Over 3,000 years later and these people's names and stories are still told around the world. Ultimately Achilles got the reward that he so desired.

To me, Hector was a real hero and a true prince. He puts his people before himself, he fought for his family and country with honor and respected his enemies. He was also wise and faithful to his wife. And a good man. It just sucks that he died for his brother's stupidity. The fight between Achilles and Hector is so well choreographed.

Achilles’ mother was Thetis, a sea nymph , one of the daughters of the ancient sea god Nereus. Which makes Achilles a demigod.

I love how this movie acknowledged the mythology of Achilles being invulnerable but explained it in practical ways. They gave him a fighting style that was unique compared to those around him. Of course this culminated in that awesome duel between him and Hector. Even in the end, they explained how the myth of Achilles dying by a mere "arrow to his heel" could have come about. Very creative writing.

26:04 Imagine seeing your spouse about to be killed, there is nothing you can do, and the person that caused it (who you met a few days ago) “comforting” you. If she slapped Helen I doubt anyone would blame her.

The story goes, Achilles mother Thetis was told a prophecy about her son’s death. So to protect him and make him invincible, she dipped Achilles into the river Styx. Only, She couldn’t put her own hand in the river herself, so she held Achilles by his heel, which is his one weakness. That’s where the terms, Achilles’ Heel, and Achilles’ tendon get there origin.

Hector was the only honorable man in the entire story of the Iliad. Everyone else was out for themselves, their own power and enrichment, but Hector was in it for honor, family, and Troy. He was a great man.

There’s a huge difference between lust and love. The fact he wouldn’t die for her shows he was not in love.

One quick mythological excursion: The man Paris gives the sword of Troy to and called him Aeneas, son of Aphrodite, became a highly important person later on. He fled to Carthage (today's Northern African area) and met queen Dido, in the early days of carthage that is. It is said that an oracle told him later on to go to Italy where he actually founded the city of Lavinium which was built only a few kilometers south of where the city of Rome is standing today. His blood line later on leads on to Romulus and Remus who would be the founding fathers of Rome in 753 b.c.. His son Iulus also seems to being referred to by the Iulian Emperors Gaius Julius Caesar and his adoptive son Octavian. Of course this is mostly of mythological origin, but like in all good mythologies, there's truth in there somewhere. One thing that seems at least half way proven by now, is that Troy was being located in North Western Turkey.

Duaffy: "It's a tragedy. This entire movie is a bittersweet feeling." Well, it's a Greek tragedy, sooo... BTW, the word hector, to harass or talk to someone in a bullying, aggressive fashion, is from the story of Achilles standing outside the walls of Troy, goading Hector into fighting him. And let's all appreciate a movie that has Sean Bean surviving to the end. YAYYYYYYY

In the myths, Agamemnon survived the war but later got his butt murdered by his wife and her boyfriend because Agamemnon sacrificed his daughter to go to war since the winds wouldn’t blow. This led to his son murdering the wife, and then getting punished by the furies, servants of the gods, until The Goddess Athena gave him a trial, which he won.

It still pisses me off that the two extremely selfish people that caused the war are two of the few characters that survive.

"It's too early in the day for killing princes." "You must be royalty." Me: Achilles, you're a prince and your father is King Peleus.

Helen was the daughter of Zeus ad Leda, queen of Sparta. Her siblings included Klytemnestra, the wife of Agamemnon. When Helen came of age, princes and kings from around the Greek world came to sue for her hand in marriage. Helen's "father", Tyndareus, didn't want to anger anyone by turning any of the suitors down, so was reluctant to make a choice. Odysseus, who figured that as the king of a minor kingdom he didn't have much of a chance, suggested that all of the suitors make a vow to protect the union of Helen and her as-yet unnamed husband. Tyndareus chose Menelaus as her husband, and the couple ruled Sparta after Tyndareus stepped down. So, when Helen was abducted by Paris, all of Greece was bound by oath to see that she was returned to Menelaus.

The great thing is that Hector wasn't beaten by the rock, and Achilles let him get back up because he didn't want to let that exact thing happen

The scene with achillies and hector was so well done. We all knew hector was going to die, he knew it, his family knew it, but he gave it his all. He knew what was coming and he faced it. He wasn’t a coward. The result was a very realistic approach. Put up a half decent fight. Great scene. I’m glad they made this movie with a more realistic approach instead of following the ridiculous Iliad story exactly

I loved that the writers made it ambiguous whether or not Achilles was a demigod or just a really good fighter. Him and Hector dismiss the gods' influence several times in the film and Achilles remarks that if he were invincible he wouldn't need a shield. But they also portray his mother as prophetic and a godlike ability in combat (blocking the arrow with the shield on his back). This was the movie that got me into ancient warfare and history

Everyone remembers Achilles. I will always remember Hector and what he stood for.

Brian Cox, the actor playing Agamemnon, was the first actor to play Hannibal Lector in the FIRST movie to have that character in it, Manhunter from 1984.

Fun (well strange) fact, the beach where the boats are is in Malta, and I got swept out to sea there during filming and was saved by part of the crew back in 2003

Helen of Troy, the face that launched a thousand ships. One of the most timeless tales ever told. I highly recommend anyone to read the Iliad and the Odyssey, the greatest literature of antiquity. I absolutely love Peter O'Toole's performance in this as Priam, my favorite in this whole film.

Since you just watched 300 before this, one of the funniest/most unique niche roles I’ve ever seen an actor carve out for himself is the guy who plays both Leonides’ & Achilles’ second in command in 300 and Troy. Seems like that guy was specifically who movie studios went to when they wanted “veteran Greek military officer” during the mid-00s. Also, while you’re on an historical epic kick, if you’ve never seen Kingdom of Heaven (2005, starring Orlando Bloom, Liam Neeson, Eva Green, and a bunch of other well known people), it’s worth checking out. It’s about a recently widowed blacksmith (Bloom) in the 1180s who learns he’s the son of a nobleman (Neeson) and follows him to Jerusalem and gets involved in the Crusades. It fits right in with movies like Gladiator & Troy. But unlike Troy, the extended version is necessary for Kingdom of Heaven. It adds about 45 minutes and greatly improves the movie (entire characters and subplots are cut out in the theatrical version because the studio was worried about audiences sitting through a 3 hour movie)

Hector and Achilles were the best warriors in this movie and my favorite characters. And they both died because of a coward.

22:00 - Duaffy the Tactitian It's interesting to see someone watch this movie with no prior knowledge of the myth. Watching you be surprised by the events was fun.

(29:41) Achille's heel, the most vulnerable spot on him. His mother had her fingers there when she dipped his body into the river Styx making him invulnerable. I'll never forget seeing an answer on a Greek Mythology exam. The student answered, "Achilles mother dipped his body into the river Stinx and made him repulsive."

One thing I always thought about watching this movie... 50 000 men infantry against a heavily fortified city with massiv walls and an equal massiv gate and they have no siege towers, no ladders, no battering rams... I mean, what was the plan here even if they had reached the walls?

It's basically the perfect portrayal of "in war, nobody wins"...

This is definitely one of my all-time favourite movies. So glad that you watched it. Your reactions are wonderful and your assessments are wise and profound. You gained a new fan.

I was waiting for the day you'd watch Troy. Could not be happier.

I actually think the theatrical version is better then the directors cut version

This movie does such a great job of making you love characters on both sides of the conflict and feel torn with each fight in the movie. I really hate that Hector died... Patroclus died in battle, Achilles’ revenge is unwarranted in my opinion. I understand grief but killing Hector like that was unwarranted. Great reaction. I saw this movie in theaters when it came out. It was pretty epic.

It's a glad you watch Troy, it's one of my favorite movies and I'm fascinated with your reaction to it. By the way, I love every reaction you do to every movie. Greetings from Latinoamerica!

11:45 and yet this went down near as makes no difference 4,000 years ago and we still know the names. Achilles. Hector. Odysseus. Ajax. Nestor. Agamemnon. Menelaus. Patroclus. Priam. Paris. Helen. Briseis.

Hector is the true hero of this story and the fight scene between him and Achilles is always hard for me to watch because Hector is truly the better man and a good man and deserves to live.

"If they ever tell my story, let them say I walked with giants. Men rise and fall like the winter wheat, but these names will never die. Let them say I lived in the time of Hector tamer of horses. Let them say, I lived in the time of Achilles.” ODYSSEUS

*That movie was filmed in Playa Balandra in La Paz, Baja California Sur, México... You are very Welcome to visit us!*

If I’m not mistaken, according to the story, Achilles’ mom was a water Nymph/goddess

Last year I was in the Pelion mountain in Greece (owning a house there, 50 meters from the sea close to the village Afissos) and visited the cave in which the myths say that Achilles was trained by the centaur Chiron. It is a cave near to the villlage Milies 600 meters above the sea close to a wonderful mounrain stream.

Oh wow, you haven't done The Last Samurai yet? I saw another post (the one in Spanish) mentioning it, and did a search on your channel assuming you had done it long ago. Stellar movie recommendation, guaranteed to bring out strong emotions ;-)

15:30 He is Achilles, the son of King Pelus of the Myrmidons and Thetis, Thetis an immortal sea spirit to begin with but she also rejected the advances on both Zeus and Poseidon and as such was given even greater powers. She used those powers to make her son invulnerable.

The suggestion I am about to make is completely unrelated to this film, but I am making it because I just found out that Dean Stockwell died six days ago. Although Stockwell had a very long career (beginning as a child actor in 1945), most people will tend to remember him for playing Al in the 1989-1993 television series Quantum Leap. However, my favorite work that Stockwell appeared in was the 1991 two-part television miniseries Son of the Morning Star, in which he received a top billing alongside Gary Cole and Rosanna Arquette. The miniseries dramatizes the events leading up to and including (as well as some of the aftermath of) the Battle of the Little Bighorn, beginning at the point when George Armstrong Custer (played by Cole) was given command of the 7th Cavalry following the American Civil War. Thecstory is narrated from two very different perspectives by Custer's wife, Libby (voiced and played by Arquette), and a Cheyenne woman called Kate Bighead (voiced by Buffy Sainte-Marie). Stockwell has a supporting role (albeit, a very important one) as General Philip "Little Phil" Sheridan. Now, the main problem with watching Son of the Morning Star, however, is that the company that produced it is defunct. If I'm not mistaken, the intellectual property rights were inherited by Viacom (which later eventually became ViacomCBS), although the rightholders (whether ViacomCBS as I suspect, or not) seem to have completely forgotten that the miniseries ever existed, and I don't think you are going to find it on any officially-sanctioned streaming service. However, the fact that the rightholders have forgotten about the miniseries has also translated into a stunning lack of enforcement of the copyright, which has resulted in at least a couple full copies of the miniseries existing on KZfaq. The quality is kinda choppy since these are usually home-digitized from VHS (the original rightsholder ceased to exist before everything moved to DVD), but the copy on the KZfaq channel LionHeart FilmWorks (which has it in two videos, one for each part of the miniseries), while not perfect, is watchable in quality. But, yeah, I very strongly recommend Son of the Morning Star. It has a very interesting story with some very talented actors.

First time stumbling on this vlog. Absolutely loved her laugh.

Loved your reaction. Your voice and laugh are extremely pleasant. :)

Great reaction. Pretty good version of an epic legend. Always enjoy your posts. Thank you. Hope one day you have a Hector at your side . . . with no tragedy. Best!!!

Hectors death is so painful. Paris and Helen survive at the end but what is their love worth? Also its one of the only films/show where everyone else dies but Sean Bean's character doesn't 😂 PS You should read Troy in Homer's Iliad!

Hahahahaha. I love your reaction!

Loved your reaction to Troy Duaffy and your analysis were spot on about the movie well summarised with the term "Bittersweet". Many tragic ends and Parris lost everything he loved, in order for his love with Helen to endure. Achilles basically died after finding someone worth fighting for. Hector died due to the great amount of respect he has towards his father, even when he disagreed to follow the omen. Agamemnon died after he conquered Troy, his biggest ambition. King of Troy lost his son and saw Troy burn, all that loss and tragedy after choosing to listen to the priest over his sons.

Achilles young cousin was played by Garret Hedlund who later in years became the lead actor in Tron Legacy.

1995 braveheart is a must see movie, inspired by Scottish history, Mel Gibson acting and producing this masterpiece

Great reaction. One of my favourite ancient world films. Love the little nods to bits of greek myth. Thanks for picking this one. :)

Yes Duaffy, the sea is just like that here in Greece in the summer. You should come for vacations!

Hi D! Awesome movie + reaction! That Trojan Horse tactic in the end tho'!

Cant stop watching your reactions... You are definitely so sweet with an adorable smile....

Great movie. I like Greek mythology . Fyi Achilles mother was a goddess. Another great historical movie is Rob Roy 1995 with Liam Nissan.

Was watching your 300 video, but seen this so skipped the 300 because I love this show

One of my fav movies...because Achilles is my Fav of the ancient heros...and Brad Pitt nailed it...love your reactions....yer quite feisty...😏 In actual history... Achilles was struck by a stray arrow that recoshayed off a shield in his heal...just one arrow in the heal killed him...because the Trojans dipped all their arrows in scorpion poison... probably died in a tent over the span of 45 min to an hour and a half. They called Achilles Lord because he was a warlord...basically he was a warrior for hire...and controlled 50 elite warriors.

A rare film in which Sean Bean DOESN'T die... A good film though... been many years since I saw this

good stuff, great reaction!

It's really clever how they handled the thing about Achilles weakness, considering that they did a 'realistic' take on the story, separate from the existence of gods. Achilles was not one-shotted by an arrow to his heel, no one would be, Paris shoots him many times, and he rips out all of the arrows but the one in his foot, with that as the only arrow remaining in his body it looks like he was killed by the heel shot

24:55 HECTOOOOOOR!!!!! Some Trojan: The person you have called is temporarily not available 🤣

After all that they have to get home now. Someone should make a movie about that journey. That odyssey, if you will.

i like your passion you have for the story of the movies :)

such a great reaction

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It's funny how Mr. Bird Signs Priest was the first Domino to the Downfall😂😂😂

The Grand Budapest Hotel, and another close to my heart, since i am paraphlegic since 2014..this gave me back some hope.. "Intouchables-(2011-original french movie..not hollywood version) ".. that is my suggestion/request as a youtube subscriber.. Thank You, for making us company!

Again, I really enjoyed watching your reaction. Can't wait to watch another reaction like this. See you next reaction. Bye.

RIP Hector... we all want him as a Son, Brother, Father

Fun bit about Eric Banna is he was the first Incredible Hulk in the early 2000s comic boom

7:20 That sea is from Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, México. Where the movie was filmed.

Every time I see your thumbnails, you seem heartbroken and teary eyed lol

Your so right about Hector a wise Man among many power cazyed and ambitious Men,it was filmed in Malta that's why the water was so clear they had to import the sand because there is hardly any there I used to holiday there with my parents for many years.

This is one of my favorite films. Though it doesn't exactly follow the timeline as is stated in the story (nine years), this motion picture is somewhat faithful to the original narrative. It is also interesting to note that modern archeologists have now uncovered what they consider to be the actual ancient city of Troy, that being in the present time country of Turkey!

This movie 🎥 is alot of fun, and I love how it blends history, and mythology. It is a very fun watch thought.

Achilles was a demi-god. son of a king and Thetis, a sea-goddess.

That's a great reaction

It is believed Achilles was intimate with his cousin too, found it funny when you said he loves his cousin lol

They are speaking Maltese in the background. It was filmed in Malta. Those are local extras.

This is based on Homer's "The Iliad" but he was Greek and Achilles was the main hero while the Trojans were the bad guys. Paris is still a douche in both versions. Homer also gave us Jason & The Argonauts based on The Odyssey.

The Odyssey so should have been made after this as a film starring Sean Bean. I love The Odyssey so much more, and I always love the very mortal nature of Odysseus struggling in both battle and with temptation to fuel his journey. He has the secret power of thinking strategically through the buffeting of circumstances. The first great anti-hero hero in our literature.

... Watching this again after so many years and realizing the writer went on to become one of the writers and showrunners for Game of Thrones, really puts both works into perspective...

I love your laugh 😂

I love your reaction.😍 🇧🇷

27:57 Funny thing is, that priest is probably Laocoon -- in the Iliad, he's the one who advised to burn the horse.

This one was packed with legends.

I love your laugh!!!! You're Awesome!!!! Saludos Guapa!!!!

This is a super movie. I really enjoyed watching it a few times over the years since its release. As always I enjoy your reactions as you discover some of my personal favorite movies. If you have a chance to watch any of these, I guarantee you will love them :) 100% -Warrior (2011 MMA based movie with Tom Hardy) -American History X with Edward Norton -Apocalypto with nobody I know but directed by Mel Gibson -Contact with Jody Foster -Ex-Machina with nobody's name I can remember now ummm... ya I hope you can react to one of those if you've not discovered them yet. Happy weekend from Canada!

The actor who plays Agamemnon,, his voice is unique 👌

In Iliad, the book that the movie is based on, Patroclus was Achilles lover not cousin but yes he's death spelled the end of Troy.

DUAFFY!!!! :)

The comment from Agamemnon about her giving him a bath was funny :) In history he's killed by a slave during a bath 🤣😂😊

Forgot how absolutely savage some of these one-liners were.

To this day I insist that both Achilles and Hector, as well as the people of Troy, did not deserve such a fate, since everything was caused by the stupidity of Hector's younger brother "Paris" and what bothered me the most was that such a person who caused everything. . . he stayed alive until the end without any consequences.

Hurray!

Since you've enjoyed these war movies, I would recommend you watching The Last Samurai. I am not a fan of Tom Cruise, when I saw his name as the lead actor in a movie about Samurais, and being being a martial artist myself, I didn't even want to watch the movie. I thought it was a horrible idea. I've got intrigued by some interviews they were giving during the promotion, giving me the impression that they respected the fighting techniques, and I'm glad I gave it a chance. It became one of my all-time favorite movies.

Well, your reaction to the story is perfect. You cant't hate almost anybody in the story. No one is totally right or wrong. That's why It's a tragedy.

This was filmed in Los Cabos, I was an extra in the scene with Blendan Gleeson and Orlando Bloom. Eric Bana was really kind with the cast... and he's super funny

The only movie/tv show where Sean bean doesn't die.

The Iliad is pretty much the beginning of Western civilization. It may even be a badly garbled account of the actual conflicts that took place between the Achaean/Mycenean Greeks and the Luwians, who were related to the Hittites during the Bronze Age Collapse (a period massive societal collapse). The Greeks were victorious, and destroyed the Luwian and possibly the Amazon cultures as they conquered Western Anatolia, the survivors being hellenized.

Hectors dad Priam was played by Peter Otoole a huge star in the 60s. Check out Lawrence Of Arabia.