Watch this achilles video, troy hector vs achilles, on fanpop and browse other achilles videos. 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. With the help of achilles, the greeks are able to fight the never before defeated trojans. Oct 14, 2012 in the iliad, patroclus was not the cousin of achilles, only a friend. Achilles duels hector who killed his cousin, patroclus hd movie scene from the directors cut of wolfgang petersens troy i do not own the. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 greeks to troy. Hector chooses to remain outside the gates of troy to face achilles, partly because had he listened to polydamas and retreated with his troops the previous night, achilles would not have killed so many trojans.
Get out print of troy get up well, lets dont take my glory. Apr 17, 2007 from the original version of the movie, not the extended directors cut. Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy. Achilles and patroclus were not cousins, they were actually good friends and possibly lovers. The whole movie shows their battle struggles and the foreshadowing of fate in this adaptation of homers classic the iliad. Hector does not readily engage in combat with achilles. The hero of the iliad and of the 2004 movie troy is, of course, fictional, but the book is based on real historical events. After achilles temporarily deserted the greeks, hector stormed the greek camp, wounded odysseus and threatened to burn the greek fleetuntil agamemnon rallied his troops and repelled the trojans. The first contrast between achilles and hector is that they have different personalities and how they live their life.
Hector was a prince of troy in greek mythology, son of king priam and queen hecuba. Similarities between hector and achilles 1208 words bartleby. Troy depicts the conflict between achilles and hector. Hector is clearly outclassed and knows it, but is the only character in the entire film to even come close to wounding achilles in combat. Achilles chases hector around the wall of troy three times before athena, in the form of hector s favorite and dearest brother, deiphobus, persuades hector to stop running and fight achilles face to face. In a way hectors father king priam, dooms troy and seals his sons fate when he decides against his eldest sons advice to raid the beach of the fleeing greeks. In the movie troy the director makes the decision to start the movie at the start of the war, giving the viewers some background information as to why the war had actually began rather than starting nine years into the war like in the iliad, ragegoddess, sing the rage of peleus son achilles, murderous, doomed, that cost the achaeans.
Hector was one of the principal warriors and greatest heroes of the now mythical trojan wars, where he fought for the side of troy under the blessing of the sun and prophecy god apollo and faced the greek demigod achilles, who under the protection of the goddess of war and wisdom athena. Comparison and contrast between achilles and hector history essay. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by. After killing hector, achilles drags the dead body back to the body of patroclus as a sign of vengeance. Troy all battle action fighting scenes movie clips. Both fight scenes of achilles vs hector tv show and movie hd duration.
Achilles arrives outside troy alone, calling out for hector to face him. Hector fights achilles because he is afraid of being shamed by the citizens of troy. I do not claim any rights to the content of this video. In homers epic, the iliad, the legendary, has no two characters that are so similar yet so different as greek warrior, achilles, and the prince of troy, hector. Nov 05, 2011 couldnt find this on here in hd so i decided to rip and upload it from my dvd. Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of.
The homeric epics were composed much later than the era the trojan war took place if there was one specific trojan war and are literary works flowing from a wide tradition, not historical accoun. Does troy have one of the best fight scenes ever made. In the past, however, a mans courage and strength is all that he had to keep him alive. An addition to the music is the use of danny elfmans theme for planet of the apes during the pivotal fight between hector and achilles in front of the gates of troy. Aug 17, 2018 hektor full fight final battle all action movie clips. He was a man, he didnt have divine gifts his mother gave him. Achilles is the strongest fighter in the greek side, and hector is the strongest trojan.
During battle hector duels a man he believes to be achilles and cuts his throat, only to discover it was actually patroclus hd movie scene from the director. 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. Hector in troy heroes possess five timeless qualities. Essay on a comparison of achilles and hector 951 words. Hector chooses to remain outside the gates of troy to face achilles, partly because had he listened to polydamas and retreated. Rather than approaching the city alone, achilles leads the greek army to the gates of troy in a great rout before tracking down hector. The dvd was released on september 18, 2007 in the us. Although achilles was asked to be a king of greece, he denied the offer. Sep 26, 2016 watch achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal legend doyo on dailymotion.
Achilles is shrouded in myth as being demigod but it is later clarified to not be the case implying no one had ever managed that before. They are always willing to accept a challenge, they are courageous, selfsacrificing, they can overcome struggle with strength and dignity, and they have superior yet human qualities. Besides the supporting cast, peter o toole is just perfect playing the king of troy. Troy hector vs achilles fight scene hq widescreen youtube. But how many wives wait at troy s gates for husbands theyll never see again.
The neck wound looks only half as bad in the theatrical version. Hektor full fight final battle all action movie clips. The next day, achilles arrives outside troy and challenges hector. Achilles, meanwhile, prepares to fight hector, although briseis begs him not to fight her cousin as he is a good man. Odysseus persuasion speech for its remarkable portrayal of ancient greek competitive, glory seeking eth.
This is hector hector the the food food who who thought thought he he killed killed achilles. As far as the fight goes, troy does a really good job of showing movement within a fight, something movies often cut away from cutting away and back at the moment someone strikes. The one thing that pissed me off about the movie is that paris lived. Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story. Hector the fight between hector and achilles is told in different ways with the iliad and troy. Troy is a very loose adaptation of the iliad and the achilles depicted in the book is nothing like brad pitts portrayal in the movie. Watch achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal legend doyo on dailymotion. Unlike achilles who was born with andreia, hector had to learn it. In greek mythology and roman mythology, hector was a trojan prince and the greatest fighter for troy in the trojan war. Upon being faced with achilles, hector flees three times around the city and only stops to fight when athena tricks him.
For nine long years, hector led the defense of the city of troy against the greek onslaught. The 1956 film, helen of troy marked the first time hector appears in movies, this time played by actor harry andrews. In movie troy, what would happen if hector kills achilles. Hector was raised to eventually be the king of troy. Priam, king of troy peter otoole, summons his armies, led by prince hector eric bana, to meet the onslaught of agamemnons forces, but while the great city has yet to yield in a battle. At the theater, a gamefaqs message board topic titled does troy have one of the best fight scenes ever made. Their battle, unlike in the movie, is extremely short in the story.
A difference between achilles and hector is that hector was born into a royal family, but achilles was not. Major differences between the homers iliad and the film troy. Fight scene between achilles and hector from the movie troy. During battle hector duels a man he believes to be achilles and cuts his throat, only to discover it was actually patroclus hd movie scene from. Achilles groans, then sheathes his sword agamemnon. Hector farewells paris, priam, andromache and helen, preparing to meet his fate. When he sees achilles, however, hector is seized by fear and turns to flee. Hector leans over to his opponent to take off the head. In the movie agamemnon brought the kings together for this war, which is not true in the iliad.
If hector had survived and been able to convince the trojans not to stupidly drag that wooden horse full of greek warriors into the city, then troy likely wouldnt have fallen. In this blog im going to show the differences of the battle between the great fighters. The fight scene in troy between achilles and hector has. He acted as leader of the trojans and their allies in the defence of troy. This was particularly on display in achilless introduction where he runs across the battlefield, but you can see it in the achilles vs. Mar 31, 2020 as depicted in homers the iliad, hector is one of the principal defenders of troy, and he very nearly won the war for the trojans.
Jul 03, 2009 the scene in troy where achilles fights hectors over his cousins recent death. The differences consisting of hector running away from achilles in the iliad and a long and glorious battle between them both in the movie troy. Agamemnon attacks troy out of his own greed and ambition. 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. Hector is a man of family who loves his child and wife and he believed that confidence, communication is important to build a good relationship with respect and love to keep the family. From the costumes to the architecture of the city of troy this movie gets about as close as anyone could get to giving us an idea of what battles were like, or imagined to have been like, at the time when the iliad and the odyssey were reduced to writing. This impels him to push his own men harder, to row faster.
The scene in troy where achilles fights hectors over his cousins recent death. Aug 22, 2017 achilles is shrouded in myth as being demigod but it is later clarified to not be the case implying no one had ever managed that before. Eric bana is also terrific as prince hector, trying to negotiate peace between troy and sparta. Good film hunting troy 2004 hector vs achilles facebook. 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. Differences between the movie and the mythos main differences between the original greek myth and the film according to the myths, zeus, athena, apollo, hera, aphrodite and poseidon all played active parts in the trojan war. He acted as leader of the trojans and their allies in the defence of troy, killing 31,000 greek fighters, offers hyginus. It is very apparent that the film troy, directed by wolfgang peterson, has been heavily influenced by the epic poem, the iliad, a work commonly credited to the ancient greek poet homer. As a result the raid, the greeks are brought together again with the myrmidons and achilless rath is brought upon hector from patrocluss death. He was a battlehardened warrior, and, like achilles, had a reputation for andreia. Briseis is a major character of the iliad and may have had a similar relationship with achilles as portrayed in the movie, but she was not related to the princes paris and hector. One of the key aspects of the movie was that this wasnt just some greek city, this was troy.
Briseis is a trojan priestess and hector s cousin, captured during the attack on apollos temple. Brad pitt delivers one of the best performances of his career as achilles, giving the right amount of power and strength. Boagrius fight, for its dynamic camera and originality. I dont know how much of it you did, but can i just say how much i loved the armor in this movie, particularly achilles helmet and mostly trojan armor. His wife was andromache and they had a son, scamandrius or astyanax hector was considered the greatest warrior of troy, but he did not approve of the war that had started between the greeks and the trojans.
Tonight ill have her give me a bath, and then, who knows. Troy achilles wasnt mythical achilles, in the movie his heel only hut him when paris shot an arrow through it. Achilles fought for greece to own troy and add it to the greek empire. Weve compiled a list of things that the films depiction of the greek hero has gotten very wrong. Madison 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. Achilles and hector fight but hector is eventually brought down by exhaustion. See the directors cut version under video responses. Achilles fought for greece and hector was a prince for troy. Hector fought to keep greece out and to have peace between the two. The whole movie revolves around the war erupted between the troj.
A big man, ajax does his share of hacking away at the enemy until hector kills him. I think achilles shows more courage by fighting out of devotion rather than fear of shame. Both are flying to their deaths so you have to take their motives into consideration. After hector realizes the trick, he knows the battle is inevitable. If you wanna watch the full movie, im sorry its not here. Similarities between hector and achilles 1208 words. Troy 2004 achilles vs hector movie with brad pitt troy good only brad pitt looked like he was there for a surfing competition. Another difference between achilles and hector is that achilles fought for death while hector fought for peace. Madison 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.
Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal. Achilles is the strongest fighter in the greek side, and hector is the. Couldnt find this on here in hd so i decided to rip and upload it from my dvd. Hector was too scared of achilles to fight him and he ran away around the walls of troy 3 times. As the trojans are retreating into the wall, hector stays outside to engage achilles, but as achilles runs towards him, he. Apr 14, 20 the fight between hector and achilles is told in different ways with the iliad and troy. Hector eric bana mistakes young patroclus garrett hedlund for achilles in battle and brutally kills him. Hector is the true hero of iliad in todays society, a mans mind is his most important tool. Achilles fight to be really underwhelming and anticlimactic, not just because i knew achilles would win but because it just felt too choreographed like a dance recital, i never really felt the pain or brutality, especially not when compared to the hector vs. Watch this achilles video, achilles vs hector in troy, on fanpop and browse other achilles videos. Patroclus was actually older than achilles as well.
Otherwise, its doubtful that the sieges outcome would have ended dif. It does great at making them feel similar and yet vastly different. In the movie, briseis is a member of priams family but in the poem, she was simply a slave girl. The score of the film was changed dramatically, with many of the female vocals being cut. Mar 10, 2016 achilles fights hector to the death for the war. However, its not achilles but his father 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.
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