The Battleship Island vs Troy
The Battleship Island and Troy are tied on audience score (7.2/10). The Battleship Island is the shorter watch at 2h 12m compared with 2h 43m. Troy is the older of the two (2004 against 2017). Both are action, history, war movies, so they suit a similar mood.
The Battleship Island
Troy| The Battleship Island | Troy | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2004 |
| Length | 2h 12m | 2h 43m |
| Genres | Action, Drama, History, War | Action, History, War |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Ryoo Seung-wan | Wolfgang Petersen |
| Main cast | Song Joong-ki, Lee Jung-hyun, Lee Kyung-young, So Ji-sub, Hwang Jung-min | Brian Cox, Garrett Hedlund, Orlando Bloom, Brad Pitt, Brendan Gleeson |
Synopsis
The Battleship Island
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
Troy
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
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