Wolfgang petersens 2004 film, inspired by the iliad, edited out all the gods and nymphs, and made the war into an action movie, supposedly. Homers iliad via the movie troy 2004 edith hall youtube. Paris fleeing from menelaus is a scene in the iliad and it was paris in most. Homers iliad via the movie troy 2004 professor edith hall. The film troy is a movie released in 2004 and was directed by wolfgang petersen, and has been influenced by the classical epic poem, the iliad which has been credited of the greek poet homer. It was for a predominantly western audience that the movie which came out in 2004. Agamemnon survives the war and is later killed by his wife, clytemnestra. Both texts deal with the same subject, the siege of troy which was ended with the trickery of the wooden horse. Loosely based on homers iliad, wolfgang petersen directs this epic war film, with an ensemble cast including brad pitt, eric. The 2004 film troy was an adaptation of homers iliad, covering the beginning of the trojan war, the battles between greece and troy, and the internal and external fighting that plagued both sides. Briseis comes from lyrnessus, and is captured by the aecheans before the siege of troy. The film troy which is directed by wolfgang peterson has been deeply influenced by the epic poem, the iliad. Troy, the movie, and the mystery of the missing gods medium. Major differences between the homers iliad and the film troy.
The iliad v troy comparsions between the modern film. This work is generally credited to the ancient greek poet named homer. Troy and the iliad are very similar in the story line and the allaround theme but there are huge fundamental changes the director made to the story to increase the likeability of the movie. In this lesson, well discuss the differences and similarities between homers the iliad and wolfgang petersens 2004 film troy. The illiad is an epic poem about the trojan war attributed to homer. The 2004 epic film troy catches quite the break when it comes to. Troy is 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. Well learn about the characters in each version and how the. A plot point from the iliad missing in the movie troy is the plague which affected the greek troops. Briseis is a trojan priestess and hectors cousin, captured during the attack on apollos temple. Troy, the movie, and the mystery of the missing gods. But, at a runtime of nearly three hours, troy is the most thorough screen adaptation. Troy is a 2004 epic historical war drama film directed by wolfgang petersen and written by david benioff. In 2004, it was brad pitt who donned achilless helmet, opposed by his nemesis.
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. Roger ebert may 14, 2004 troy is based on the epic poem the iliad by homer, according to the credits. Agamemnon is killed by briseis during the sack of troy. Looking at wolfgang petersons blockbuster troy 2004, the lecture describes the genesis of the iliad between the mycenaean late bronze age and the 8th century, when it was first written down with. Troy is based on the epic poem the iliad by homer, according to the credits. Troy 2004 starring brad pit and orlando bloom directed by. Troy movie characters the differences between the movie troy and the poem iliad and the explanation of why they occurred. 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. Wolfgang petersens 2004 film, troy, isnt historically accurate and it isnt faithful to its literary source. One of the most successful movies of 2004 was troy, directed by wolfgang petersen and starring brad pitt as. Troy, starring brad pitt, is a historical travesty film the guardian. 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.