FULL FREE PERCY JACKSON MOVIE YOUTUBE SERIES
Due to their being based on one of the most popular series of books for middle schoolers in the 2000s, the Percy Jackson films were expected to be smash successes. Credit: Screenshot from two Percy Jackson and the Olympians movies that were released were hotly anticipated.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief (2010) and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) The “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” series portrays the lives of demigods, or the children who have one human and one divine parent. At the same Greek festival, Papamoschou also received the Best Leading Actress Award for her role as Iphigenia. Iphigenia also won some awards, notably the 1978 Belgian Femina Award and the Best Film Award at the 1977 Thessaloniki Film Festival. It was also nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 1977 Cannes Film Festival. The movie was hugely decorated and was nominated for an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The film stars Tatiana Papamoschou as Iphigenia, Kostas Kazakos as Agamemnon and Irene Papas, whom Cacoyannis also cast in Electra (1962), as Clytemnestra. The film is based on the myth of the same name, which tells the tragic story of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra’s daughter who was ordered by the goddess Artemis to be sacrificed. Credit: Screenshot from malady of knotsĬacoyannis’ success continued with his 1977 release, Iphigenia. Iphigenia (1977) Tatiana Papamoschou’s performance earned her a Best Leading Actress Award at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. The film was widely critically acclaimed and garnered a Best Film Award at the 1962 Cannes Film Festival as well as an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film in 1963. It starred Irene Papas in the lead role as Elektra and Giannis Fertis as Orestis. It was directed by Michael Cacoyannis, as the first instalment of his Greek Tragedy trilogy, followed by The Trojan Women in 1971 and Iphigenia in 1977. It is based on the play of the same name by Euripides, a tragedian of classical Athens. Credit: Screenshot from LucianoĮlectra is a Greek-language film released in 1962. Electra (1962) The film was praised across the world for the powerful acting performance given by both leads. The film’s accolades do not end there, however, with the ancient Greek epic also nabbing a nomination for an Academy Award in Best Costume Design.
The Wolfgang Petersen film was extremely successful at the box office, making over €420 million ($497 million) and becoming the 60th highest grossing film of all time when it was released. The main storyline of the action-packed film is based on the Trojan War. The ensemble movie features characters portrayed by Brad Pitt, Eric Bana, Orlando Bloom, and Diane Kruger. Surely, one of the things that the 2004 movie Troy, based on Homer’s Iliad, is most notable for was its star-studded cast. Credit: QuartierLatin1968/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 2.0 Troy (2004) The massive wooden horse which was built for the filming of the movie “Troy” can now be seen on display in the Turkish town of Çanakkale. The film is not strictly a historical action film, as there are also elements of fantasy interwoven into the movie. As the battle rages, Queen Gorgo attempts to rally support in Sparta for her husband. The plot revolves around King Leonidas, who leads 300 Spartans into battle against the Persian “God-King” Xerxes and his invading army of more than 300,000 soldiers. The movie is based on a 1998 comic book series, and is thus fairly far removed from its original source material.ĭespite this, the flick became an instant classic and the Zack Snyder film has definitely made a place for itself in pop culture-even inspiring the “This is Sparta!” meme which went viral across the internet in the early 2010s. Pictures.Īlthough 300 is likely one of the most well-known movies on this list, it is far from historically accurate in its depiction of ancient Greece. 300 (2006) The movie “300” used some of the most advanced CGI effects available at the time. The film was also popular enough to inspire two spin-offs the first was a direct-to-DVD movie prequel named Hercules: Zero to Hero, and the second was a television show titled simply Hercules: the Animated Series. The movie has managed to cement itself as a children’s classic, and continues to introduce new generations to Greek mythology more than twenty years after its initial release. One of the most widely recognizable and watched movies which takes inspiration from ancient Greece is Disney’s Hercules. The film was likely many hundreds of thousands’ children’s first exposure to ancient Greek myths, and its beautiful color scheme, catchy songs, and funny dialogue are enough to make anyone interested in Greek mythology! Hercules (1997) Hercules meeting Megara (or “Meg”) for the first time.
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