9 of the most interesting Troy easter eggs you didn't know about. Handpicked and verified, these little-known hidden details can be obscure enough most people will miss. These behind the scene easter eggs and hidden messages will give you another view of Troy movie message.
An adaptation of Homer's great epic, the film follows the assault on Troy by the united Greek forces and chronicles the fates of the men involved.
Genre
Drama, History
Director
Wolfgang Petersen
Stars
Julian Glover, Brian Cox, Nathan Jones, Adoni Maropis
IMDB score
7.2
Troy Movie Trivia
The reason the kaiju Gorosaurus is shown attacking Paris instead of the monster mentioned (Baragon) is that the Baragon suit was so badly damaged, it could only be used with small movements. This is the same reason Baragon does not participate in the final battle.
Troy movie hidden details
A Greek soldier falls down during the charge at the battle outside the walls of Troy.
During the Achilles vs Hector fight, Achilles is not touched because he is a demigod according to Greek mythology. However, Hector was so good of a fighter that he managed not only to wear Achilles out but also to cut his armor despite being a mere mortal
Achilles slings his shield across his back just before an arrow hits it, revealing that he is not merely a highly-talented mortal warrior as the film's realistic tone leads us to believe.
: when Achilles storms the beach, there's a shot of him protecting his heel from an arrow while sliding. Foreshadowing his weakness. Whether he is aware or unaware of its significance is unknown.
Achilles is threatened with death by his lover with a knife on his neck. In ALEXANDER (2004) Alexander is threatened with death by his wife with a knife on his neck, which he keeps together with a scroll of the Iliad (Trojan War story), because Achilles is his idol.
After Achilles killed Hector, Priam visits Achilles in his tent at night. You can see Priam (dark shadow) walk towards the tent in the previous frame, when they focused on Briseis. (bottom left corner)
There's a airplane in the background of a scene. This movie detail foreshadowed the final reveal
There's a plane visible, which is further used to infiltrate Troy by Greek.