Tale of troy or iliad the story behind the trojan war. When she arrived at troy, she boast of her prowess. Menelaus brother, king agamemnon brian cox, having already defeated every army in greece, uses his brothers fury as a. The tale of troy begins with the competition among the three goddesses, which aphrodite won. Troys story tells his unlikely and inspirational tale, following troy from his years as. Mar 11, 2005 directed by aaran creece, william matherbrown. With markos seferlis, yannis kapetanios, savvas tasiou, stelios kritikos. While visiting spartan king menelaus brendan gleeson, trojan prince paris orlando bloom falls for menelaus wife, helen diane kruger, and takes her back to troy. The story of achilles, troy and the wooden horse is one of the most famous in the world.
It is loosely based on homer s iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decade. An adaptation of homers great epic, the film follows the assault on troy by the united greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. Better a couple of hundred sweaty warriors than two masses of 50,000 men marching toward one another across a sea of. Helen of troy is one of the most wellknown women in literature and culture, the woman whose face is responsible for launching a thousand ships. Directed by wolfgang peterson, the movie troy is based on an adaptation of homers great epic the iliad. Search the database to find exactly what youre looking for. The epic poem from which the film is drawn should, of course, be required reading for anyone who wants to fully appreciate the true scope and rhythm of those times and the importance of the principals and the relationships between them. 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. See ancient greek pottery, depicting stories from the iliad.
The iliad over the thousands of years that the epic story the iliad has survived, there has no doubt been some form of alteration to homers original. James holoka, professor foreign languages and history at eastern michigan university, who notes that despite this list he did enjoy the movie. If you like action packed movies that well build you up with action and then give you butterflies from love and death scenes, then this movie is for you. It is for the beauty of this woman for which most argue the trojan war began, and so is a key character in the film played by diane kruger.
It is for the beauty of this woman for which most argue the trojan war began, and so. A battlescarred warrior, menelaus is already halfway drunk. Princes of troy, on our last night together, queen helen and i salute you. Released may th, 2004, troy stars brad pitt, eric bana, orlando bloom, diane kruger the r movie has a runtime of about 2 hr 42 min, and received a score of 56 out of 100 on metacritic, which. Hedlund does bear a notable resemblence to pitt he was undoubtedly cast as patroclus for that reason, both because their characters are cousins and because of the requirement to successfully pull off the masquerade as achilles during the scene and thus could readily be mistaken for. Troy s story tells his unlikely and inspirational tale, following troy from his years as a motorbike prodigy to the top ranks of his sport. Examine golden artifacts referred to as priams treasure, view excavations at mycenae in greece, and meet heinrich schliemann the controversial excavator who uncovered troy and. Mar 04, 2014 mix play all mix markos seferlis youtube. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. Plot summary for troy 2004, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more. The hardcharging style of legendary motorcycle racer troy bayliss has won him not only the world superbike crown, but a reputation as one of the most exciting riders in the world. In this story behind the movie, take a virtual trip to turkey and view the troy excavations. This movie reenacts the legend of the trojan war in 1193 b.
The full story of trojan war troy and the death of. Savvato remix original troy story seferlis rroy topic 4 years ago. The full story of trojan war troy and the death of achilles. Click here for more information on getting the most out of the database. If you like mythology, war and beautiful people with no body hair, then troy may be the movie for you. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Briseis is a trojan priestess and hectors cousin, captured during the attack on apollos temple. But andromache, the newlygrieving widow of hector, rebuked the amazon queen, asking her to be cautious and not to be boastful, since there are a number of great fighters among the greeks. From humble beginnings growing up on wheat farm in outback australia troy one day dreamed of racing bikes. Last may, wolfgang petersen directed a movie based on the iliad. The story structure database is an archive of books and movies, recording all their major plot points.
This movie, troy, has proven to be a very loose adaptation of homers. The legend of troy has been passed down to us from over three thousand years ago. Homers sprawling tale of love and war in ancient greece comes to the screen in all its grandeur in this epicscale adventure. Instead, i viewed troy on bluray purely for its cinematic entertainment value as an evenings viewing of the popcorn variety of movie i was not disappointed, but boy do you need the whole evening free if you watch it in its entirety the standard uk disc contains only the directors cut as it runs in excess of a bumnumbing 3hrs. The amazon queen, penthesileia, was a daughter of ares, and sister of hippolyte. Troy is presented with loving respect and the level of excitement and action homers iliad deserves. Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal legend. Aug 28, 2008 the trojan war was an epic siege carried out by the achaean greek kingdoms against the city of troy, around 1250 bc. After paris, prince of troy steals helen, queen of sparta from menelaus. Based on homers iliad, this epic portrays the battle between the ancient kingdoms of troy and sparta. Smellin of troy what follows is a partial list of discrepancies between troy the bigbudget hollywood movie and troy the epic poem and archeological history. And achilles doesnt rage so much as pout and glower. We put comedian lauren lapkus to the task of picking the nominee most likely to make her cry.
The ancient greeks believed that troy was located near the dardanelles and that the trojan war was a historical event of the th or 12th century bc, but by the mid19th century ad, both the war and the city were widely seen as nonhistorical. This movie is the watereddown, greatest hits, classic comics version. Agamemnon is inspired to attack troy by a dream sent by the gods, who want to bring his army misery for taking briseis away from achilles. Watching the scene carefully, i would say that garrett hedlund plays the character throughout. While visiting spartan king menelaus brendan gleeson, trojan prince paris orlando bloom. Troy, starring brad pitt, is a historical travesty film. With its beautiful actors, breathtaking scenery and costumes, the movie troy is a movie for hollywood that is sure to be a box office hit. Photos add image add an image do you have any images for this title. Palace of sparta reception hall continuous 8 menelaus 40, king of sparta, stands at the head of a massive table that spans the length of a hall lit by torches. Paris orlando bloom, the young prince of troy, eloped with helen diane kruger, the queen of sparta, after a mission to sign a peace treaty with menelaus brendan gleeson, the king, with the elder trojan prince hector eric. In the movie briseis comes from lyrnessus, and is captured by the aecheans before the siege of troy. Find out where troy is streaming, if troy is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider.
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. Troy is a big budget version of the greek myth of helen of troy and the wooden horse. With brad pitt, eric bana, orlando bloom, julian glover. The iliad is a story about love, honor, betrayal, fate, ambition, and of course, hubris the adventure of the best warrior there ever was or will be. Troy, based on the iliad, has proven to be a very loose adaptation of homers classic and one cannot help noticing the major differences between the book and the. Troy is based on the epic poem the iliad by homer, according to the credits.
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