Troy: The movie vs. The Illiad

jake on 2004.05.20
at 04:39 pm

In the last couple days I’ve found two interesting sites about the move Troy.

• Troy: Hollywood vs. Homer – Pretty Informative, I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I did read The Illiad in high school.

• Troy in 15 minutes – Pretty hillarious. I left the link in for the cousin part at the end so you could get the joke.

Agamemnon’s Hall of Greed, Mycenae
MENELAUS: WAHHHHHHHHH!
AGAMEMNON: There, there. I will be more than happy to wage a giant war and take over the entire Mediterranean get your wife back.
MENELAUS: sniff You’re the best, man.
AGAMEMNON: I know.
ODYSSEUS: You realize we’re going to need Achilles, right?
AGAMEMNON: DAMMIT!
Some Island
ODYSSEUS: Hey, man, what up?
ACHILLES: Nothin’ much [dodge, parry, stab]. Just teaching Patroclus [dodge, parry, dodge] to fight [stab].
ODYSSEUS: Lookin’ good there, kid. What is he, your—
ACHILLES: Cousin. He’s my cousin. Cousin. Totally my cousin. In conclusion: Cousin.

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