The intro portion was initially my final for Animation class, but I finally got around to finishing this! This is my first animatic and I hope you enjoy.
Just finished the book and still wanted more content of Achilles and Patroclus and this is probably one of the best depictions of the book in my opinion, I admit that it did get me a little teary eyed watching this
exactly. i just finished the book. and where i am at it is currently 3:06 a.m. so i just finished reading it at night and i can’t stop feeling this disturbingly sad, miserable and empty feeling. this is so sad, how am i supposed to sleep, i guess i won’t. btw this is like the closest thing to what i was imagining while reading the book. like the characters look so insanely alike with how i imagined them.. this is crazy. and also, i’m sorry for saying a lot, i just really need to talk to someone who has had the same feeling about a month ago.. this book is so emotionally pleasuring
@@Lizardsareprettycool The book their referring to is the Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller. It’s a modern retelling of Achilles’ tale through the perspective of Patroclus.
"...he smiled, and his face was like the sun." "Achilles’ eyes were bright in the firelight, his face drawn sharply by the flickering shadows. I would know it in dark or disguise, I told myself. I would know it even in madness." "I could recognize him by touch alone, by smell; I would know him blind, by the way his breaths came and his feet struck the earth. I would know him in death, at the end of the world." "His trust was a part of him, as much as his hands or his miraculous feet. And despite my hurt, I would not wish to see it gone, to see him as uneasy and fearful as the rest of us, for any price." "I had seen the way he looked at Deidameia; or rather the way he did not. It was the same way he had looked at the boys in Phthia, blank and unseeing. He had never, not once, looked at me that way." “What has Hector ever done to me?” “My life is my reputation,” he says. His breath sounds ragged. “It is all I have. I will not live much longer. Memory is all I can hope for.” "There is no fame greater than this-you will prove to them all that your phantom is more powerful than Agamemnon’s whole army." "His tears fall, but I cannot wipe them away." “My consolation is that we will be together in the underworld. That we will meet again there, if not in this life. I would not wish to be there without her.” “This and this and this.” “I have done it,” she says. At first I do not understand. But then I see the tomb, and the marks she has made on the stone. ACHILLES, it reads. And beside it, PATROCLUS. “Go,” she says. “He waits for you.” In the darkness, two shadows, reaching through the hopeless, heavy dusk. Their hands meet, and light spills in a flood like a hundred golden urns pouring out of the sun." *"I will never leave him. It will be this, always, for as long as he will let me."* __________________ The Song of Achilles has changed my life. This is the most beautiful book I have ever read, enjoyed, and felt. It will take me forever to find another one that could even come close to what this book has made me experience. *******" Edit: I made a playlist, because I love this book so much. Here it is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-SP7fbLUUJP4.html Another edit: You guys! You keep liking and replying to this, and when I read back my own comment, I feel like crying. Darn this book.
@@mireyn4101 I don't have the physical copy of the book, only the e-book, so I can't tell you the exact page. But it was on Chapter 10, after they had made love for the first time. ❤️
Achilles was beautiful, and the way his beauty was described in the book through Patroclus eyes only shows how bewildering, enchanting, brave Patroclus himself was.
They were together since children the same as Alexander the Great and Heohaistion you decadent barbarians. They went thru everything together, they were philophers and real men bound by the institution of friendship which was sacred in Ancient Greece. Meaningful and very powerful friendship of souls. No disgusting lie propagated on purpose by a sick barbarian author who seeks personal and financial gain, can ruin their image. Keep believing lies so you feel good about your abnormality. Keep living in your fantasy proof-less world. It’s called brotherhood, lies propagated on purpose by the system and the abnormals in order to give a fake historic depth of homosexuality in order for us to accept it today. Sick parasites. Your abnormality is your own, no amount of lies can change the truth and it hurts you and it forever will. Also gays can’t fight, gays can’t be the best warriors of all time, only men can, illogical non thinking schizophrenic clowns. Keep the holy Greeks out of your disgusting barbaric mouths. Mentally ill parasites.
EXCUSE ME. who gave you the right to rip my heart out like this. THE END??? THE ARROW REFLECTION IN THE EYE!!!??? jaw=dropped, tears=fallen. this is so good i can't. sobbing the gay angst is too much for me to handle with this song
What a beautiful representation of the relationship between these two cousins. Especially the part where Achilles wants their ashes to be mixed and buried together. Just normal cousin things. On another note: I absolutely loved how you animated the story and the song was a perfect fit.
I'm sure there was a story somewhere from the Odessey when Odysseus has to venture into the Underworld to find the way home, and he comes across the shades of Achilles and Patroclus re-united in death.
In the book, Patroclus eating breakfast alone when Achilles found him was one of my favorite scenes and you captured it so well! You made me cry over their story all over again.
Oh. My. God. THIS IS A MASTERPIECE!! I recently thought about this song in relation to Song of Achilles and how Achilles could be the soldier, the poet AND the king and was like, someone should make an animation with this. AND THIS!!! IS SO MUCH BETTER THAN ANYTHING I IMAGINED, I WILL NOW GO CRY AND SEND THIS TO ALL MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE READ THIS BOOK
a beautiful yet sad story. achilles never swallowed his pride but died for love, patroclus never emerged from achilles shadow but lived kindly and briseis never found freedom but at least she died never giving up
Didn't Briseis get killed by Neoptolemus? Fell into the ocean or something? Her body was never recovered so she is probably still wondering in the living if no one found her body.
I don't know the book that everyone is talking about but this is physically gut wrenching and I'm in tears. I have no idea what's going on but I'm so freaking sad almost had a panic attack. You were able to convey emotions to a complete outsider. This was amazing and beautiful keep doing what you do.
Aw wait if you really almost had a panic attack I really hope you're ok :'0 As for your comment, I'm so happy I was able to portray the story to someone who went in blind. Your words mean so much to me, thank you for stopping by!
I highly highly recommend you read the book if you haven't yet, it's AMAZING! 😍 One of my favourite books of all time not even exaggerating. The audible version is wonderful too, the narrator does such a great job with all the voices 👌💖
I have never read the book, but this is a masterpiece. The expressions and the storytelling are absolutely amazing, this masterpiece deserves more views.
Same here!!! All I know is that its somehow really, really sad; this gave me a kind of perspective on how sad it is JAHAHAA (Sorry for the grammar. 🥲) Update: I've kind of been doing some catching up on Achilles and Patroclus' stor(ies)y, and damn. It really is very, very sad. 😭😭😭
I highly highly recommend you read the book if you haven't yet, it's AMAZING! 😍 One of my favourite books of all time not even exaggerating. The audible version is wonderful too, the narrator does such a great job with all the voices 👌💖
@@mgkyawmin833 there's only one audiobook as far as I know. It's the one on Audible narrated by Frazer Douglas. Just type in Song of Achilles into Audible. 👍🙂
This is both idyllic and heartbreaking. Really makes you want to grow up with your ‘best friend’ in the Greek countryside before losing them to a battle of the gods and crying for years before you’re reunited with your love again
Words cannot describe how truly beautiful this is. I don't usually leave comments but... just... gosh, every frame of this is stunning. The expressions, the proportions, the settings, everything is on point. The Song of Achilles is my favourite book and this is just amazing. Totally did the book justice! The rest of this comments will be me gushing about my favourite frames lol (Spoilers for the book) 0:24 Oh Achilles, if only you stayed like this for the whole book 0:35 Flustered Patroclus is everything 0:47 Idk why, but this frame of dead Patroclus really speaks to me. It's exaclty how I imagined Pat as an adult tbh 0:51 The absolute look of horror is so well done 1:00 To be honest, I don't know why I love this scene so much, but I do 1:09 Actually, scratch what I said before, Achilles, why couldn't you stay like *this* for the entire book? 1:11 This is cute 1:23 Figs, no context 1:41 I LOVE how Mt Pelion looks! Also Pat's expression is just _chef's kiss_ 1:46 Pat absolutely failing battle training while Achilles is being wholesome is a mood. Idk which mood, but a mood 1:55 This has to be my favourite frame. It's just so wholesome! 2:05 Ima be honest, I'm not sure if this is Achilles or Deidameia 2:20 Briseis makes an appearance! Also nailed the facial expressions here! 2:32 *It was at this moment he knew... he'd f***** up* 2:38 "Go, he waits for you"
Oh my goshhhhh thank you!! Seeing your comment and all the timestamps you put makes me so happy! I'm glad you enjoy my work and the effort you put into your comment truly made my week!
Such a heartbreaking book. Reading it twice couldn't even start to dull the pain and emptiness I felt at the end. It was so beautiful and joyful at the beginning, and it just kept getting sadder until the greatest tragedy occurred. I hope to find another book equally as beautiful and great, but this book forever holds a place in my heart, and I'm so glad that you made such a beautiful animation on my favorite novel. Keep it up
I was inspired by all the additional lyrics so here's something I made: Crowns, Brothers, Swords Soldier, poet and king, The three were brothers adored. Content with their chosen paths, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord, Content with their chosen paths, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. There will come a lady, Whose beauty can't be ignored. She will tear those brothers down, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. She will tear those brothers down, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh, here comes the soldier, Swinging his mighty sword, He has seen the lady now, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. He has seen the lady now, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh, here comes the poet, Singing his mighty word. He has seen his brother now, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. He has seen his brother now, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Each man claims the lady, As she watches on, bored. Even as they draw their swords, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Even as they draw their swords, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Ah, here comes the ruler, With the crown he could afford. Wondering where his brothers were, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Wondering where his brothers were, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The king, the myth, the legend, Decides she's his reward. Still, he asks his brothers why, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Still, he asks his brothers why, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. "The poet is youngest!", And so the soldier implored. The king favors him, he thinks, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. The king favors him, he thinks, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The soldier, the poet, Their eldest, they had adored. Forgot his blind ambition, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Forgot his blind ambition. Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Brothers three, no longer, As the king drew his sword. Is ambition not but greed? Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Is ambition not but greed? Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Soldier and his ruler, Clashed their mighty swords. The poet stood without his song, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. The poet stood without his song, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The king, he was older, Drew blood, but his brother roared. The king's crown fell to the ground, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. The king's crown fell to the ground, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. "Oh, brother, where is your crown? Little brother, where's your Lord?" The poet's last word was "Please!", Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. The poet's last word was "Please!", Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. "The poet slayed the king, His death was his own reward." So says the new king and queen, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. So says the new king and queen, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The night after their wedding, The queen held dagger not sword. The soldier's last word was "Please!" Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The soldier's last word was "Please!" Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The queen, she wept onions, Dead was the one she "adored". "Assassination!" She cried, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. "Assassination!" She cried, Oh lei, oh lai, oh Lord. A kingdom without king, Is a dragon without hoard. They will burn whole cities down, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. They will burn whole cities down, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. So ends the legacy, Of crowns and brothers and swords. Kingdoms are ruled by queens now, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Kingdoms are ruled by queens now, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Now do you remember, The city the soldier had warred? The lady was the princess there, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. The lady was the princess there, Oh lei, oh lai, oh Lord. The poet charmed the queen, The king's trust in him, he stored. He will slay the city soon , Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. He will slay the city soon. Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. "Expand our land further!", The king commanded his ward. He was young and made of thorn, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. He was young and made of thorn, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. The city that was torn, Their rulers were shown the sword. Blood ran through the city's drains, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. Blood ran through the city's drains, Oh lei, oh lai, oh Lord. The princess who escaped, Vengeance in her heart, she stored. For the soldier, poet, king, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. For the soldier, poet, king Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. There will come a woman, Whose beauty can't be ignored. She will tear those brothers down, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord. Oh lei, oh lai, oh lei, oh, Lord. She has torn those brothers down, Oh lei, oh lai, oh, Lord.
why hasn't this gone fucking viral? beyond me, this animatic is so good! your style is simply impressive and i'm in love with how you portrayed the story; their expressions have me sobbing TT
Thank you so much for this comment, it made my day!!😭 The emotions conveyed in the book were so beautiful and raw. I wanted to get better at telling stories through faces, and your encouraging words motivate me to continue growing!
I just finished the book today and I needed more of Achilles and Patroclus. I already know their story many times over but it still hurts my heart seeing the end. This is the most beautiful it has ever been animated.
God I absolutely love that you timed the part with the war escalating with the latter half of the song where it's just intense instrumental. I think this is the closest we'd get to an animated version of the Song of Achilles. Nicely done with this! I love it so much.
I don't know what's happening at all cause I've never read the book but FINALLY ONE OF THESE THINGS USED THE ENTIRE SONG!! Usually animations like this cut the song off before it gets to arguably the best part of the song... I'm so happy, other people desperately need to catch onto this.
Yes!! It was more work including the whole song but I felt the entirety of it would add more impact to the animatic. And there's so much lore that I just had to keep in!
This made me start reading the book and yes I did cry a lot and will be crying a lot, because this book just broke me. Thank you, this is a masterpiece.
Fun fact Achille's best friend who you see was Patroclus and it was assumed that not only were they best friends but also lovers according to Greek text
This animatic is amazing, I really don’t have enough words to describe it. You captured all the characters and events so well and I love absolutely literally everything about it. Thank you for such a brilliant animatic and I’m going to be screaming crying over it for the next few days. AAAAAA THIS IS SO WELL DONE I WISH I HAD MORE WORDS TO DESCRIBE IT BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH AND ITS ONE OF THE BEST THINGS IVE EVER SEEN THANK YOU
I know I’m over a year late but I just finished this book for the first time last night and have been almost grief-stricken since. This is also going to be a pretty long comment, so sorry about that in advance, but I still wanted to post it in hopes that the creator of this animation might see it. I’m not an avid reader, or at least I haven’t been in many years, but I chose to read this book in wake of some personal realizations and admissions with myself and I’m very glad that I did. I woke up this morning and my first thought was of Patroclus and Achilles. I do this stupid/silly thing when I read books where I look at the last word, just for fun. I saw the last word as home and thought that signified a happy ending. Nearing the end of the book when Pat is detailing his death, I was almost in denial. I knew of Achilles and the Battle of Troy, but not to an extent that I knew their story prior to reading. I hadn’t realized what had happened until a few pages later when I realized we were now following Achilles. I had rushed past Pat’s death in an attempt to get to the part with their happy ending. I then read on about Achilles rage and his end. But the part that hurt the most was returning to Pat as a shade, unable to be with Achilles. I thought about how horrible that would be, stuck for eternity waiting and praying for someone to fix it. Then Thetis comes and they talk, at this point I was still reading quickly, trying to finish the book with my eyes clear enough to read since I thought there was more to come, when I read the final page. I was in disbelief and learned that before I started reading the book, when I read the last word, I had actually read the last word of the acknowledgments section, not the book itself. It was this pit in my heart that did not go away as I slept. I dreamed of them and fixing their story. I didn’t know if I wanted them to be real people, their bodies really buried somewhere in Greece, or if I wanted them to be fiction, just another dramatized spout from Greek myth. I wasn’t sure what hurt worse and so I couldn’t choose. It wasn’t until this morning when I woke up, still with a heavy heart when I realized that I needed to learn about where they were. So I researched Elysium and what it meant. I found that Elysium was “a place or condition of ideal happiness.” Thanks to the final statement of the book we know they meet again. I told myself that they were happy together. With as many lyres as they needed. As many figs as Achilles could juggle and Patroclus could throw and catch. With as much space as they wanted to race each other and swim in the sea. With all the things Achilles used that made Patroclus able to recognize him as easily as he could. Both of them, no longer needing to fight for other Kings’ wars and for each other. And with no prophetic timer counting down their separation. I had given them a happy ending that I was comfortable with, and that eased the pain in my chest to an extent, but I still had a feeling of despair gnawing at me. The dread Pat faced before they were able to reunite, I wasn’t able to imagine Thetis and Pat talking and Thetis finally carving Patroclus’ name on their grave. I had read over this part too fast, not truly taking it in in that initial moment. And while I have gone back to read and to understand I wasn’t able to visualize that moment happening in the magical haze that I read the book in. It was separate, almost as if wasn’t real or it didn’t really happen. That was until I watched this video and saw the scene of Thetis and Patroclus and then saw their properly named grave. This book means so much to me already, only having carried its full burden for less than a day, and I’m so grateful that I found this and had you prove to me that they really did get a happy ending. Your work is amazing and oh so beautiful and has affirmed my want to create. Thank you so much.
Hi, I know this is a late response but I had just been scrolling through all the sweet comments from readers, artists, and dreamers alike. I really appreciate you taking time out of your day to share your experiences with the story and I related to it so much!!!!😭 I read the book in class during junior year and also speed ran it by the end because I wanted to get to the part where they were happy together. I treat this animation like a chunk of my heart that this book took, as well as just a tribute to a beautiful piece of art through my own expressions of drawing. Thank you for your support and gorgeous retelling of your experience, I wish you all the best!❤
I am in awe. I read this book a year or two ago and it has been one of my favorites ever since. I’m blown away by how incredible this is, even though I haven’t picked up this book in a while, in each scene that is drawn I can immediately recognize what took place. Just wow. I love how you’ve brought these characters to life in such a insanely accurate way, you have immense skill and talent and I admire that so much. Please keep on creating videos, I look forward to seeing this channel grow!
Thank you for stopping by and commenting, your words are such big motivators! I started storyboarding as soon as I finished the book to make sure I didn't forget any details. It's such a beautiful story written so well, I'm so happy to see others gushing over this book the same way I did!
I finished reading the book yesterday and was holding back tears until I came across this video, now the tears wont stop 😭😭Its a beautiful piece of animation💕
I don't know why RU-vid is recommending this video to those who just finished this book. Like do you have a problem?? I only finished this book 2 days agao and I'm STILL NOT HEALED YET. MANNNNNNNNN .
Thank you so very much, dude. Recently read the book and i have no one to gush to when i recall events. This animatic soothes that want of mine in a way, so thanks, again. :)
Les juro que no pude evitar llorar un mar de lágrimas con el libro, aún recuerdo cada uno de los momentos más importantes y lindo para mí, sin duda vale la pena.
THIS IS A MASTERPIECE. literally.. for valentine day my history teacher gave us a research to do of "love story in the antiquity". she gave us a lot of examples. BUT, i was reading Song of Achilles, SO, i asked her if i could’ve write about Achille and Patrocle. she said yes. i was literally screaming (and still i am lmao). then this video appears in my home. IT’S TOTALLY A SIGN. in a few hours i will read my research to the class so.. still, your art is so good i love it. (im sorry if i made some grammar mistakes but im italian :’>)
SCREAMING CRYING... You captured everything so perfectly, this is literally exactly how I envisioned each of these scenes to go,, you articulated them perfectly!
TSOA is my favourite book and the way you managed to tell the entire book with all the emotions tied with it in a 3 minute animation is so admirable. Truly beautiful
i just found this, watched it a couple times and am literally crying, the book wrecked me, then i read the homer's iliad cuz of it and was starved for more content and now i stumble upon this and literally just crumble, what a video, truly!
This animatic just kills me. It captures all the essential plot points in such a beautiful manner. Really your way of drawing expressions and Achilles change in gestures and Mimik. Just fantastic. Thanks for doing the whole song I come back to this video so often ngl. ❤❤
I just love how months after finishing this book, watching this animation made me gasp and tears are falling. You and the comments brought back so many happy and sorrowful memories. If you continue to post more animations, I will definitely watch on a loop!
Я пересмотрела это уже трижды и пока не планирую останавливаться, а ведь я отношусь к категории людей, не читавших первоисточник)) Очень трогательно, эмоционально, искренне и, конечно же, невероятно качественно - просто вау 🔥🔥🔥
I had this video on hold for some time for after finishing the book and I‘m so glad that I could now experience it. The depiction of the key moments in their lives - as well as this beautiful fit of a song - is magical. Thank you so much for this!
The fact that the scenery to the emotions in this animatic are exactly how I pictured after I read the book is honestly kind of unbelievable as well as astounding
finished the book just yesterday, went to watch this. i feel like crying all over again. thank you SO MUCH for making this, its so good i want to play it on loop for the rest of my life. WONDERFUL animatic, GREAT job and you are awesome!!
Thank you so much for creating this masterpiece. I just finished reading the book and i can swear even better than Patroclus did that i imagined every single character very similar to what i just found here, in this beautifully done animation.. i could watch this, with the song, and the expressions, and the beautiful beige color this is done in, for so many times, and i did. Thank you, once again, and please will me luck because i can’t calm down at how wonderfully sad the ending is..
My dearest OP, keep creating. I eagerly await your next video. Your ability to capture emotions is awe-inspiring. I cry every time I come back to watch this video. Every single TSOA fan I know has been given this link and oh leiii oh laiii, we all cry. Every. Single. Time. Madeline wrote a good book. You created a good animatic. Thank you so much for this. The minor details you've chosen to animate have my heart. Always.
AHHHHH I’M SO AMAZED OF YOUR SKILL! You perfectly visualized the characters and scenes even better than I imagined! Dude the ending crushed me and I couldn’t ask for a better fan-made animatic to celebrate the novel’s beauty. Ughhhh this sent me back into the novel’s world. I can’t thank you enough for your hard work ❤
Acabo de leerlo y lo único q me ayudó a pasar el duelo de este libro fue tu hermoso proyecto, no dudes nunca q es una obra perfecta, cala en cada aspecto de la obra y te hace sentir satisfecho de vivir cada cuadro, te amo por crear está belleza, gracias por sintetizar en imágenes vividas el libro q todos lloramos, te amo ♥️
this is the best and i meant it THE BEST animation i've seen on the song of achilles!! so full of hope to see some more works of yours on these two you're magnificent!!
I've not read Song of Achilles, but I've read Homer's and Virgil's stories. I love the animatic so much. Admittedly, I'm more of the idea Patroclus and Achilles were more so best friends than lovers, but the sheer amount of love that people have for, not just the idea, but the characters, does bring happiness and it's introducing a lot more people to the stories of both characters and, let's be real, that's the most important part... 3-4,000 years later, people are still being introduced to new tellings and interpretations of the characters and the stories, and since most of the stories were told as word-of-mouth, I can pretty much imagine there were some nudges and winks thrown in when the ancient Greeks also talked about their "friendship", haha.
I wish Neoptolemus was explored more a boy living in the legacy of a man he hardly knew trying to live as best he could for right and wrong until he reached the city of the people that killed his father and caused him nothing but pain and looses himself in vengeance
Hear me out. I always loved the relationship between Achilles and Patroclus and soldier poet king is one of my favourite songs. One day I just searched "Achilles and Patroclus soldier poet king" just for fun. I wasn't expecting to see that amazing animation. I remember when this video barely got 3k views. It's my favourite animatic and I am happy it got the recognition it deserves💕
The way i would absolutely devour a full webtoon illustration of this book like this animation… your art is MAGNIFICENT AND OMG 😭😭😭😭 just finished the book yesterday and I saw your animation today and my heart ❤️🩹…… love every second of it just wishing it was a longer adaptation oh my gosh
This is truly beautiful. I really don't have enough words to describe what I felt watching this... It's like every memory of the story rushed into my heart in these minutes. I smiled and cried. Thanks so much!!
Awwww thank you! It's just a montage I added for what I imagined their youth with Chiron would be like. I imagined they'd play around with their strict but patient horse dad as they grew up!
i think this is the best depiction i've ever seen. the beige colour pierced with blood, the past and the future revolving into one, the facial expressions, the way it moves with the beat ah it's beautiful
Damnnnnnn this is soooo good!!! All the visuals convey the story so amazingly, the environments are so beautifully done, the emotions in the characters are so moving, the transitions between scenes are flawless and match so well with the music, and the character designs!! Oh I could go a whole evening with things to praise about this animation
