From the original version of the movie, not the extended directors cut. Achilles buries his cousin after the later was killed by hector of troy. The two armies met outside the trojan walls, and paris proposed a duel between himself and menelaus for helens hand, instead of a battle. Troy, the movie, and the mystery of the missing gods. In the iliad, patroclus was not the cousin of achilles, only a friend. He acted as leader of the trojans and their allies in the defence of troy, killing 31,000 greek fighters. Troy the movie, starring brad pitt celebrate greece.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Briseis is a trojan priestess and hectors cousin, captured during the attack on apollos temple. Hectors character is drawn favorably as a good son, a loving husband and father, and a trusty friend. Becoming one of the people becoming one with neytiri from avatar. An adaptation of homer s great epic, the film follows the assault on troy by the united greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved. He asks achilles for a pact that whoever wins between them will allow the dead mans body to be taken and cleaned by that mans people. He asks achilles for a pact that whoever wins between them will allow the dead man s body to be taken and cleaned by that man s people. Earlier in the movie, priam told hector the story that, at birth, hector had refused to open his eyes and was on the verge of death. Hector eric bana mistakes young patroclus garrett hedlund for achilles in battle and brutally kills him. He is shown practising archery in his free time rather than partying around or showing affection to helen.
In the poem, paris is killed, hectors baby is killed, and hectors wife is the slave of greek however in the film troy they escape safely. Troy hector vs achilles fight scene hq widescreen youtube. Achilles leads his myrmidons along with the rest of the greek army invading the historical city of troy, defended by hector s trojan army. The end of the film the sack of troy is not taken from the iliad, but rather from quintus smyrnaeus s posthomerica as the iliad concludes with hectors death and funeral. The end of the film the sack of troy is not taken from the iliad, but rather from virgils aeneid as the iliad concludes with hectors death and funeral. Find all 12 songs in troy soundtrack, with scene descriptions. During the 12 days that troy mourns hectors death, the greeks plan to enter the city using a hollowedout wooden horse, devised by odysseus. Wary of achilles, hector shows his wife andromache a secret tunnel beneath troy.
Fight scene between achilles and hector from the movie troy. Troy extended edition achilles learns about patrocluss death. Wolfgang petersens 2004 film, troy, isnt historically accurate and it isnt faithful to its literary source. 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. Mar 31, 2020 after hector s death, his wife andromache was enslaved by the son of achilles, and his son astyanax was killed. Both eleftherios tserkezis and tyler rhys smith wrote excellent answers.
After hector s death, he finally realizes things will never be the same and mans up. Achilles is informed of his cousins death and vows revenge. Troy 2004 soundtrack complete list of songs whatsong. 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 10. However, after a screening of the film with an early incomplete version. Hector eric bana faces ajax tyler mane in a fight to the death. This cut also focuses on achilles story, where as the theatrical cut is more neutral. The way the music has been placed in this cut changes the tone of the film completely. It is loosely based on homers iliad in its narration of the entire story of the decadelong trojan warcondensed into little more than a. His choice to fight and kill hector will result in his death, and he knows it.
It was based on homer s iliad and its primary focus is the trojan war, which is one of the greatest stories in ancient literature. Whilst the film s battle scenes are vastly improved with directors cut and characters have now have more depth. With brad pitt, eric bana, orlando bloom, julian glover. During the 12 days that troy mourns hector s death, the greeks plan to enter the city using a hollowedout wooden horse, devised by odysseus. The scene in troy where achilles fights hectors over his cousins recent death. Ajax gave hector his girdle that achilles later attached to his chariot to drag hector s corpse around the walls of troy. Watch the video for hectors death from james horners troy for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. It was based on homers iliad and its primary focus is the trojan war, which is one of the greatest stories in ancient literature. There, he begs achilles to let him take hectors body and bury it.
By mutilating hectors corpse, achilles seeks revenge for the death of his close friend and relative, patroclus patroklos. All songs from the troy 2004 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. In the poem, paris is killed, hectors baby is killed, and hectors wife is the slave of. His leavetaking of andromache in the sixth book of the iliad, and his departure to meet achilles for the last time, are movingly described. Troy made more than 73% of its revenues outside the u. A ancient greek vase depicting ajax preparing to commit suicide the reason for these differences between the iliad and the film troy are nearly 100% economic as when looking at each individual example of the differences all of them are. Hector was married to andromache, he had an infant son. Major differences between the homers iliad and the film troy. Wolfgang petersen s 2004 film, troy, isnt historically accurate and it isnt faithful to its literary source. Other ancient works excluding the iliad portray the two characters as lovers, while homer doesnt explicitly state that they are or arent lovers. Listen to and download the music, ost, score, list of songs and trailers. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. Lets take fate out of the equation and hector was fat. It was written by david benioff and the cast includes such names as brad pitt, eric bana, orlando bloom, brian cox, sean bean and peter otoole.
Homer traced hectors heritage all the way back to dardanus, the mythical founder of troy. Did hector have a realistic chance of defeating achilles. The iliad does not contain the full account of the trojan war. This movie, troy, has proven to be a very loose adaptation of homers. The greeks and the trojans made a truce to bury the dead. The music mixing is atrocious, some of the original soundtrack had been removed from the film and scenes like hectors death are not sadtragic anymore, but a celebration. In the film, the two are portrayed as cousins, with achilles being a mentor to his younger relative. Hectors character is drawn in most favourable colours as a good son, a loving husband and father, and a trusty friend. The end of the film the sack of troy is not taken from the iliad, but rather from virgil s aeneid as the iliad concludes with hector s death and funeral. Last may, wolfgang petersen directed a movie based on the iliad. The 2004 movie version of the legend of the trojan war, starring brad pitt as achilles, eric bana as hector, orlando bloom as paris, diane kruger as helen, brian cox as agamemnon, peter otoole as priam, rose byrne as briseis, and sean bean as odysseus in one of his rare notdying roles the film is not technically an adaptation of homers iliad, despite common misconceptions, as it takes. In the movie briseis comes from lyrnessus, and is captured by the aecheans before the siege of troy. Troy all battle action fighting scenes movie clips duration. The music mixing is atrocious, some of the original soundtrack had been removed from the film and scenes like hector s death are not sadtragic anymore, but a celebration.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. May, 2004 find a movie, tv show or artist 230,600 songs 71,800 artists 97,800 episodes, movies and games the internets best source for music from tv and movies since 2005. The greeks leave the horse at the location of their camp, then withdraw to the beach hiding in their ships behind a nearby island. After hectors death, his wife andromache was enslaved by the son of achilles, and his son astyanax was killed. The events leading up to hectors duel with achilles a tempest of failure, deceit and unappeasable emotion are the beating heart of homers poem, and the filmmakers approach them with. Listen to trailer music, ost, original score, and the full list of popular songs in the film. But, at a runtime of nearly three hours, troy is the most thorough screen adaptation.
Hector wants a glorious death, so he draws his sword and swoops down on achilles, who charges with his spear. King priam of troy sneaks into the greek camp although in the epic poem he is escorted by the god hermes. He is an especial favourite of apollo, and later poets even described him as son of that god. In the iliad the war took 10 years in the film troy it only took 17 days. In the duel, menelaus almost killed paris, but hector intervened and killed menelaus instead. Watch the video for hector s death from james horner s troy for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Inwilliam shakespeares troilus and cressida, written in 1609,hectors death comes at the end of the play, and his noble nature serves to contrast against the arrogant pride shown by other characters. Throughout the iliad, however, hector of troy is known for being against the war brewing between the greeks and the trojans. Hector is known for his courage but also his noble and courtly nature. A battle followed, in which many of agamemnons soldiers were killed by trojan archers. In this scene, the mirmidons went into the battle against the troyans on the beach. He then desecrates hectors body by dragging him around the city walls and then back to the grecian camp.
In the early dawn the next day, the greeks took advantage of the truce to build a wall and ditch around the ships while zeus watched in the distance. Achilles death is clearly foretold throughout the poem. The wooden horse and the sacking of troy download on itunes the wooden horse and the sacking of troy play on. Fastening hectors remains to his chariot, achilles plans to drag the body around the greek camp.
Hector was married to andromache, and together they had a son, astyanax. The end of the film the sack of troy is not taken from the iliad, but rather from quintus smyrnaeus s posthomerica as the iliad concludes with hector s death and funeral. Troy 2004 the death of patroclus movieclips youtube. Troy is a 2004 american epic war film produced by helena productions and released by warner bros. In both versions of events, achilles is touched by priams plea and allows him to take hectors body and hold a proper funeral. Helen of troy, released during the year 2003, is a movie produced by ted kurdyla and directed by john kent harrison. Homer traced hector s heritage all the way back to dardanus, the mythical founder of troy. It begins in the tenth year and ends with hectors death and the return of his body to priam. Upon being faced with achilles, hector flees three times around the city and only stops to fight when athena tricks him.
The 1956 film, helen of troy marked the first time hector appears in movies, this time played by actor harry andrews. 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. Jul 03, 2009 the scene in troy where achilles fights hectors over his cousins recent death. Depicting detail from a blackfigure hydria, this image shows achilles as he bendsover the body of a nowdeceased hector. Hectors death play on apple music hectors death download on itunes. Most equipment used by the greeks, such as the large round shields and achilles helmet, is from the classical period 54th centuries bc. He was commonly referred to as a leader of the trojans and their allies in the defense of troy, killing 31 greek fighters in all. May 31, 2012 james horner licensed to youtube by wmg. Rating 710 above average this events about troy war have been adapted on various films. He was the husband of andromache and the chief warrior of the trojan army. It is loosely based on the tale of the trojan war and the iliad, a poem by homer.
I own both bluray and dvd version of this movie and there is a difference between the two. The legend of troy was written in the iliad by the writer homer. 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. The place where troy strays the furthest from the iliad is the relationship between brad pitts achilles and patroclus. Their battle, unlike in the movie, is extremely short in the story. 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. Rather than approaching the city alone, achilles leads the greek army to the gates of troy in a great rout before tracking down hector. By the time the trojan horse is introduced, he actually is far more levelheaded than his father and the trojan generals to the point that he warns them. 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. Set during the trojan war, the tenyear siege of the city of troy ilium by a coalition of greek states, it tells of the battles and events during the. Jan 02, 2015 fight scene between achilles and hector from the movie troy.
May 07, 2020 hector, in greek legend, the eldest son of the trojan king priam and his queen hecuba. Achilles knows the armor hector is wearing and puts that knowledge to use, finding the weak point at the collarbone. There are a few main differences between hector in the iliad and in the movie troy. May, 2004 all songs from the troy 2004 movie soundtrack, with scene descriptions. Hector in literature and film modern historians consider hector the moral hero of the iliad, who is doomed by zeus who has selected hector to bring about patroclus death in order to force achilles back into battle. At the time when the epic is set, the greeks used small bowlshaped helmets and light leather shields shaped like the number 8. Oct 14, 2012 a ancient greek vase depicting ajax preparing to commit suicide the reason for these differences between the iliad and the film troy are nearly 100% economic as when looking at each individual example of the differences all of them are either due to lowering expensescomplexity of making the film troy i. Troy is an epic adventure war film directed by wolfgang petersen that was originally released in 2004. Composer gabriel yared originally worked on the score for troy for over a year, having been hired by the director, wolfgang petersen yared wrote and recorded his score and tanja carovska provided vocals on various portions of the music, as she later would on composer james horners version of the soundtrack. Agamemnon accepted, although secretly, he was going to invade the city anyway. Two emerging nations begin to clash after paris, the trojan prince, convinces helen, queen of sparta, to leave her husband, menelaus, and sail. Briseis is a trojan priestess and hector s cousin, captured during the attack on apollo s temple.