Soldier, Poet, King Animatic - Song of Achilles

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.

[shamusday]

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

[ellaruth_s]

"we were all there, goddess and mortal and the boy who was both."

[savemyeyebrows]

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.

[freakoclock]

The "what has bector ever done to me" hits hard after finishing the book

[Levonshi]

*Sees this animation video, **_clicks_** pauses video and searches on google, buys the book at a local bookstore, reads it, bawls my eyes out until my tear ducts stop producing tears and then watches this animation.*

[LeCielIndigo]

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.

[localspacecowboy]

i just finished reading the book— you absolutely brought it to life, your art is magnificent! i hope to see more works of yours :)

[lesfleursdumall]

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

[lilaclupin]

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

[delirium]

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

[annem]

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.

[momodeleon]

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.

[emraankazmi]

1:03 achilles could you stop being a material gurl for fiVE MINUTES-

[Itsfinelaa]

"I N 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." God these lines wilk just make me cry everytime

[rebsad]

"He is half of my soul, as the poets say."

[mallymay]

I watched this animatic and decided to read the book. Just finished it and came back to this. I am RUINED

[adrianaromero]

I read TsoA 3 years ago, I hardly survived it. I watched this animation today...I felt it all over again.

[adeleaslan]

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

[nelsoda]

I have never read the book, but this is a masterpiece. The expressions and the storytelling are absolutely amazing, this masterpiece deserves more views.

[Kingtamayofx]

“Show me a hero, and I'll write you a tragedy.”

-F. Scott Fitzgerald