Imperialism is commonly seen today throughout the world. Imperialism is when a strong nation oppresses a weaker nation and takes over them either politically or economically, sometimes a nation can have an influence with both.
Imperialism is shown in the epic movie, Troy. As Prince Paris, Prince of Troy, kidnaps Queen Helen, Queen of Sparta, a great war is started. As soon as King Menelaus, King of Sparta, discovers his wife has been kidnapped he prepares his army and sets out to Troy to get back his wife and destroy Troy. In order to win the fight, King Menelaus knows he will need the help of Achilles, a godlike mortal who is also the best warrior known throughout the land. When King Hector discovers his brother Paris has kidnapped Queen Helen he lets his father, King Prium know that soon King Menelaus will attack Troy. To build a stronger army, King Menelaus asks his brother King Agamemnon to unite their tribes to defeat and conquer Troy. In truth, Agamemnon's pursuit of honor is corrupted by his overwhelming greed - he needs control of Troy to ensure the supremacy of his already vast empire. King Menelaus is challenged by Prince Paris to have a duel, during the duel Paris is hurt and has to be saved by his brother Hector who then fights the battle for him and kills King Menelaus. When the Spartans arrive at Troy they know that in order to breach the walls of Troy they will need to have a plan that will destroy Troy from the inside first. The Spartans designs a plan with a large, wooden horse which will contain Spartan soldiers inside, which will come out when they arrive inside the city and then will open the drawbridge to let the rest of the soldiers in. The Spartans then seize Troy and destroy it.
Imperialism ties into this movie because one nation is trying to take another nations empire. All over pride and dignity, which is a common reason in today's world, whether it be a big country taking over a smaller country, or a smaller company being over powered by a larger one and being bought out. In this movie, imperialism is shown when Troy is over taken by the Spartans. The Spartans take over for political reason, to get the people of Troy out of power.
