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Is the movie just based on the Iliad or is it based on the whole war? As Barry said the Iliad only covers some of the last 50 days - the wooden horse and Achilles's death aren't even in it. I saw a trailer that had the Greek fleet travelling, so I'm guessing it has some beginning stuff. If it is just based on the Iliad, then I have no problem with it being an 'Achilles is the star' movie - Achilles IS the star in the Iliad. The whole story hangs on him and his pride - his actions cause everything that happens. He doesn't necessarily have the majority of the airtime, but it's all him. You could have an Iliad without Odysseus, or Ajax, or Nestor, but no Iliad without Achilles.
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