Corrected entry: When the Trojans invade the shores at daybreak to initiate the second battle, it is quite obvious that Brad Pitt was playing the role of Patroclus until his throat was cut. First, you can see Pitt's face in Achilles' helmet in the close-up shots when he is about to start fighting with Hector. Second, you can see the significant change in Patroclus' physique before and after Hector cut his throat. Now i know that in The Iliad He was disguised as Achilles but that wasn't shown in the movie nor anything (other than Achilles' mother) connected to god interference.
Tailkinker
31st Jan 2010
Troy (2004)
6th Apr 2008
Troy (2004)
Corrected entry: When Achilles and the Myrmidons land at the beach before Troy, they set up a testudo formation with their shields to defend themselves against the Trojan archers. The testudo formation was first used by the Roman legions, nearly a thousand years after the events depicted.
Correction: A tactic that can be worked out by one group can easily be worked out by another. It certainly cannot be said that the Myrmidons, who are noted as exceptional soldiers who would be perfectly capable of working out such a tactical move, could not have used that formation. It may have become commonly used in the time of the Romans, but that doesn't mean that it could not have been used by certain groups prior to that.
6th Apr 2008
Troy (2004)
Corrected entry: Achilles is placed on the funeral pyre wearing his armor, which traditionally would have gone to his heirs (either back home or amongst the army). In fact, in the Iliad Odysseus and Ajax later fight over Achilles' armor, each claiming it should go to him as the next most valiant warrior amongst the Greeks.
Correction: Differences between a film and its source material are not considered valid mistakes. Also, traditions are not laws - they can be obeyed or ignored as necessary, without it being considered an error.
2nd Oct 2005
Troy (2004)
Corrected entry: After the first major battle and Achilles and the Myrmidons land on the beach, the small-group battle ends with Achilles killing every man within range of him. He speaks to Eudorus and you can a streak of blood across the front of his armor, along his upper chest. Around the edges of the mark, you can marks which probably indicate that the metal has been cut. How could blood be flowing from metal? That's impossible and it does not appear that he has been cut all the way through.
Correction: You're assuming that it's his blood. Given the sheer number of men that he's killed, it's far more likely that this is simply a splash of blood from one of them.
4th Mar 2005
Troy (2004)
Corrected entry: When the men are trying to turn Briseis into a Spartan slave, one of them yells "Give the b**ch to me." There's no way that swear word existed 3100 years ago.
Correction: The entire English language didn't exist 3100 years ago - the use of colloquial English in a historical film, including obscenities, cannot be considered an error. They would have had words of that nature back in those times - the filmmakers are simply using a modern-day equivalent.
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Correction: Sorry, but it's Garrett Hedlund playing the role throughout. Any shot where it's possible to make out his face, it's quite clearly not Brad Pitt - the easiest tell is the eyes, as Hedlund's are noticeably lighter than Pitt's. There's also no physique change; it can be seen in the scene that introduces Patroclus earlier in the film that Hedlund and Pitt have similar builds. Any apparent difference is simply due to Hedlund moving from a compact fighting stance to being bent backwards in an unnatural position, then lying limply on the floor.
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