Clash of the Titans (2010)

Movie of the week

This movie should have been a hit. Sadly, the director failed to make it so.

Transitions between action scenes were – to be kind — poor, and his only attempt at imbuing the characters with “life” was several lines of pathetic dialogue.

It shouldn’t have been so hard to write a great script based on a myth. These tales were developed to let the storytellers of antiquity run wild. Yet the plot crafted for Clash of the Titans was far too simplistic to be entertaining, let alone thought-provoking.

However as with most Hollywood productions, the visual effects are excellent and the cast boasts a few big name stars, including Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes. Sam Worthington, as in Avatar, appears here more as a leading figure than an actor.

 Synopsis

Found at sea as an infant by a weary fisherman, the demigod Perseus grows up with no knowledge of his celestial origins until his watchful guardian, Io, informs him that he is the son of Zeus.

When Zeus’ brother Hades casually wipes out Perseus’ family, the grieving son vows to show the gods just what damage mankind can inflict on its creators.

Before long, Perseus and a small group of soldiers venture out into the desert to find a way to stop the Kraken, a terrifying force of nature that an indignant Hades has vowed to unleash upon man should they fail to offer the beloved princess Andromeda as a sacrifice.