之路... 这两个不同命运的女人，她们的生死竟然取决于丈夫的政治生命：斯巴达王胜，海伦可以活，唐玄宗败，杨贵妃必须死。

所有的战争过错，都归咎于这两个女子的罪过，究竟是她们的背叛与惑乱导致战争，还是男人的贪欲造成了灾难。

这，真令人惋叹……

“Kill him！

Kill him！

”影片一开始就抓住了观众的心，主旨也昭然若揭。

#爱情木马#一看到“特洛伊战争”，很多人就会立刻联想到绝世美女海伦。

但这部影片弱化了美人的作用，让海伦不至于红颜祸水到导致一个国家的灭亡，让海伦变成一个不仅是美丽的而且是善良勇敢的女人。

影片强化了爱情的作用。

帕里斯作为牧羊人，他命运的转折点在角斗场上，他只是为了赢回自己的牛而不顾一切，在此之前他是孤独的，在此之后他与特洛伊国王相认，他的兄长费心积虑地派遣他去斯巴达，兄长的目的也被帕里斯一下子戳穿，但帕里斯还是去了。

作为一个强大国家的王子，没带几个士兵，只有仆人作为随从，乘着一艘小帆船漂洋过海，这也是帕里斯的孤独。

海伦也是孤独的，活泼的天性总是被父亲贬得一文不值，身边的男人都笑吟吟地看着她，但心里不知道荡漾着怎样的坏水。

一个自称国王的流氓绑架了她，却是真正对她好的照顾她的。

在最后，流氓和哥哥一起死在她的眼前，她的身份从高高在上的公主落入了连妓女都不如的境地。

所以帕里斯和海伦的相爱并不在于水中镜里的相见，而是在于那喧闹舞会中的目光对视。

在自己都经历过那么多无可奈何之后再看见对方，更是坚定了对方是自己生活中的力量和希望，是爱的力量让海伦明知自己会为特洛伊带来灾难仍然跳入水中游向帕里斯即将离开的船，是爱的力量让在家里没有任何地位的帕里斯，勇敢站在那么多长老的面前向特洛伊王求情。

#战争木马#这部《新木马屠城记》新就新在也弱化了神的作用，。

三女神争金苹果的环节只是一带而过，起得也只是引出海伦这一人物的作用。

所以战争的爆发不是其他书中所说的万将枯骨只为美人回顾，而是有其必然性和宿命性。

要说海伦是这一战争的导火线，我觉得海伦恐怕承受不起这么重的罪过。

她成了墨涅拉俄斯的妻子之后，过着混沌的生活，被阿伽门农调戏，还被命令去裸体出现在有众多首领的舞会上，取悦他们。

观察到影片开始的宴会上，舞女在众人面前扭着曼妙的舞姿，至少也是衣裤蔽体的，可见她在斯巴达过的是什么生活，她的丈夫更是脓包的令人发指。

这样一个女子不能成为战争爆发的原因，只能是一个小小的借口，按照阿伽门农的性格，即使没有海伦，他联合爱琴海的其他首领还是会找机会攻打特洛伊，而且他们也已经商量好了，只是时间前后的问题。

#命运木马#影片具体展现的不是在神的影响下的特洛伊战争，而是人的发展下的特洛伊战争，更是命中注定的特洛伊战争。

我此处所说的命运，不是神安排的命运，而是每个人的性格和他们的行为交织在一件事中所导向的最终命运似的不可逆转的结局。

命运的齿轮从帕里斯被牧羊人救起就开始转动。

善良爱子的特洛伊夫妇一定会与帕里斯相认，倔强的帕里斯一定明知山有虎偏向虎山行地去斯巴达，任性的海伦一定会跟深爱着的帕里斯走，面对深爱的人帕里斯一定会护她到底，阿伽门农和墨涅拉俄斯一定会不管是为了作为借口的“丈夫的面子”，还是内心深处的贪婪去攻打特洛伊，拥有大国的尊严并想借机打压反动分子特洛伊王一定会直面斯巴达的挑战，所以这场战争始末，都是命运在作祟，一环扣一环。

最后，在这部偏向特洛伊的电影里，导演把希腊人往反角色拍。

阿喀琉斯也被塑造得如恶魔般凶残。

墨涅拉俄斯则像恶魔中的清流一般，不屑于胜之不武，还宽心地放弃心爱的人。

相反的罗马人一个个都正直善良，国王富有同情心且正义感十足，大王子也有义气地为了弟弟而死去，帕里斯友好勇敢深情。

正派反派黑白分明。

虽然电影有不少的BUG，如之前一直不相信卡珊德拉的话，海伦却在后面因为她卡珊德拉的一句话孤身去敌营做交易，而后帕里斯轻易地闯入敌营，轻易地将阿喀琉斯杀死，还轻易在和海伦你侬我侬的时候被阿伽门农杀死，真是让人百思不得其解。

重头戏木马的部分，木马做得很漂亮，失去两子的特洛伊国王因伤心过度蒙蔽了双眼，一下子就中了激将法把木马运入城中的解释也说得通，画面精美，让工人拆了城墙让木马进来这一细节也处理地很好，跟看文字想象的场面很相似。

阿伽门农因为残暴而被克莱特内斯特拉亲手杀死最后善有善报恶有恶报。

从始至终卡珊德拉的预言，无论是剧里的人物还是读者都不愿意相信，但现在看来，她的预言都一一实现了，所以人是该相信还是不该相信？

对命运的探索，人类从古至今都未曾停止过。