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| Perseus and Io |
A remake of the 1981 Ray Harryhausen movie, Louis Leterrier’s Clash of the Titans is a tale which reaches back to the fantasy epics of old and forward into the digital era of the modern world.
The story rotates around Perseus, a Greek hero and his mission to save a city from the god’s revenge. Perseus’ dilemma, unknown to him until the action begins, is that he is an offspring of a mortal and deity. However he is not the son of just any god, but the all mighty king of gods, Zeus.
Fans of Greek mythology will not doubt be unhappy about the enormous liberties that the filmmakers have taken over the ancient tales.
The various gods, goddesses and demigods depicted here barely resemble their namesakes in either appearance or personality.
In fact one of the key elements of the story, the unleashing of the Kraken, was actually recorded as being done by Poseidon, not Hades.
Raised by humans Perseus feels more at home among the mortals but his godlike powers comes to the rescue when he is faced with a dual clash between gods and men and between Zeus and his revengeful brother, Hades, god of the underworld.
Provoked by humans’ diminishing regard towards the deities Zeus allows Hades to unleash the horrors of the underworld upon humans. Only Perseus can save the city of Argos and Princess Andromeda whose sacrifice is destined to quell the wrath of the gods.
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