Compared with mythology, the most obvious change in the movie "Troy" is that there are almost no gods. The only exception is Achilles' mother, Thetis, which does not show that the gods are important to the Trojan War from the overall to the every battle. The decisive effect of the battle even made Achilles dare to take a shot at the Apollo idol (this is unimaginable in mythology). The key to the world in the movie "Troy" is people. The gods are only mentioned conceptually, or even treated as transparent.
In terms of characters, the biggest change is Briseis. She almost surpassed Helen to become the number one heroine. She also clarified the love between her and Achilles. She felt that she merged with the image of Cassandra. One is The birth was promoted to the king’s niece (Kassandra is the king’s daughter), the second was raised to the priestess of Apollo (Kassandra was the priestess of Athena), and the third was related to the ending of Agamemnon (Kassandra was killed by his wife together with Agamemnon). In the movie, Briseis's face is so beautiful and distressing, and he is so handsome to kill Agamemnon.
Although Agamemnon is rather unpleasant in the play, it has actually been strengthened. One is that he has become the monarch of the whole Greece (in fact, he is only one of many kings), and the other is that he is really like a heroic traitor. . In the myth, Agamemnon is utterly stupid, arrogant and weak. The only thing that can be obtained is his personal bravery. In the movie, he appears to be brave and scheming. The purpose of suppressing Achilles is to reduce the latter’s prestige. It's not purely out of a bad mentality that turns into anger.
Achilles, as the male number one, is more humane in the movie. He is gentle and affectionate towards Briseis, he has the duty of protecting Patroclus as his elder brother, and he sympathizes with Odysseus, but in In mythology, apart from the deep affection for Patroclus (the movie specifically determined the relationship between their cousins), Achilles was always very angry and violent until Priam asked. Achilles only showed the kind side of Hector's body.
Achilles was portrayed as a good lover, probably because Hector was a good husband. In the movie, Hector's gentleness to Paris may also be due to Achilles' friendship with Patroclus. These two male numbers are corresponding. The choice Achilles faced was: live mediocre or die magnificently? The choice faced by Hector was: do the duties of a prince, or survive to protect his little family? Obviously, the movie is partial to Hector, so that he can have both, worthy of both the country and his wife and children. Even to Paris, he was not as harsh and contemptuous as in the myth, but always encouraged and cared. In short, Achilles and Hector are less rude than in the myth. Although there is also a warm side in the myth, there are obviously more expressions in this aspect in the movie.
One thing that is often embarrassing when reading mythology is that Achilles is not the only one who is stronger than Hector in the Greeks. Diomedes and Aes are both stronger than Hector. Therefore, the phenomenon that "when Achilles is angry and cannot go to war, the Greeks cannot beat the Trojans" can only be explained by the deliberate bias of Zeus and other great gods. Since the overturning of the great gods has been cancelled in the movie, it is necessary to dispose of the two persons Diomedes and Great Aeas, so we see that Diomedes has completely disappeared, and there is no such person at all, and Great Aes After showing a stronger power than Hector, Asi was killed by Hector's agility. When Paris went to play against Menelaus, Hector pointed to Paris in the same way: Use your agility and consume his strength. Therefore, although the movie has greatly changed the mythology, its internal logic is self-consistent.
Menelaus was also changed to be killed by Hector, which seemed fair: so many people went out to sea for ten years for you, and finally some died on the battlefield (Achilles, Great Aeas) Some of them were betrayed by their wives (Agamemnon, Diomedes), but you took Helen back happily and continued to be king and queen. Is this too cheap for you? Odysseus is still floating at sea! In the movie, it is said that he died in the hands of Hector who was forced to shoot after defeating Paris, which not only enriches Hector's image, but also makes the plot more complete, which is a good change.
But letting Paris live to the end is a bit hard to accept. If you want to continue the incense of Troy, there is already a plot of Aeneas escaped from birth in the myth. Maybe it was because Helen couldn't handle it after Menelaus' death, she couldn't let her die in the rebellion or be snatched by the Greek leader, right? Achilles, Great Eas, and Agamemnon are all dead. If you go drifting with the old man Nestor or Odysseus, it’s a bit of a spoof... Besides, the director of Briseis may also be reluctant to bear it. Let her die, and even the wives and children of Hector, who is a tough guy, so even though we saw Troy's massacre, the core members of the royal family were almost intact, which is a bit worthless for the people of Troy. By the way, Paris in the movie is much cuter than in the myth. Although it is also useless and daring, there are also some plots that show that he has a responsible side, and the myth basically does not show that he has a little responsibility...
The Odysseus in the movie is more perfect than the myth. The transparent and helpless smile makes people feel good, and the death of Ayas has nothing to do with him, and the death of Paramedes is not shown. In the movie, he is very smart and good at speech, but it saves his personal combat power that he can wrestle with the big Aeas. In the movie, the three commanders of Agamemnon, Odysseus and Nestor (who made Menelaus die early) are basically strategizing, like the monarchs and tacticians in Chinese classical novels. According to the myth, the power of Agamemnon and Odysseus is not the top group, but it is also quite impressive. As for Nestor, although he is a little older, he has to blow up his heroic achievements from time to time.
The King Priam of Troy’s kingly nobleness, love for younger generations, and desolation of losing his beloved son are all performed very well in the movie, which makes people respect and love him. This is the same experience as when reading mythology. Hector’s wife Andromache, and the deep love between her and Hector’s wife is also fully expressed in the movie. As for the astonishing plot that Achilles' son later joined the war and killed Priam and snatched Andromache, it is really difficult to keep in the movie.
Because of the film’s general principle of “de-sacredness”, the Trojan horse scheme became Odysseus’s original creation (rather than being inspired by Athena), and Achilles was also involved in the Trojan Horse’s entry into the city, which made up for this. The regret that a great hero "failed to defeat Troy with his own hands". Achilles obviously had great disrespect for Apollo, but in the end he was shot and killed by Paris independently. Although the existence of God was recognized in the movie, he emphasized that people must rely on themselves everywhere. "God protects the victor" is almost the three viewpoints of "Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism." At the end of the movie, I think Paris grew up to be the kind of responsible man that his father and brother wanted, and gave him a bright ending. "No matter how much suffering there is in the world, but the last thing in Pandora's box is hope", this is the concept of Greek mythology.
In terms of warfare, in the mythology, apart from throwing javelins, using spears to stab each other, using shields to block or dodge, the most common weapons are actually boulders. Many, as for the sledgehammer in the hands of Big Aas, I won't say anything about it. The battlefield in the myth is far more bloody than in the movie. The author has written about the deaths of many people in great detail, specifically where the spear pierced and pierced out of the body. This brutal description is described in the masterpiece. Unique in it. The battle scene in the movie is very ordinary, and it will not look more bloody than any war movie.
All in all, the film has done a large amount of deletion, transplantation and rewriting of the myth. It also minimizes the rough portrayal of the characters and increases the care of human nature. In the plot, it is as warm as possible. Achilles is better than the myth. As expected, Hector is more handsome and beautiful than in mythology, Agamemnon is more treacherous than in mythology, Paris is more young than in mythology, and Odysseus is more intelligent than in mythology and not sinister. Even Helen, who betrayed her husband, first portrayed Menelaus's contempt for women, making her more sympathetic.
This is an emotional movie. It tells the story of people, tells the wisdom, strength, courage and responsibility of people, and talks about the eternal love between father and son, husband and wife, and brotherhood. Talked about the preciousness of life and peace, leaving behind the seeds of light and hope. It is not completely loyal to the myth, nor can it be completely loyal to the myth. Compared with the immortal "Iliad", it reduces the barbarism of primitive people and increases the care of modern people. This is a mythical film that does not believe in gods, and a war film against war. After watching it, although there are regrets, the audience will feel cordial. In those more humane heroes, we can see you and me in reality. ,he……
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