Hector lampshades his familys alternate fate when showing andromache the secret passageway out of troy. What exactly happens to hectors body after achilles kills. The king of troy is killed by agamemnon a spear through the stomachand achilles was shot with arrows in 5 different places, by paris who escapes with briesis through the tunnel. Troy 2004, the movie greek gods, mythology of ancient greece.
Initially, i didnt think as much of the movie as i now do. Achilles profile of the greek hero of the trojan war. I think the reason wolfgang showed hektor killing patroclus by accident basically to show the greeks and trojans as equals. It is loosely based on the tale of the trojan war and the iliad, a poem by homer. As prince hector was leaving for battle, he went in search of his wife, the lovely andromache andromakee. Its subtitle is a detective novel about a murdererforhire. The movie sidesteps the existence of the greek gods, turns its heroes into action movie cliches and demonstrates that were getting tired of computergenerated armies. In the movie, paris kills achilles with a bow and arrow and troy is burned to the ground.
Get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. He fires the fatal shot, right through achilless heel. Although the death of achilles is not presented in the iliad, other sources concur that he was killed near the end of the trojan war by paris, who shot him in the heel with an arrow. May 14, 2004 troy is based on the epic poem the iliad by homer, according to the credits. See the directors cut version under video responses. This is also true for hectors wife, andromache, who becomes a slave to achilless son, neoptolemus, while someone kills her son, astyanax. Why im still mad at period epic, and brad pitts hair isnt the worst of it. Wolfgang petersen originally didnt want helen to appear in the movie. Achilles is informed of his cousins death and vows revenge. In the movie paris and menelaus offer to duel each other and end the war before it begins. Watch the clip titled nude scene achilles beds briseis for the film troy 2004. Distraught, both armies agree to stop fighting for the day. A man talks about how he will make a woman taken prisoner give him a bath, and then says and who knows what else implying sexual context.
Patroclus was achilless cousin, instead of his lover. Uncut nude scene from troy shows briseis rose byrne attempt to kill achilles brad pitt, with whom she shares a tent. Troy is a 2004 american epic war film produced by helena productions and. In sophocles ajax, ajaxs disappointment over not receiving the armor of achilles motivates him to seek the deaths of agamemnon, menelaus and odysseus, and in the philoctetes, odysseus tells neoptolemus to tell philoctetes he is deserting because the greeks refused to give him his fathers armor. Brad pitt picks up a sword and brings a muscular, brooding presence to the role of greek warrior achilles in this spectacular retelling of the iliad. Better a couple of hundred sweaty warriors than two masses of 50,000 men marching toward one another across a sea of. Troy, the movie, and the mystery of the missing gods.
Paris, helen, and a small troop of trojans escape the city alive. Analysis and comparisoncharacterachilles 4classics20thirteen. Achilles and briseis are from opposing sides yet they fall in love with each other. Apr 18, 20 in the iliad briseis is won by achilles and is a spoil of war. Download troy 2004 movie full hd, divx, dvd summary movie troy 2004 it is the year 1250 b. Helen escapes through a secret tunnel with hectors wife, baby, and other trojans. The pinch points in this movie are an interesting choice, since their focus is on agamemnon the antagonist and his goals being at stake. May 15, 2017 watch the clip titled nude scene achilles beds briseis for the film troy 2004. He dragged hectors body behind his chariot all the way back to the achaean. The most enduring story of achilles death seems to be the one in which paris shoots him with an arrow in his single spot of vulnerability his heel in the temple of apollo. Apr 14, 20 in the movie troy by wolfgang peterson he shows the death of patroclus as an accident by hektor this can be shown in this clip below. The movieclips channel is the largest collection of licensed movie clips. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Orlando bloom and diane kruger play the legendary lovers who plunge the world into war, eric bana portrays the prince who dares to confront achilles, and peter otoole rules troy as king priam.
After paris is injured, hector kills menelaus rather than let menelaus kill his brother. Briseis remains with achilles until after his death. Wary of achilles, hector shows his wife andromache a secret tunnel beneath troy. The place where troy strays the furthest from the iliad is the relationship between brad pitts achilles and patroclus. Slater poem vs film the iliad vs troy achilles and hector fighting with athena and apollo on both sides of the warriors introduction written by the ancient greek poet, homer, the iliad was an epic documented on the nearly 10year long war between the trojans and the greeks. At the very end, it finishes with achilles s body being burned on the pyre in troy and the smoke flying. He is shown convincing achilles to come and fight for. Homer does not portray the death of achilles in the iliad, but the tragic poets refer to his death at troy. In the iliad, patroclus was not the cousin of achilles, only a friend. By giving the warriors and women the power of free will, troy depicts a world that viewers. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by. Fun stuff educational games holidays jokes for kids movies music.
He must go out and fight achilles, and decide the fate of troy. Two emerging nations begin to clash after paris, the trojan prince, convinces helen, queen of sparta, to leave her husband menelaus, and sail with him back to troy. Troy is a 2004 epic film about the assault on troy by the united greek forces during the trojan war. Major differences between the homers iliad and the film troy. Download troy 2004 movie full hd, divx, dvd download. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. Tonight ill have her give me a bath, and then, who knows. The 2003 television miniseries helen of troy by joe montana. Achilles s myrmidons sack apollos temple before the rest of the greek forces arrive, effectively starting the war. Troy is a 2004 american epic war film produced by helena productions and released by warner bros. In the film, the two are portrayed as cousins, with achilles being a mentor to his younger relative.
There are a few scenes where sexual violence is implied, however we dont actually see or hear definitively that this occurs. Uncut nude scene from troy shows briseis rose byrne attempt to. Oct 14, 2012 in the iliad, patroclus was not the cousin of achilles, only a friend. Achilles has a younger sister who went to troy alongside her brother and cousin. Achilles refuses to fight for agamemnon afterwards.
Sinon, the agent sent by the greeks to convince the trojans that they have left for home and that the wooden horse is harmless does not appear in the movie. Achilles is the quintessentially heroic subject of homers great poem of adventure and war, the iliad. You will wander the underworld blind, deaf, and dumb, and all the dead will know. I pulled out of another movie and then had to do something for the studio. There are many inaccuracies in the historical events depicted in troy, according to the historians. Hector had begged for an honorable burial in troy, but achilles was determined to humiliate his enemy even in death. In greek mythology, achilles or achilleus was a hero of the trojan war, the greatest of all the. Achilles was dead before the trojan horse was built described in vergils aeneid, no mention of the horse in the iliad in the iliad, paris is killed, hectors baby is killed, and hectors. At the very end, it finishes with achilless body being burned on the pyre in troy and the smoke flying. From the original version of the movie, not the extended directors cut. Achilles was dead before the trojan horse was built described in vergils aeneid, no mention of the horse in the iliad in the iliad, paris is killed, hectors baby is killed, and hectors wife is enslaved, however in the film troy they escape safely. It was nominated for 11 awards, winning two 2005 ascap film and television music awards top box office film and 2005 teen choice awards choice movie actor brad pitt.
Although achilles death is not mentioned in the iliad, according to the. Dec 01, 2019 troy, the movie, and the mystery of the missing gods. Achilles was the greatest of the warriors famed for his swiftness on the greek achaean side during the trojan war, directly competing with troy s warrior hero hector. Happy man, you died on the fields of troy, a world away from home, and the best of trojan and argive champions died around you, fighting for your corpse.
The greatest warrior of troy was hector and no one could stop him. Produced by units in malta, mexico and britains shepperton studios, the film features an ensemble cast led by brad pitt, eric bana, and orlando bloom. Kids learn about the hero achilles of greek mythology including his birth, the trojan war, his friend petroclus, fight with hector, death, the achilles heel, and interesting facts. Troy 55 movie clip achilles revenge 2004 hd duration. Paris seeks menelaus for handtohand combat for the hand of helen. Jan 25, 2018 in perhaps one of the more moving parts of the iliad, priam, the king of troy manages to sneak into the greek camp and enters achilles tent where he throws himself at achilles feet begging that he be given the slain corps of his son hector so that. Two emerging nations begin to clash after paris, the trojan prince, convinces helen, queen of sparta, to leave her. When prince hector saw that achilles stood once again at the head of the greek army, he knew that there was only one thing for it. King leonidas of sparta and a force of 300 men fight the persians at thermopylae in 480 b. Achilles wrath is a concert piece by sean oloughlin.
In the iliad achilles does try to get briseis back from agamemnon but this is mainly because his pride has been hurt and he has been embarrassed by agamemnon. Wolfgang petersen i, like so many others, was expecting a lot out of troy when i headed along to opening night and sat in the dark cinema, watching the action unfold. Although the death of achilles is not presented in the iliad, other sources. Ajax is often shown carrying the dead body of achilles. May 30, 20 get the latest movie times, trailers and celebrity interviews. Troy achilles i need my glory 2017 cinematic mv duration. Achilles groans, then sheathes his sword agamemnon. Paris sees them both and, despite protests from briseis, shoots achilles multiple times, notably in the heel. Office film and 2005 teen choice awards choice movie actor brad pitt. One man alone stands as the key to victory or defeat over troy achilles pitt, believed to be the greatest warrior alive.