Even though Troy may seem like a real city, it may or may not be because of many reasons such as scholars agree that Troy really existed, the real method of Troy’s destruction is unknown, and Troy may not have even been desTroyed by the greeks according to “Is Troy True? The Evidence Behind Movie Myth” by Stefan Lovgren. Troy is the legendary city where the book, The Iliad, by Homer takes place.To begin, scholars agree that Troy really existed.In the text, it states, “But most scholars agree that Troy itself was no imaginary Shangri-la but a real city, and that the Trojan War indeed happened” (Lovgren 1). This shows that Troy really existed because of the archaeological evidence.Furthermore, the real method of Troy's destruction is unknown.In
Perhaps a more suitable question would be “Has archaeology proved the historicity of the Iliad?”, or even “Did the version of events Heroditus describes have any foundation in truth?”. If the existence of Troy itself is uncertain, then the historicity of the war can only be more so. Bibliography Ancient Sources:.. Homer, the Aeneid, translated by Samuel Butler, taken from www.patroclos.de. Homer, the Aeneid, translated by T.E. Lawrence (Wordsworth, 1995).
Homer’s Iliad has been a European myth for many millennia , the long poetic narrative written in the 8th century B.C. recounts a fearsome war fought over a beautiful woman. The reliability of Homers Iliad as a true historical document has been challenged for hundreds of years and only through archaeological studies can the truth be deciphered. The Iliad was written five centuries after the war, where the stories had been passed down through the oral tradition, therefore the type of society reflected within the poems resemble much more the time of Homer . The fact and fiction of the Iliad has been uncovered through archaeology. Archaeologist found a site in which they thought to have been ‘Troy’ destroyed by the powerful country of Mycenae in the late Bronze Age. They found large amount of material culture from where they could reconstruct the society, this included pottery, engravings, murals and clay tablets. A reason for the Trojan War has always inspired great controversy. The Trojan War according to Homer was fought over the abduction of a beautiful women but this theory appears improbable. Other causes which could have sparked a war is Troy’s geographical positioning. This made it extremely opulent, where other countries of the Aegean would trade there goods and use its harbour. The Mycenaean’s being an extremely imperial, violent and militaristic country would have seen Troy as a great opportunity to gain territory and wealth, on this motive the war took place.
Filmmakers engage the past as a historian but not specifically in a way actual historians are doing. Historians use archived facts ranging from documents, photos, or objects from a specific time era to understand history. Contrastingly filmmakers as a historian can only bring to life a certain part of history without altering the past by focusing specifically on an aspect of the subject at hand. Scholars Marita Sturken and Barbie Zelizer argue how well-known filmmakers use film techniques or credibility in order to portray what happened in the past. Filmmakers as a historian is limited to only details they can use based on documents and archived history to re-tell a history through mise-en-scene to become a faux “historian”. Sturken and Zelizer would argue that filmmakers are not real historians; specifically how film can be made to manipulate the past towards the vision to get a narrative through that appeals to the film viewer and director. Filmmakers are not real historians since they can be biased to specific details of what occurred in the past.
The Iliad is a reliable source of information about the city of Troy in the late Bronze Age. This is because it presents the evidence from two very different fields: archaeology and linguistics/philology. Though there is the idea that details in the Iliad reflect society, as it was long before the eighth century B.C. Then on the other hand the Iliad isn’t entirely a reliable source. Homer wasn’t writing to accurately recount history, but instead his objective was to entertain the people with epic poetry. Homer was so far disconnected from the events that took, so where did he get his information? Homer most likely collected his information from generations before him, stories told from generation to generation. The pr...
(show boats arriving) this change in distance is mostly down to economical budgets however the director has used this to create increased suspense when the thousands of ships can be seen on the horizon, filled with 100000 Greek warriors. Another element of this scene that doesn’t match up to the Iliad is the huge number of ships sailing towards Troy. Homer claims that 1000 ships sailed to Troy and even this number doesn’t match up with evidence of historians. The massive walls seen during this scene are also not accurate as historical tales suggest that these walls did not exceed 3m. The walls bordering Troy that are seen as nearly 12m high in the film were just not plausible for these times. This massive height gap was used to emphasise the division between the two armies. There is really no other reason the director has made these changes in the film Troy apart from budget, and as all the differences are observed it becomes clear that the film was moulded and catered to appeal to a modern day
After he says this, the Trojans give him their full trust and decide to take the horse into Troy. This quote also displays the deception of the Greeks, because what happens turns out to be the total opposite of what Sinon says. When Laocoon objects about allowing the giant wooden horse into the city, a serpent devours him; consequently, this causes the Trojans to believe that the Gods want the horse to be accepted into Troy. After all of the Trojans fall asleep, the Greek army exits the hollow stomach of the horse and destroy the city of Troy.The Aeneid depiction of the Greeks shows them as untrustworthy people who use trickery and lies to win a battle rather than using sheer intelligence. The Trojans are seen in a much better lighting than the Greeks in the Aeneid. While Sinon uses his lies to deceive the Trojans, the Trojans listen and believe what he
Describe some ways in which business values and artistic values in Hollywood contend with one another.
“We must understand that truth is not relative.” (TED Talk) Deborah Lipstadt underwent a journey that was not only important for her own research, but also helped influence the course of the future. The moment that Lipstadt decided to fight the lawsuit, she became the champion of the truth. The film Denial explores the importance of evidence and truth in a way that is easy to follow.
Hollywood is known for changing details of historical events in movies. Sometimes preserving historical accuracy is simply too complicated, unimportant, or confusing to replicate. The Eagle is a prime example of this, as there are many examples of details that had to be changed due to the aforementioned constraints. However, there are also many facets of the movie that do abide to the events in history – or at least do so well enough to not be an issue. In The Eagle, the events that exemplify such accuracies and inaccuracies are: the purpose of the Hadrian’s Wall, the utilization of the Roman Salute, and the notion of a “thumbs down” signifying death for a Roman gladiator.
Homer, Iliad is the narration of the Trojan war. The Trojan war was one of the most important and significant wars of Greek mythology, Homer described how the war was triggered by the abduction of the most beautiful women known as Helen. This paper will argue how the traditional view of this poem is accurate because it indeed was Helens beauty and her selfishness that sparked the Trojan war. Although Helen was not happy about the outcomes of her mistakes. This paper will present how Helen faced many forms of self judgment, how she created many relationships with significant characters, such as Paris, Priam and Aphrodite. Homers portrayal of this significant women was remarkable as we were able to feel her pain and anguish, the readers were
Pyramid Head, and Maria (also functioning as Maria’s confirmation); and the final confrontation where James defeats Pyramid Head. While these narrative points are applicable to Carroll’s theory, they are more immersive in video games because they require the player to actively fight the monster. In Silent Hill 2, the horror of the confrontations is amplified by the developers designing stiff combat mechanics to make the player feel weak in comparison to the monster, and the use of strange third-person camera angles to restrict the player’s view and create the feeling of uneasiness.
In the end Troy died living behind a trail of animosity between him and his family. In my opinion his story is that of a tragic hero. He began being loved and praised by his family but eventually and gradually, he began to succumb to the weight of racism. It can be said that the effects of racism finally took the better of Troy, and consequentially it ruled his life. Like his fictional stories, death finally took him.
In conclusion, although the Iliad is based upon Troy, it is not really fair to compare the two. A book and a movie are two entirely different things. It is almost like comparing apples to oranges. Homer’s Iliad is a classic tale, and even though many people might agree that such a masterpiece should not be tampered with, it is important to keep it alive and spread it to all those around.
...den tone, and despite all the fame and greatness Hektor has acquired, all is lost in Troy, as a result of his death. Homer must be portraying an anti-war attitude here, otherwise he would surely end the play with the triumph of Achilleus, or the victory of the Argives over Troy. If he had positive or even neutral thoughts about war, he would end with and upbeat triumph, but he does not. The final book makes the Iliad out to be a tragedy, which is exactly what Homer thought war was, an unnecessary tragedy. The point that Homer wants to get across with his final book is that all the action and all the fighting that went on for all those years is not something to be proud of, for it ruined multitudes of lives. The extreme agony and woe only help to show that Homer believes that the positives of war could never encompass all the sorrow and negative consequences of war.
The critics of the film, Troy (2004) by Wolfgang Peterson, were too mythologically correct. They had assumed that Peterson had gotten the myth wrong and completely disrespected the original stories. However, the inherent nature of Greek epic poetry in itself is that they are dynamic, always changing. The word “Myth” comes from the Greek word mythos which means “word”, “speech”, “tale” or “story”. Myths are traditional stories of collective importance that were shared, usually passed down through oral tradition. Having them passed down through generations orally is similar to a very long game of telephone, as the story gets passed on some parts may change as the performer forgets what happens or they may change some details of the story to their