The story takes its cue from the perseus myth, but also invents a bunch of needless stuff along the way. Clash of the titans is a 2010 fantasy adventure film with some passing resemblance to the greek myth of perseus. A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous kraken, perseusthe demigod son of zeusis attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10year old son, helius. The mechanical owl bubo, from clash of the titans 1981, has a cameo as the toy perseus picks up before he leaves on his quest. Myths, titans and twists page guns n roses just announced that theyre releasing a concert film. Clash of the titans 2010 in clash of the titans, the ultimate struggle for power pits men against kings and kings against gods. A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous kraken, perseus worthingtonthe demigod son of zeus neesonis attempting to live a quieter life as a. Clash of the titans is a 2010 britishamerican fantasy adventure film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by mgm the rights to which had been acquired by warner bros. However, she was seduced by the god poseidon and they made love in the goddesss temple, which angered her. It stars harry hamlin, judi bowker, burgess meredith, maggie smith and laurence olivier. Clash of the titans 2010 perseus faces the kraken scene 910. Clash of the titans 2010 perseus sam worthington, the son of zeus liam neeson, is caught in a war between gods and is helpless to save his family from hades ralph fiennes, the god of the. Perseus demigod, son of zeus, battles the minions of the underworld to stop.
The story, on the other hand, is robust and straightforward. Born of a god but raised as a man, perseus sam worthington is helpless to save his family from hades ralph fiennes, vengeful god of the underworld. With the help of the gods, perseus obtained winged sandals, an invisible helm and a magical sword. Wrath of the titans bluray featurette exclusive jun 20, 2012. Clash of the titans 1981 karwansaray publishers blog. Im so old, in fact, that i saw all the star wars movies, the entire summer of 82 and 84, plus the original clash of the titans, robocop, and total recall in the theaters when they were. The myth of perseus takes place at the very end of book iv of ovids metamorphoses. King polydectes commanded he fetch the head of medusa. It is a tale of adventure and heroics, in which perseus travels through many exotic and mystical places, turning atlas to stone, saving andromeda, and finally gaining his rightful place on. Wrath of the titans full movies a decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous kraken, perseusthe demigod son of zeusis attempting to live. It is a remake of clash of the titans 1981, and like that film contains no actual titans a sequel, wrath of the titans, note was released in april 2012. This movie is about monsters the bigger the better and the designers obviously spent most of their time making the citysize kraken look phenomenal. Sam worthington returns as perseus, the demigod son of zeus in this epic sequel that takes place 10 years after his defeat of the kraken. Watch wrath of the titans online stream full movie directv.
Although fictional and the subject of myth, the legend of the kraken continues to the present day, with numerous references existing in film, literature, television, and popular culture as well as othermiscellaneous examples e. Greek journeys are some of the best stories told in the western canon, and perseuss is a great one. Director jonathan liebesman takes us inside the monster mythology of this actionpacked sequel, arriving on. Clash of the titans 2010 film culture wikia fandom. Clash of the titans clocks in well below two hours, which means we get fast action and heavy effects. Sam worthington returns as perseus, the demigod son of zeus liam neeson in t. Wrath of the titans jonathan liebesman, sam worthington. Clash of the titans perseus vs medusa sam worthington and natalia vodianova in clash of the titans clash of the titans, i dont know why i just have such a love for this movie holmes movies. But this story is not a history lesson, it is a fable. Clash of the titans 2010 dove family friendly movie.
The film features the final work of stop motion visual effects artist ray harryhausen. Is a 2010 movie about perseus journey to avenge his family. Charon is to row them to the isle of the dead in exchange for a silver coin. Clash of the titans laurence rosenthal movie music uk.
And thats a pretty accurate representation of what ended up on the big screen. One of the soldiers is killed, but perseus and the other two succeed in slaying dioskilos and set forth into the underground ruins where medusa resides. Sam worthington returns as perseus, the demigod son of zeus liam neeson in this epic adventure sequel that takes place 10 years after his heroic defeat of the kraken. Once there, perseus and his men find the temple of medusa and soon battle dioskilos, a twoheaded dog guarding the lair. Prokopion, a fanatic worshipper of hades, and his cult. With the kraken destroyed, and the head thrown aside, perseus takes his place among the heroes of myth and champions of legend, his story told and his marriage assured. A movie in which whole sequences consist of nothing but guys fighting stiff computer images.
Perseus, in greek mythology, the slayer of the gorgon medusa and the rescuer of andromeda from a sea monster. Learn more about the traditional story of perseus in this article. In wrath of the titans he got smashed trough a couple of stone pillars and got punched in the face repeadedly by ares who is strong enough to lift a fully armored human and. Enjoying the mythology in clash of the titans the movies. Perseus harry hamlin is locked into a coffin with his. Before long, perseus and a small group of soldiers are venturing out into the desert in order to find a way to stop the kraken, a terrifying force of nature that an indignant hades has vowed to. The winged horse, pegasus, arrives and takes perseus back to argos as hades releases the kraken.
He then sought out the ancient graeae and stealing their single eye compelled them to reveal the location of the gorgons. Clash of the titans is the 1981 film adaptation of the greek myth of perseus played by harry hamlin. The gods arent just ignored, theyre all but dethroned. After shooting the picture in the traditional format, the filmmakers slapped on 3d effects at the last minute. Ten years after defeating the kraken, perseus sam worthington is living a quieter life as a.
Clash of the titans 2010 alternative ending scene duration. Like the wailing of the stygian witches, the critical cry has arisen against clash of the titans. Perseus takes on kraken clash of the titans clip 2010 youtube. Perseus defeats the creatures sent by hades and uses the head of medusa to turn the kraken into stone as kepheus is killed by the cult leader, who is then crushed under the shattering kraken. Clash of the titans is a 2010 britishamerican fantasy adventure film remake of the 1981 film of the same name the rights to which had been acquired by warner bros. The film chronicles perseuss trials as he sails to the edge of the world and beheads the gorgon, fighting his way back to save his bride to be in time. He takes a crack team of warriors and adventurers with him, including the canny veteran soldier draco.
Clash of the titans is a 1981 britishamerican heroic fantasy adventure film directed by desmond davis and written by beverley cross which retells the greek mythological story of perseus. Watch clash of the titans fullmovie clash of the titans. The movie opens with narration by io gemma arterton, who in greek mythology was a mortal lover of zeus and would be perseus great great great great great great great grandmother, as she explains to us of how the gods defeated the titans with the aid of a monstrous beast called the kraken which had created by the god hades, and that after that they divided the universe up with zeus liam. Troy retold one of the bestknown greek myths as a purely human story, leaving out the gods. But the war between the gods themselves could destroy the world. Hades appears and sneers that perseus cannot kill him, since he is a god. Hades demands that the princess be sacrificed to the kraken within 10 days, at which point after hades reveals who perseus really is perseus and a group of soldiers take off on the quest to cut off medusas head so that the kraken can be turned to stone. Loosely based on ancient greek mythology, this movie follows perseus, reluctant son of zeus, as he takes on creatures like medusa and the kraken.
Perseus was one of the most celebrated heroes of greek mythology. Trying to live a quiet life as a village fisherman, perseus is recruited to join a battle for supremacy between the gods and the titans who spawned them. The story is very loosely based on the greek myth of perseus. In the past, medusa was a priest of aphrodite and was a very beautiful woman. I decided to purchase the dvd to give it another try. According to the filmmakers, the cameo was widely debated as to whether to keep it in the film, or not. Es handelt sich um eine neuverfilmung des gleichnamigen films aus dem. Perseus sam worthington defeats the kraken just as it is about to devour andromeda alexa davalos. This actionpacked film is full of crazy fight scenes between men and monsters. Directed by desmond davis and a cast of laurence olivier as the king of the gods zeus, ursula andress as aphrodite and harry hamlin as perseus, though the effects look a little clunky now by todays standards, still was a huge hit and now has a cult following. We were somewhat surprised to learn that there may be more than one pegasus in the movie, although theres only one hero version ridden by perseus, much to the chagrin of worthington who didn. The original clash of the titans remembered that it was a fairy tale, used beautiful fabric and bright colors, had characters in it that looked like they bathed, and had bright backgrounds filled with light that let the audience see what was going on. Enlisting the help of the warrior queen andromeda rosamund pike. Perseus agrees to look for a way to kill the kraken.
Achilles vs perseus vs hercules battles comic vine. It was directed by desmond davis, though most people associate it more heavily with producer ray harryhausen, who created the creature effects for the movie. As was the case with the 1981 movie starring harry hamlin, the 2010 clash of the titans takes some liberties with perseus story, shortening parts of his tale. The movie is well paced and exciting, visiting some of greek mythologys greatest hits. Curse of the mayans full movie best horror sci fi movie duration. Clash of the titans is a 2010 fantasy actionadventure film and remake of the 1981 film of the same name produced by mgm the rights to which had been acquired by warner bros.
Stop motion animation was used extensively in many special effects, and the monsters were created by ray harryhausen, who retired from filmmaking shortly after clash was released. How accurate were the myths in clash of the titans. Rent clash of the titans 1981 on dvd and bluray dvd. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the titans. While theres definitely an undercurrent of antigod feeling, philosophy takes a backseat to explosive stunts and big battle scenes. After his fisherman family become collateral damage in a fight between mortals and one of the worst cgi creations in the history of bigbudget film, ralph fiennes hades, perseus takes up arms against the gods, carrying around one of his fathers last inspirational salvos. But zeus laurence olivier takes pity and sees that the coffin washes ashore on a deserted island, where perseus grows to. Rent clash of the titans 1981 starring laurence olivier and claire bloom on dvd and bluray. Mads mikkelsen, gemma arterton, and ralph fiennes costarred with daniel craig in successive bond films. This movie is gorgeous, fun, and full of great fantasy situations. Clash of the titans takes the secularizing bent of the 2004 film troy a step further.
Born of a god but raised as a man, perseus volunteers to lead a daring band of warriors. This film presents a classic greek myth that tells the tale of the demigod perseus son of zeus who secures the mandate of heaven as he takes on an epic quest to slay the forces of darkness and rescue his love. It is a tale of adventure and heroics, in which perseus travels through many exotic and mystical places, turning atlas to stone, saving andromeda, and finally gaining his rightful place on the throne of argos. This process takes no more than a few hours and well. The video game is a 2010 video game for the blackberry, playstation 3 and xbox 360 based on the film of the same name. In 1981 a classic fantasy movie by the name of clash of the titans was released and was a boxoffice hit. In a interview, clash of the titans screenwriter phil hay said that the writing teams goal for this new version of the story was to make a fun adventure movie that doesnt take itself too seriously, but within itself, takes everything seriously. Perseus takes three of his men with him to cross the river to the island. Clash of the titans is the 1981 film adaptation of the greek myth of perseus. Perseus returns to argos, but hades sends his harpies to stop him.
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