Wrath of the Titans opened this weekend, with results about half of what its predecessor made.
A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus-the demigod son of Zeus-is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned…
We know Rodrigo wasn’t thrilled with the first film, and we’re betting he didn’t see this one either. But did you see it? We want to know what you thought of the sequel. Use the comment section below to share your ideas, thoughts, and reviews over Wrath of the Titans.
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Even reading that synopsis makes the mythology buff in me rage. I REALLY hate the Hollywood Satan-ization of Hades.
If you don’t care about mythological accuracy, intelligent dialog, good character development, or a plot more advanced than “We need to kill this thing” then the visuals were quite engaging.
Yes, the plot is predictable and really only there to justify the set pieces. The dialogue isn’t up to much either. But the visual effects are at times amazing. The big battle at the end and the visit to Hades were visually entertaining.
All in all, I enjoyed the movie. Not one of my Favourite Movies Ever, but was fun for a Sunday afternoon.
I enjoyed the movie as well. I thought it was such a good idea to cast such wonderful actors to be the gods. They really stole the show. Bill Nighy was hilarious. Apparently the cut a scene or two out because both Apollo and Athena were listed in the cast. I think the fact that this wasn’t based on the first the original movie really helped me enjoy it. The remake of Clash constantly had me thinking “Why did they change this?”
The one thing I jokenly complain about is the fact that apparently Aphrodite was gone a long time and I think she would have been one of the last gods that people stopped worshipping.