We watched Immortals. Here’s the description I snagged from
IMDB: “Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the
ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon
that can destroy humanity.”
The story is actually a lot more complicated than that.
There are conflicts amongst the gods, a girl who can tell the future (oracle) and other
stuff. It was actually a bit difficult to keep up with in places. Immortals is
one of those movies that you can lose track of if you turn away from the screen
for like two seconds.
The style of filming, music and various images appeared to
be inspired by The Cell and/or 300. It was very visually rich, if that makes
sense.
One thing I really liked about the Greek gods was the fact
that they were young and hot. For example, when I think of Zeus, I usually
picture an old man with a white beard or at least a middle aged guy. Think
original Clash of the Titans. The gods in Immortals looked more like
supermodels, which, when you think about it might actually make more sense. If
you’re a god, you can probably control what you look like. Overall, I liked the movie okay. They tried to cram too much story in, but it wasn’t bad. Immortals gets a B-.
This was a test. I shall watch the film and see if I agree.
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