A Comparsion Between The Epic Poem The Iliad And The Modern Film Troy 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. Both texts deal with the same subject‚ the siege of troy which was ended with the trickery of the wooden horse. However the characters themselves are shown with different actions between the two texts which revels different motives and
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In the book & the movie Kidnapped what I found interesting in the movie was when the gun did not shoot when the captain tried to kill Alan and it worked when Davie shot the Captain I also found interesting was when the uncle of Davie said “Why are you here” with gun pointing at Davie. Another part that was interesting was blowing up the ship instead of cashing the ship. The finally part that I found interesting was when Alan killed the head of the Red coats the Red fox. I never thought Alan
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The movie itself is very much different from the book. The story was also changed with some of the plot. The movie and the book are both still following the same story line. Along with the same ending. This is what I have noticed between the movie and the book. Number one is that the old man was cruel to the young man. Unlike in the book where it says and I quote “The old man had never wronged me”. That was huge difference. This change also gave him a different reason to kill the old man. That was
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One of the most important differences between the movie and the book was in the scene where grandmother and Burno’s father interacted. Their relationship seems a lot stronger in the book and has more depth to it. Also‚ we see that grandmothers dislike for the Nazi’s was emphasized more in the books‚ but Bruno’s father is more tolerant of his mother’s views showing he actually cares for her. This is evident in the quote from the book‚ “‘Now mother‚’ said father in a tolerant voice. ‘You know this
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Farhood Bahadori Classical Mythology Professor Sina Jafari 5 July 2012 Guidelines for the Comparative analysis of the movie "Troy" and "The Iliad" Your comparative essay should be typed in single space paragraphing (font 12 Times New Roman) and it should be at least 500 words. (I will use the "word count" feature in Microsoft Word to check the number of words.) Try not to exceed 1000 words at most. Your essay should be the result of your own contemplations‚ observations and conclusions. You
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When exploring the main concerns and key aspects in both ‘Troy’ and ‘The Iliad’ the audience have to over-come and understand the huge focus of loss. When experiencing loss many other possessions come along with it such as‚ grief‚ anger‚ revenge‚ loneliness and various emotions and feelings. Looking deeper into both texts you gain a sense and understanding of the grief all families and loved ones had to endure from the loss of a family member or relation. Both text can be read into closely to find
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the Trojan War‚ the location of Troy is debatable and therefore there is little conclusive evidence to support the Iliad" For years the ancient story of Troy and the epic Trojan War has sparked dispute among archaeologists. Did it really happen? Was there a troy like the one Homer describes? What caused it? Historians are today still trying to prove the existence of troy and the Trojan War. Our main source of interest in troy and the Trojan War is the Iliad. It is an account of the war‚ describing
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glory‚ some for honor‚ and some for love. Troy is a movie inspired by Homer¡¯s epic tale ¡°The Iliad¡±. It tells the story of two worlds that go to war for honor and power. Both sides are in pursuit of glory‚ but love turns out to deceive their hopes and aspirations (as with Paris and Achilles)‚ causing a nation burnt to the ground and the death of an invincible warrior. Although the story has been manipulated in many aspects‚ it is an entertaining movie with abundant visual actions and effects
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story of odyssey im looking forward to it. Maybe‚ because ive got curios when i read the iliad. it such a great thing that we/i can watch some scene in history of the greeks. for me who really like knowing about greeks god and goddesses was happy about the movie. I see that the greek epic was indeed rich in culture. In this movie i can have an idea of what happens before. its a good thing that there’s a movie like this . it really help us students because i think that we can much more understand the
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Iliad Excerpt versus Troy movie clip The Iliad excerpt and the Troy movie clip are the same in many ways. Achilles will have vengeance; his cousin is now dead all because Hector believed Patroclus was Achilles. The two battle it out‚ and Hector asks that his body is not manipulated if he is defeated and he will not manipulate Achilles. The deal was quickly denied. After Hector is killed during the battle‚ Achilles drags him behind his chariot. There are many differences between the Iliad excerpt
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