But hector seems trapped in a pattern, and achilles will not stand for it. Hector a battle not only between two champions, but between two sets of morals and two ways of living. Thessalian valley 6 agamemnon confers with his officers on the battlefield, including king nestor 65, his trusted advisor. According to homer, achilles was brought up by his mother at phthia with his cousin and inseparable companion patroclus. In this epic you will be introduced to hector and achilles. Patroclus was achilles dear childhood friend and he revenged his death by killing hector in a duel. Throughout the homeric poems, several references are made to dogs, vultures, and other creatures that devour the dead. Hector made a deal with ajax to kill achilles for him.
What is achilles answer to hector s question about coming to troy. It does great at making them feel similar and yet vastly different. Achilles was the bravest, handsomest, and greatest warrior of the army of agamemnon in the trojan war. 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. Achilles, being a fearless fighter, defeated many throughout his battles against the trojan army, including the bravehearted hector during the invasion of troy. Brad pitt as achilles seems to be the most controversial of the leading actors of the troy movie because people disagree with his portrayal. What are the differences and similarities between achilles and hector. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A big man, ajax does his share of hacking away at the enemy until hector kills him. 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. But when achilles friend patroclus died, killed by hector, achilles went mad and determined to get revenge, which meant going to war. With brad pitt, eric bana, orlando bloom, julian glover. This is when we see achilles decide to fight the trojans for revenge, specifically, the mighty prince hector.
The battle represented who would ultimately be determined the epic hero. Essay on a comparison of achilles and hector 951 words. An adaptation of homers great epic, the film follows the assault on troy. In this blog im going to show the differences of the battle between the great fighters. Achilles and hector as contrasting heroes in the iliad. He was a man, he didnt have divine gifts his mother gave him. The scene in troy where achilles fights hectors over his cousins recent death. I do not claim any rights to the content of this video. Hector, his other son, killed patroclus during a battle as he was wearing achilles armor. Both of them have pride and glory and they want everybody to respect.
For hector had no doubt he would not still be standing, were that the case. Although hector was portrayed as an honorable man in the movie, homer portrays hector as cowardly. 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. Achilles chases him around the citys periphery three times, but the goddess athena finally tricks hector into turning around and fighting achilles. You can almost say achilles was prancing around with weapons in hand and an opponent just happened to be in the vicinity. Both fight scenes of achilles vs hector tv show and movie hd duration. The fight scene in troy between achilles and hector has amazing choreography and is one of my favourite fights. According to legend, achilles was extraordinarily strong, courageous and loyal, but he had one vulnerabilityhis achilles. Then, blinded by rage and sorrow he dishonored the dead body of the prince by. Its exact nature has been a subject of dispute in both the classical period and modern times. He gave a slight nod, which hector did not hesitate to return.
Weve compiled a list of things that the films depiction of the greek hero has gotten very wrong. Achilles duels hector who killed his cousin, patroclus hd movie scene from the directors cut of wolfgang petersens troy i do not own the. This is the full fight scene between achilles and hector in the movie troy. The best movie quotes, movie lines and film phrases by movie quotes. Duty of lions and men chapter 1, a troy fanfic fanfiction. The wound was fatal yet allowed hector to speak to achilles. Though achilles has been given the title of the hero of the trojan war. Achilles, distraught and wanting to avenge the death of his friend patroclus, returns to the war and kills hector.
Mar 02, 2009 another point people make is that hector actually fled from achilles for a long time before fighting him. Achilles gallops away, leaving the boy standing alone. He acted as leader of the trojans and their allies in the defence of troy, killing 31,000 greek fighters. Unlike the movie, the book that troy is loosely based on has the real fight between achilles and hector. Achilles and hector are both great warriors for their armies. What are the differences and similarities between achilles. But how many wives wait at troys gates for husbands theyll never see again.
In both the book and the movie, this is a pivotal part of the story. As he continues forward, he grows ever more powerful, but his hector s situations grow ever more dire. 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. Similarities between hector and achilles 1208 words bartleby. Achilles profile of the greek hero of the trojan war. Hector in the iliad is a very interesting epic with features two main central characters that are similar in some ways but totally different in other ways. Hector stops at the last second, sparing patroclus life and earning him the respect of achilles. He was the son of the nereid thetis and peleus, king of phthia. Troy daily script movie scripts and movie screenplays. Hector is the true hero of iliad in todays society, a mans mind is his most important tool.
The warrior achilles is one of the great heroes of greek mythology. The whole movie shows their battle struggles and the foreshadowing of fate in this adaptation of homers classic the iliad. After an initial dialogue, achilles casts his spear and misses. Until the end of the poem, it can be argued that both achilles and hector fit the role of an epic hero, but there can only be one. At the theater, a gamefaqs message board topic titled does troy have one of the best fight scenes ever made. He was a battlehardened warrior, and, like achilles, had a reputation for andreia. Achilles is a true delight for the eyes, a masterpiece in both the form and the content. Achilles commands the greek army, while hector commands the trojan army. Beowulf achilles and hector today, most heroes is movies are successful. Dec 11, 2015 its a road movie of sorts in that it follows the endless winter migrations of mullens character, hector, north and south across the uk, sleeping in the outdoors, public toilets, motorway service station car parks, shopping centres but more positively in a london christmas homeless shelter where he has, over the years, become something of a. Apr 14, 20 the fight between hector and achilles is told in different ways with the iliad and troy. Achilles, in greek mythology, son of the mortal peleus, king of the myrmidons, and the nereid, or sea nymph, thetis. He was said to be the most handsome hero who fought against troy. Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy.
Similarities between hector and achilles 1208 words. The dvd was released on september 18, 2007 in the us. In homers iliad, courage is valued over honesty and even faithf. Aug 06, 2015 but if you compared the two, hector is all serious and grim while achilles, who was also serious and grim, still had this air of nonchalance during the duel. Sep 26, 2016 watch achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal legend doyo on dailymotion. The similarities between achilles and hector is that both lived in the present moment and both wanted to achieve glory in order to be the hero that their homeland needed, while the differences include achilles being stubborn and angry while hector was prideful, yet cowardly. The score of the film was changed dramatically, with many of the female vocals being cut. 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.
Ajax gave hector his girdle that achilles later attached to his chariot to drag hectors corpse around the. They needed hector to be sort of the honorable character in the movie, not to mention watching him run away would have really interfered with the pacing of the movie. Although the death of achilles is not presented in the iliad, other. Achilles is the quintessentially heroic subject of homers great poem of adventure and war, the iliad.
In greek mythology, achilles or achilleus was a hero of the trojan war, the greatest of all the greek warriors, and is the central character of homers iliad. With the help of achilles, the greeks are able to fight the never before defeated trojans. Eric bana is also terrific as prince hector, trying to negotiate peace between troy and sparta. 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.
Wolfgang peterson may have chosen to do this to try to show achilles as less of a barbarian than the iliad tells us and also how achilles in the movie troy achilles sulks in. Achilles and hector fight but hector is eventually brought down by exhaustion. Let them say i lived in the time of hector and of achilles. After hectors death, his wife andromache was enslaved by the son of achilles, and his son astyanax was killed. He then lashes the body to the back of his chariot and drags it across the battlefield to the achaean camp. 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. Hector had begged for an honorable burial in troy, but achilles was determined to humiliate his enemy even in death. Hector is the greatest of the trojan warriors in homers epic the iliad, and in many ways, is a more sympathetic hero than the poems central figure, achilles. Achilles most notable feat during the trojan war was the slaying of the trojan prince hector outside the gates of troy. However, hector s brother shot an arrow said to be guided by apollo to his heel instantly killing achilles.
Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal. Although the death of patroclus prompts him to seek reconciliation with agamemnon, it does not alleviate his rage, but instead redirects it toward hector. You will wander the underworld blind, deaf, and dumb, and all the dead will know. Achilles facts and information about the greek hero achilles. Two men from each side in the great trojangreek war. Hector, priam and hector as a hero as an epic hero bartleby. The relationship between achilles and patroclus is a key element of the stories associated with the trojan war.
He wouldnt fight even after agamemnon had returned briseisuntouched as was shown in the movie. Troy hector vs achilles fight scene hq widescreen youtube. So they set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 greeks to troy. But if you compared the two, hector is all serious and grim while achilles, who was also serious and grim, still had this air of nonchalance during the duel. For nine long years, hector led the defense of the city of troy against the greek onslaught. Achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of. The battle between achilles and hector has been written by some poor fool who has taken the movie troy a bit too seriously. Similarities between hector and achilles 1817 words 8 pages. 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. Jan 05, 2009 prince hector, who thought it was achilles, killed patroclus in battle. Aug 22, 2017 this is going to be a resound for the video 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. Hector killed patroclus in a battle which enraged achilles. In both the iliad and the movie troy achilles kills hector, but after hector has been dragged, achilles in the movie troy takes the body of hector back to the greek camp but in the iliad the body of hector is left for the dogs.
Movies are made in order to satisfy peoples urge, deviate from everyday life. Arm slung around patroclus, who glanced at hector as though he would change his mind at any second and send him to hades himself, eudorus paused to cast a speculative gaze at the prince himself. It is an original way of presenting the story of achilles, the mythical greek warrior, but more generally of telling the story of a man, tortured by a love he does not want to acknowledge until he. 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. In the movies, characters have supernatural power and experience unusual incidents that people cannot have. An epic hero in an epic poem in the battle between hector and achilles, there was more on the line than winning the war. The event does not make achilles a more deliberative or selfreflective character. Achilles performs this move several times throughout the movie. Unfortunately, the trojan prince is not prepared for the myrmidons attentions. This is going to be a resound for the video 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. Comparison between achilles and hector homers epic the iliad is an incredible poem that labels the majority of the battle between greeks and trojans. This greater fight puts achilles of achaeans as well as hector of the trojans in direct war since they are the best fighters in their particular society and thus accountable for leadership and inspiration of their people. In greek mythology and roman mythology, hector was a trojan prince and the greatest fighter.
Hector farewells paris, priam, andromache and helen, preparing to meet his fate. The fight scene in troy between achilles and hector has. 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. Achilles arrives outside troy alone, calling out for hector to face him. By the way, i notice a lot of comments about how troy didnt follow the iliad.
This impels him to push his own men harder, to row faster. Brad pitt delivers one of the best performances of his career as achilles, giving the right amount of power and strength. Achilles was the greatest of the warriors famed for his swiftness on the greek achaean side during the trojan war, directly competing with troys warrior hero hector. Achilles, meanwhile, prepares to fight hector, although briseis begs him not to fight her cousin as he is a good man. In the past, however, a mans courage and strength is all that he had to keep him alive. Troy achilles wasnt mythical achilles, in the movie his heel only hut him when paris shot an arrow through it. Killing hector was not enough for achilles so he dragged his dead body with his chariot during the funeral games held for patroclus. In his final moments, hector begs achilles for an honorable funeral, but achilles replies that he will let the dogs and vultures devour hector s flesh.
In the iliad, homer describes a deep and meaningful relationship between achilles and patroclus, where achilles is tender toward patroclus but callous and arrogant toward others. He even admitted so in perhaps one of the most touching scenes of western literature. 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. Unlike achilles who was born with andreia, hector had to learn it. A difference between achilles and hector is that hector was born into a royal family, but achilles was not.
Like most homeric characters, achilles does not develop significantly over the course of the epic. The iliad is very interesting poem because it teaches several good things about the life of. The hero of the iliad and of the 2004 movie troy is, of course, fictional, but the book is based on real historical events. Watch achilles vs hector troy 2004 epic movie the true story of troy an immortal legend doyo on dailymotion. The similarities between achilles and hector is that both lived in the present moment and both wanted to achieve glory in order to be the hero that their homeland needed, while the differences include achilles being stubborn and angry while hector was prideful, yet cowardly and impulsive. Achilles stunning encounter with priam, king of troy. The duel of achilles and hector in troy what about drinks. When hector did not honor his part of the deal, ajax killed hector. 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. Couldnt find this on here in hd so i decided to rip and upload it from my dvd. To me, his independence, dancelike fighting techniques, impulsiveness, defiance of agamemnon, and love of briseis all seem in line with the achilles. If you dont know the story and havent seen the movie, dont watch this, there are spoilers. You wont have ears or a tongue, youll wander the underworld blind, deaf and dumb.
One of the key aspects of the movie was that this wasnt just some greek city, this was troy. Does troy have one of the best fight scenes ever made. Both of them have pride and glory and they want everybody to respect them. Achilles leads his myrmidons along with the rest of the greek army invading the historical city of troy, defended by hectors trojan army. Achilles fought for greece and hector was a prince for troy.