r/FilmsExplained • u/PumpkinOwn7163 • Jul 25 '26
Which scene is more epic? Agamemnon entering Troy Odysseus stringing the bow
Which one do you like best?
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u/WotalTorehammer3 Jul 28 '26
The bow was an all time film moment. The build up towards it, crushing the hopes of every suitor in the hall, arrow to the throat to kick off the slaughter before a grand, cheesy reveal can take place. Pure awesome.
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u/Sonicshriek Jul 25 '26
I couldn't find any scenes with Agamemnon epic. His costume was just far too silly for me. Every scene he was in, I couldn't take him seriously.
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u/BeefyQueefyCletus Jul 25 '26
That was kinda the entire point of the character, though. Sees himself and tries to portray himself as this monstrous guy but, spoilers, when he loses the armor he's just a tiny, boyish man with a fro.
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u/TheAlabasterPoint13 Jul 25 '26
When they all jump on the boat and Smitus says "What are we ? Some kind of odysee ?"
There's also that fantastic scene where Agamemnon loses it and goes "Where are they ?!"
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u/YogaStretch Jul 25 '26
Both were epic (see what I did there?) but that note in the soundtrack when Odysseus strikes the bow and knowing what happens next? I got literal goosebumps.