What think of new Troy ad that was shown at Super Bowl?

[Dakkareth]

I seem to recall, that Aphrodite was hurt by a mortal. But at the big heroes have DR 0 anyway being descendants of gods and other immortals it's no big deal.

MY knee-jerk reaction is, that they are going to completely mangle the plot. That in mind I will wait for reviews before even considering watching it.

 

[ssampier]

The trailer was okay, but the version online was better. I am anxiously awaiting Troy (I tend to enjoy "historical" movies better than sci-fi/fantasy). My non-Geek friends thought it was a "Brad Pitt-Gladiator".

 

[Mog Elffoe]

Umm, no mortal directly fought a God in the Illiad.

I'll admit that it's been a long time since I've read The Iliad, but I do remember Diomedes facing off against Ares himself. They chucked spears at each other--Ares' spear went through Diomedes foot, pinning it to the ground, and Diomedes' spear grazed Ares causing him to quit the field altogether. I also remember when Patroclus wpre Achilles armor that Apollo intervened directly to keep him from gaining entry to Troy.

 

[shilsen]

I'll admit that it's been a long time since I've read The Iliad, but I do remember Diomedes facing off against Ares himself. They chucked spears at each other--Ares' spear went through Diomedes foot, pinning it to the ground, and Diomedes' spear grazed Ares causing him to quit the field altogether. I also remember when Patroclus wpre Achilles armor that Apollo intervened directly to keep him from gaining entry to Troy.

Same here on not having looked at it in ages, but I'm pretty sure Diomedes isn't touched, since Athena deflects the spear. His spear (aided by her again) wounds Ares. He also wounds Aphrodite when she is rescuing her son Aeneas, forcing her to drop him, and attacks (but is unable to harm) Apollo when he picks up Aeneas in turn. Apollo does smack Patroclus one, causing him to be defenseless when wounded (by Euphorbus, IIRC) and fatally by Hector.

Achilles' encounter with the river Xanthus is also one of mortal vs. divine (Xanthus is a god in the Hellenic conception), but Achilles doesn't manage to harm him in any manner.