Daftar Hotel - Hollywood, California - Clash of the Titans - Hollywood Clashes with Greek Mythology.- A Film Review by Lisa Miller - Directed by Louis Leterrier, Starring Sam Worthington, Mads Mikkelsen, Alexa Davalos, Jason Flemyng, Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Gemma Arterton, Danny Huston, Polly Walker, Luke Evans - Warner/Rated PG-13/Fantasy/118 minutes
Hotel di Bandung The latest toga and sandals fantasy loosely remakes 1981's "Clash Of The Titans." For the record, that picture was loosely based on Greek mythology. That's a lot of rehashed story to spread around a film that's already been around. The saga is a soapy tale depicting meddlesome Greek Gods unleashing an underlord and his monsters against men and demigods (the offspring of gods mated with humans).
Choosing sides is difficult for viewers taunted by a whispering devil (Ralph Fiennes as Hades) and besieged by a stubborn hero (Perseus played blandly by Sam Worthington). Zeus (Liam Neeson) is the alternately abusive and benevolent ruler of Olympus, while Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), is a steadfastly passive and saintly human princess.
The most memorable characters are ships in the night. Man-hating Medusa drips wicked fun. When interlopers invade her tumbledown temple, actress Natalia Vodianova trades in her sweet face for that of a malevolent Gorgon. A study in magnificent menace, her snake body gives way to a feminine torso. When hunters arrive intent upon taking her head it's difficult to root against this bow and arrow
wielding witch.
Polly Walker lights up a palatial reception hall. Her cavalier Queen Cassiopeia shakes the very foundations of human existence when she proclaims that people are the equals of gods. Unwise? Perhaps, but she carries herself with indomitable self-confidence. As Draco, an uber human warrior joining Perseus in his quest to slay Hades, Mads Mikkelsen embodies subtle suffering in heroic determination. Not only can Mikkelsen act rings around Worthington, his charisma virtually erases everyone else from the screen. During a pitched battle against mammoth scorpions, our concern for Draco's well-being outstrips our desire to see Perseus prevail.
Calibos is another monster whose tragic past earns our sympathy. A cuckolded king when he attempted to kill the bastard infant born of his wife's coupling with Zeus, Calibos was horribly disfigured then plunged into the underworld as punishment. Still consumed by hatred two decades later, Calibos is eager to be released in exchange for killing his wife's grown son. The primitive hate emoted by Jason Flemyng's Calibos is so affecting, we often find ourselves wanting him to succeed.
Looking to pump up "Titan's" bottom line, the filmmakers opted to slap on 3-D effects in post production. Since the movie was planned and shot in 2-D, its boxy 3-D image never escapes the bounds of its 2-D conventions. The film's failure to thrive in 3-D is not unlike Hollywood's struggle to improve upon the story's Greek mythological origins. Compared to the titanic Greek storytellers, the boys and girls behind movieland are mere babes set adrift on a makeshift raft.
Hotel di Bandung The latest toga and sandals fantasy loosely remakes 1981's "Clash Of The Titans." For the record, that picture was loosely based on Greek mythology. That's a lot of rehashed story to spread around a film that's already been around. The saga is a soapy tale depicting meddlesome Greek Gods unleashing an underlord and his monsters against men and demigods (the offspring of gods mated with humans).
Choosing sides is difficult for viewers taunted by a whispering devil (Ralph Fiennes as Hades) and besieged by a stubborn hero (Perseus played blandly by Sam Worthington). Zeus (Liam Neeson) is the alternately abusive and benevolent ruler of Olympus, while Andromeda (Alexa Davalos), is a steadfastly passive and saintly human princess.
The most memorable characters are ships in the night. Man-hating Medusa drips wicked fun. When interlopers invade her tumbledown temple, actress Natalia Vodianova trades in her sweet face for that of a malevolent Gorgon. A study in magnificent menace, her snake body gives way to a feminine torso. When hunters arrive intent upon taking her head it's difficult to root against this bow and arrow
wielding witch.
Polly Walker lights up a palatial reception hall. Her cavalier Queen Cassiopeia shakes the very foundations of human existence when she proclaims that people are the equals of gods. Unwise? Perhaps, but she carries herself with indomitable self-confidence. As Draco, an uber human warrior joining Perseus in his quest to slay Hades, Mads Mikkelsen embodies subtle suffering in heroic determination. Not only can Mikkelsen act rings around Worthington, his charisma virtually erases everyone else from the screen. During a pitched battle against mammoth scorpions, our concern for Draco's well-being outstrips our desire to see Perseus prevail.
Calibos is another monster whose tragic past earns our sympathy. A cuckolded king when he attempted to kill the bastard infant born of his wife's coupling with Zeus, Calibos was horribly disfigured then plunged into the underworld as punishment. Still consumed by hatred two decades later, Calibos is eager to be released in exchange for killing his wife's grown son. The primitive hate emoted by Jason Flemyng's Calibos is so affecting, we often find ourselves wanting him to succeed.
Looking to pump up "Titan's" bottom line, the filmmakers opted to slap on 3-D effects in post production. Since the movie was planned and shot in 2-D, its boxy 3-D image never escapes the bounds of its 2-D conventions. The film's failure to thrive in 3-D is not unlike Hollywood's struggle to improve upon the story's Greek mythological origins. Compared to the titanic Greek storytellers, the boys and girls behind movieland are mere babes set adrift on a makeshift raft.
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