Starring: Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, and Rosamund Pike
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Screenplay by: Dan Mazeau, and David Johnson
Greek mythology has come back to the big screen in this sequel to the epic Clash of the Titans (2010).
Perseus (Sam Worthington), the half-man, half-god, son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) is back and the world is in peril once again. The walls of the underworld prison of Tartarus are falling apart, and there is fear that the powerful titan Cronus will break out, destroying the world. Hades and Ares have captured Zeus and are draining his power so Cronus can break out. Since the humans are no longer praying to the gods that once protected them, the gods are losing their power. So now, it is up to Perseus to rescue Zeus and save the world from the wrath of Cronus. This is no ordinary family dispute.
For the most part, the special effects and the fire effects are pretty good. They aren't always realistic, but not cheesy either. There are only two places in the whole movie where the effects look a little cheesy. But you'll be able to figure those moments out when you see them. There are so many special effects that the film feels a bit like a Michael Bay movie. There's fire right and left, especially in the final battle scene. If you like explosions and fire effects, then this is a movie you won't want to miss.
My problem with the story is that we only hear of and see one titan. There are many titans in Greek mythology. So for this reason, the movie should have been called something like Wrath of Cronus, instead of Wrath of the Titans. I expected to see more than one of the titans involved in the film, but there is only one. Instead we see a lot of other gods and demigods like the cyclops.
It seems like I have been rather critical of the cinematography of movies lately, so this is a film in which I would like to applaud the cinematography. It still shakes, and a tripod is not used in a few places where it is necessary, but overall, it is much better than I expected it to be. We can actually see the actors fighting in the action sequences without getting terribly dizzy. It's okay to sit closer to the screen for this film because it won't make you so dizzy, like some of the other movies out there will.
I was not disappointed with Wrath of the Titans. After seeing Clash of the Titans, I thought that a sequel to it would be an utter disaster, but director Jonathan Liebesman proves otherwise. In fact, I find this film to be better than its predecessor. So while the tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes may tell you that the movie is terrible, I will tell you otherwise. If you are considering seeing the film because it looks interesting, I recommend that you see it. I wasn't totally blown away by the film, but it is better than I expected.
So, I will give the wrath of Cronus a B. I did say it needed a better title, didn't I?
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Screenplay by: Dan Mazeau, and David Johnson
Greek mythology has come back to the big screen in this sequel to the epic Clash of the Titans (2010).
Perseus (Sam Worthington), the half-man, half-god, son of Zeus (Liam Neeson) is back and the world is in peril once again. The walls of the underworld prison of Tartarus are falling apart, and there is fear that the powerful titan Cronus will break out, destroying the world. Hades and Ares have captured Zeus and are draining his power so Cronus can break out. Since the humans are no longer praying to the gods that once protected them, the gods are losing their power. So now, it is up to Perseus to rescue Zeus and save the world from the wrath of Cronus. This is no ordinary family dispute.
For the most part, the special effects and the fire effects are pretty good. They aren't always realistic, but not cheesy either. There are only two places in the whole movie where the effects look a little cheesy. But you'll be able to figure those moments out when you see them. There are so many special effects that the film feels a bit like a Michael Bay movie. There's fire right and left, especially in the final battle scene. If you like explosions and fire effects, then this is a movie you won't want to miss.
My problem with the story is that we only hear of and see one titan. There are many titans in Greek mythology. So for this reason, the movie should have been called something like Wrath of Cronus, instead of Wrath of the Titans. I expected to see more than one of the titans involved in the film, but there is only one. Instead we see a lot of other gods and demigods like the cyclops.
It seems like I have been rather critical of the cinematography of movies lately, so this is a film in which I would like to applaud the cinematography. It still shakes, and a tripod is not used in a few places where it is necessary, but overall, it is much better than I expected it to be. We can actually see the actors fighting in the action sequences without getting terribly dizzy. It's okay to sit closer to the screen for this film because it won't make you so dizzy, like some of the other movies out there will.
I was not disappointed with Wrath of the Titans. After seeing Clash of the Titans, I thought that a sequel to it would be an utter disaster, but director Jonathan Liebesman proves otherwise. In fact, I find this film to be better than its predecessor. So while the tomatometer on Rotten Tomatoes may tell you that the movie is terrible, I will tell you otherwise. If you are considering seeing the film because it looks interesting, I recommend that you see it. I wasn't totally blown away by the film, but it is better than I expected.
So, I will give the wrath of Cronus a B. I did say it needed a better title, didn't I?
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