4 - Max Morris

Long ago in Ancient Greece, there was a Greek city-state name of Troy, near Sparta on the coast of Turkey. It was once allies with the rest of the city-states, but a major disagreement with the Gods had changed that. Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite were all in a beauty contest, and Paris, the Trojan prince, was the judge. He chose Aphrodite, so as a gift, she gave him Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world. Only problem was, Menelaus, the king of Sparta. Paris didn't care, so he abducted her, obviously angering Menelaus and leading him to declare war against Troy with the support of many other Greek states. One of his soldiers was Odysseus, the subject of The Odyssey, a famous epic by Homer. In order to stand a chance at winning the war, the Spartan soldiers had to seize Troy. Being a clever boy, Odysseus built a giant hollow wooden horse, and had soldiers hide within it. They then offered this horse as a gift for their "victory." Despite the protests of a few, the Trojans took this horse into their city and partied with it. Suddenly, the soldiers flooded out and slaughtered every last Trojan there was, thus ending the war.


My dream journey would be something with a real purpose in the end, I don't believe in all that Jack Kerouac self-discovery trash, it's just an excuse to be lazy. My dream journey would probably be tied in with my dream of being a filmmaker. I would like to be the second director to make a film in every continent, following in my hero Werner Herzog's footsteps. There's just too many potential for great settings and stories out there to pass up. You would also meet many interesting subjects on your travels, and perhaps film some short documentaries on them, too. What I want out of life is to experience as much as I possibly can and to create great films, and this journey would be a perfect way to accomplish both of those goals.