HBO Max original movie Troy was released May 14th, 2004.
#Troy made $497.4M at the international box office.
rottentomatoes: 53%
metacritic: 56
imdb: 7.3
Prince Hector
Hector is the prince of Troy defending his country from invading Grecians.
“To peace. Between Troy and Sparta. For the gods.” — Hector
“Sometimes the gods bless you in the morning and curse you in the afternoon. The last time you spoke to me like this, you were ten years old, and you’d just stolen father’s horse. What have you done now?” — Hector
“Turn us ’round. Back to Sparta. You fool. Do you know what you’ve done?! Do you know how many years our father worked for peace? It’s all a game to you, isn’t it? You roam from town to town bedding merchant’s wives and temple mates. And you think you know something about love.” — Hector
“What about your father’s love? You spat on him when you brought her on this ship! What about the love for your country? You’d let Troy burn for this woman? I won’t let you start a war for her. To Sparta? They’ll kill you. Oh, and that sounds heroic to you, doesn’t it? To die fighting? Tell me, little brother, have you ever killed a man? Ever seen a man die in combat? I’ve killed men, and I’ve heard them dying, and I’ve watched them dying, and there’s nothing glorious about it. Nothing poetic. You say you want to die for love, but you know nothing about dying, and you know nothing about love!” — Hector
“You already have. To Troy!” — Hector
Achilles
“I was having a good dream. A very good dream. I’ll speak to your king in the morning. I wouldn’t be bothering with the shield then, would I? That’s why no one will remember your name. Perhaps you should fight him.”
“Imagine a king who fights his own battles. Wouldn’t that be a sight? Is there no one else? Is there no one else?! Achilles. Son of Peleus. He’s not my king.”
“Never hesitate. Petrified. Yes. When you know how to use it, you won’t be taking my orders. Patroclus, my cousin. Odysseus, King of Ithaca. Are you here at Agamemnon’s bidding? I will not fight for him. Why? Are the Greeks tired of fighting each other? The Trojans never harmed me.”
“They insulted one Greek, a man who couldn’t hold onto his wife. What business is that of mine? Is it? The man has no honor. Play your tricks on me, but not my cousin.”
Menelaus
“Princes of Troy, on our last night together, Queen Helen and I salute you. We’ve had our conflicts before, it’s true. We fought many battles, Sparta and Troy. And fought well! But I have always respected your father. Priam is a good king, a good man. I respected him as an adversary, I respect him now as my ally. Hector, Paris, young princes. Come, stand. Drink with me. Let us drink to peace.”
“May the gods keep the wolves in the hills and the women in our beds. For the gods.”
“Where is she? I swear by the father of the gods, I will gut you here if you don’t tell me! The Trojans? Get my ship ready.”
“I want her back. I want her back so I can kill her with my own two hands. And I won’t rest until I’ve burned Troy to the ground. I should have listened to you. All my life I’ve stood by your side, fought your enemies. You’re the elder, you reap the glory. This is the way of the world. But have I ever complained, brother? Have I ever asked you for anything? Will you go to war with me, brother?”
King Agamemnon
“Good day for the crows. I like your land. I think we’ll stay. I like your soldiers, too. That’s what the Messenians said. And the Arcadians. And the Epeians. Now… they all fight for me. I don’t want to watch another massacre. Let’s settle this war in the old manner. Your best fighter against my best. We’ll leave Thessaly for good. Achilles! Careful who you insult, old king. Where is he?!”
“Perhaps we should have our war tomorrow when you’re better rested. I should have you whipped for your impudence. Of all the warlords loved by the gods, I hate him the most.”
“Well, of course you do. She’s a beautiful woman. I thought you wanted peace with Troy. Peace is for the women… and the weak. Empires are forged by war. Never. You’re a man of honor.”
“I always thought my brother’s wife was a foolish woman, but she’s proved to be very useful. Old King Priam thinks he’s untouchable behind his high walls. He thinks the sun god will protect him. But the gods protect only… the strong! If Troy falls… I control… the Aegean.”
“I’ll attack them with the greatest force the world has ever seen. I want all the kings of Greece and their armies. Send emissaries in the morning. Achilles. He can’t be controlled. He’s just as likely to fight us as the Trojans. Yes, he’s a gifted killer. But he threatens everything I’ve built. Before me, Greece was nothing. I brought all the Greek kingdoms together. I created a nation out of fire worshippers and snake eaters! I build the future, Nestor. Me! Achilles is the past. A man who fights for no flag, a man loyal to no country.”
“There’s only one man he’ll listen to.”
Odysseus
“Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves, will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we’re gone and wonder who we were and how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?”
“Your reputation for hospitality is fast becoming legend. Patroclus. I knew your parents well. I miss them. Now you have this one watching over you, eh? Learning from Achilles himself. Kings would kill for the honor. We need to talk.”
“I’m not asking you to fight for him. I’m asking you to fight for the Greeks. For now. They insulted Greece. Your business is war, my friend. Let Achilles fight for honor. Let Agamemnon fight for power. And let the gods decide which man to glorify. Forget Agamemnon. Fight for me. My wife will feel much better if she knows you’re by my side. I’ll feel much better. We’re sending the largest fleet that ever sailed. A thousand ships.”
“The best of all the Trojans. Some say he’s better than all the Greeks, too. Even if your cousin doesn’t come, I hope you’ll join us, Patroclus. We could use a strong arm like yours. You have your sword, I have my tricks. We play with the toys the gods give us. We sail for Troy in three days. This war will never be forgotten. Nor will the heroes who fight in it.”
Helen of Troy
“You shouldn’t be here. Last night was a mistake. I’ve made many mistakes this week. They’re beautiful. But I can’t wear them. Menelaus would kill us both. I’m not afraid of dying. I’m afraid of tomorrow. I-I’m afraid of watching you sail away and knowing you’ll never come back. Before you came to Sparta, I was a ghost. I walked, and I ate, and I swam in the sea… but I was just a ghost. Don’t play with me. Don’t play.”
Paris
“That’s what you said last night. And the night before? Do you want me to go? Pearls from the Sea of Propontis. Don’t be afraid of him. You don’t have to fear tomorrow. Come with me. If you come, we’ll never be safe. Men will hunt us, the gods will curse us. But I’ll love you. Till the day they burn my body, I will love you.”
“A beautiful morning. Poseidon has blessed our voyage. Do you love me, brother? Would you protect me against any enemy? I must show you something. Wait, wait! Listen to me– I love her. May I speak? What you say is true. I’ve wronged you, I’ve wronged our father. If you want to take Helen back to Sparta, so be it. But I go with her.”
“Then I’ll die fighting. No. No. All the same… I go with her. I won’t ask you to fight my war.”
The Greeks
“Remove your army from my land. They won’t fight for you. You can’t have the whole world, Agamemnon. It’s too big, even for you. And if my man wins? Boagrius! Boagrius has this effect on many heroes. My king? Achilles is not with the army. I sent a boy to look for him. King Agamemnon sent me. He needs to dis… but, my lord, it is morning. They’re waiting for you. Are the stories about you true? They say your mother is an immortal goddess. They say you can’t be killed. The Thessalonian you’re fighting– he’s the biggest man I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t want to fight him.”
“Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles…! Hmm. Achilles. Achilles? Look at the men’s faces. You can save hundreds of them. You can save hundreds of them. You can end this war with a swing of your sword. Let them go home to their wives. Achilles! Achilles! Achilles! Achilles…!”
“Who are you, soldier? Achilles? I’ll remember the name. The ruler of Thessaly carries this scepter. Give it to your king. Brothers in arms! Friendship! Friendship! Brothers in arms! Brothers in arms! Friendship! Carry on. Drop sail!”
“My king! She left. With the Trojans. The fisherman here saw her board their ship. With the young prince, Paris. She… higher on the sail! About ship! Set sail!”
“The Trojans have never been conquered. Some say they can’t be conquered. Hector commands the finest army in the east. One last thing. We need Achilles and his Myrmidons. We don’t need to control him, we need to unleash him. That man was born to end lives. How many battles have we won at the edge of his sword?”
“This’ll be the greatest war the world has ever seen. We need the greatest warrior.”
“Nervous? You told me never to change sword hands. For the Greeks! Prince Hector, is he as good a warrior as they say?”