'The Song of Achilles' animatic - Just a Man

I think this song is perfect for Achilles and how his story evolved.

Music from "EPIC: The Musical" by Jorge Rivera-Herrans @JayHerrans

[Dtatakae]

From:
"you are the reason, swear it"
To:
"when does the reason become the blame"

I'm crying, why am I

[jennyduong]

THE REASON! THE REASON IS PATROCLUS, crying and sobbing

[ren-yxob]

"WHEN DOES THE REASON BECOME THE BLAME "AND THEN SHOW THE PART WHERE ACHILLES SAID "YOU ARE THE REASON" I CAN'T

[jeanne_du_lys]

Oh my gosh??? This is insanely underrated. I’m in love with your art style.

[eileenjvb]

I love the subtle way that Achilles's hair looks so limp and straight when Patroclus dies i comparison to how fluffy and curly it looked when he was alive, also, why have you destroyed me by drawing the scene of Patroclus kneeling???? Why ??? 😭😭 Either way this is a masterpiece of angst and suffering but still a masterpiece ❤😭

[nint]

Ok nobody is talking about 0:17 where Achilles' cries are *exactly* overlapping with the backing choir, therefore making it seem like his anguish is so all encompassing that it becomes not only amplified, but stretched and frozen in time simultaneously. Yeah we don't talk about this enough.

[tartilli]

From Patroclus being the reason he's happy to the blame that he no longer is 😭

[MakoHarpy]

OH MY GOD??? THIS IS CHEF'S KISS, THIS IS MY ROMAN EMPIRE

[mayabrown]

I dont know a single thing about Achilles story but your ability to convey emotions in ur art is fucking amazing. Its like I felt everything he was. This is amazing??

[nikkonmcofficial]

CLUTCHING MY FACE, SOBBING, CRYING, SCREAMING, LOSING MY MIND, BAWLING, SCREECHING, BANGING MY FISTS ON THE FLOOR, ROLLING, MENTALLY BREAKING, DYING INSIDE, GAY GAY HOMOSEXUAL

[TheMightySceptile]

I choose to believe Achilles, Patroclus and Briseis all ended up together in the Elysian Fields

[zsofiaszabo]

Going insane... When you can't even see his face as he's putting his helmet on, and then right after you can see how open he is when the two of them are alone... Great work capturing the emotions!

[therandomset]

EPIC AND TSOA??? IN LOVEEE (and love the artsyle!)

[valmid]

Hilariously, Epic the Musical songs ring rent free in my mind when I pass by Lore Olympus and Song of Achilles etc books in bookstores

[vientttt]

I just finished this book a week ago. Cried like a baby for three hours and still being hunted by quotes and moments. This video doesn't hurt. Its straight up burning me!

[marietta_yt]

"When does the reason become the blame?"

I'm crying, I thought of them the first time I heard that line, I was wondering if someone would think about it the same way. Patroclus is his reason, it fits so well! 😭This is an absolute masterpiece! God, your artstyle is stunning

[wolftaro]

one thing i love here is that you can't see his face even a bit as soon as he puts on his helmet Symbolizing that Achilles is gone and replaced with a stone cold warrior

[steinas]

Very nice. That end shot though imagine if you had Hector body being dragged. Though I’m pretty sure you had him going into the fight there so it’s a before shot not after.

[junky]

“WHEN DOES THE RIPPLE BECOME A TIDAL WAVE, WHEN DOES THE REASON BECOME THE BLAME!” *ugly sobbing in the disco* THE TIDAL WAVE WAS HIS GRIEF AND GUILT

[drewstarsonscars]

I cannot verbally express how much I LOVE this video, and everyone's expression at 0:12 (especially Achilles')1!1!! This is so perfect, thank you 😭💞