I sort of wonder whether it was really necessary to actually make a sequel to Clash of the Titans, particularly since in Greek Mythology there was really no sequel to the story of Perseus and Andromeda.
Well, at least in this movie we see Pereus get together with Andromeda as opposed to Io (though we discover at the beginning of the film that Io had died, though in the previous film she had been cursed with immortality).
In a way it seemed like the filmmakers watch Immortals, realised that it was absolute rubbish, and decided to show them how to really make such a film. However, my comments on Immortals applies equally to this film. First of all it is not based on a Greek myth.
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| Wrath of the Titans |
There is not story about how certain gods wanted to release the Titans back into the world. It might make an entertaining Hollywood movie but it is hardly something that a lover of Greek culture is going to appreciate.
This was an enjoyable film with great action and good special effects. In a way it was much better than Immortals, if only for the better use of scenery and a more realistic approach to what Greece looks like. They even go for a journey into Tartarus, and once again this Tartarus was much better than the one in Immortals.
However there is also the question of the God's dying. Pretty much every god that appears in the film either dies or becomes mortal. However we only see the male gods, I have no idea what happened to the female gods.
Then there is this silly idea that humanity is turning their backs on the gods. I'm sorry that is simply not what the Greeks would have done. The Greeks were very religious and superstitious people. They would be forever offering sacrifices and libations to the god, and forever seeking guidance from them.
The city of Delphi, known as the naval of the Earth, was an incredibly religious place, as was the island of Delos. This does not sound like a people who where turning their backs on the gods.
Maybe it is because we are trying to appeal to a Western audience, one that many of the Hollywood liberals believe are seeking to live without a spiritual world. This is annoying and in a way I can understand the accusations of liberalism that the Christians in the United States level at them.
This is also something that we are seeing in Europe as well, however if you travel to the southern parts you will find that the people are still incredibly religious.
As a film though it was enjoyable and watchable, however I am unlikely to want to look much beyond it. Personally, now that I have watched it and commented on it, I feel that I can now put these two movies behind me and move on to some bigger and better things.
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