The Gates of Troy Were Opened from Within: Directors’ Oversight Duties and Internal Controls [Law & Business – Seo & Lee]

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, one of this summer’s most anticipated films, opens on Troy’s final night. The fortress that had withstood a decade-long siege was not brought down by armies or siege engines outside its walls. Instead, its downfall came from within: the wooden horse that the Trojans themselves admitted after being deceived into believing it was an offering to the goddess Athena.

Yet the warnings were there. When the priest Laocoön hurled his spear at the horse, its hollow interior echoed back. Cassandra, gifted with prophecy, repeatedly warned that bringing the horse inside would doom the city. The Trojans chose not to listen.