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Clash of the Titans
Movie Review
April 23, 2010
Directed by Louis Leterrier
Starring Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng,
Gemma Arterton, Alexa Davalos, and Luke Evans.
Backstory
I have vague memories of seeing the original Clash of the Titans when I
was younger. It was by no means a beloved childhood classic,
but I know it is to a lot of people. The trailers for the
remake started coming along, and it looked mildly interesting.
Since I am a sucker for a good fantasy film from time to
time, I figured why not give it a shot?
Plot
Things are not going well in ancient Greece. People are
starting to grow disillusioned with the gods, and haven't been
worshiping them as much as they used to. This has the effect
of weakening the gods' powers, weak enough to release Hades from the
underworld. Zeus, feeling vengeful, allows Hades to run free
and wreak havoc on the city of Argos. In this havoc, Hades
kills the adopted family of Perseus, a man who was rescued from the sea
as an infant. Hades issues an ultimatium to the people of
Argos: if they do not sacrafice their princess, Andromeda, to
him within 10 days, he will unleash his mighty sea beast, the Kraken,
to destroy the city. Perseus, feeling vengeful himself,
volunteers to lead a quest to find some other way to destroy the
Kraken, defeat Hades, and save Andromeda. Will Perseus
succeed in his quest? And what is his connection to the gods?
What I Liked
Wow, does ancient Greece sure look pretty in this film. The
vast cityscape of Argos is spellbinding, Olympus looks appropriatly
heavenly, and the Kraken is all Godzilla-like. Even Medusa is
strangely sexy for a half-human/half-snake creture.
What I
Didn't Like
Everything about this film. It's just so bland. We
hardly get to know any of the characters, there's not much there to
make them stand out or be memorable. And the plot is a fairly
routine fantasty epic plot.
Final
Assessment
A fairly routine hero's journey that I found less than impressive.
2 Nibs
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