The Iliad Sucks
Well maybe not suck. But it’s not amazing.
Let’s just look at the Wrath of Achilles which is what the entire poem is supposed to be about. If you don’t believe me, this is the first line of the entire poem, “Sing, goddess, the rage of Achilles the son of Peleus,”. Since Achilles is kind’ve the main character he should probably be in it a lot, right? Wrong. Before I read the book I always imagined the rage of Achilles and thought of him as some kick ass guy beating everyone up, which to an extent is true. He does kick the shit out of people, but only when he’s fighting. Which is basically never.
Most of the poem he just sings songs about himself in his tent because he’s pouting. Pouting because Agamemnon stole his woman war prize. Who he probably didn’t care about anyways because he was in love with Patroclus. His warrior friend. Man warrior friend.
Achilles is really just an angsty guy who is full of himself and wants everything to go his way. As soon as something doesn’t go his way he lets God (or gods, hahaha) knows how many of his fellow soldiers die. So he can cry in his tent.
It should be the Pouting of Achilles, not the Wrath. Not that I would want to fight him. But Vin Diesel vs Achilles? My bets are on Vinny. He never cries.
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April 25th, 2010 at 10:49 am
Great post thanks!