Troy, (2004) dir. Wolfgang Peterson
some of the best lines from my all-time favourite movie
These are some lines that I think go really hard. These are not quotes from the Iliad (Zeus forbid) but lines from the movie screenplay.
This will be the greatest war the world has ever seen. We need the greatest warrior.
— Nestor to Agamemnon about Achilles
Achilles: They'll be talking about this war for another thousand years.
Hector: In a thousand years, the dust from our bones will be gone.
Achilles: Yes prince. But our names will remain.
page: Are the stories true? They say your mother was an immortal goddess. They say you can’t be killed.
Achilles: I wouldn’t be bothering with the shield then, would I?
page: The Thessalonian you’re fighting… he’s the biggest man I’ve ever seen. I wouldn’t want to fight him.
Achilles: That’s why no one will remember your name.