Thursday, April 1, 2010

Why I will NOT see Clash of the Titans

I'm a huge fan of Greek mythology, so I was excited to hear that they're remaking Clash of the Titans. However, I was disappointed when I learned about the plot.


Hades wants to take over the world, and it's up to Perseus to stop him and save everything. Whoo.

Except that's all bullshit.

In Greek mythology, Hades was never really evil (sure, he was mean-spirited sometimes, but all the gods were), and the idea of him trying to take over the world is just stupid, and not at all in line with ancient Greek culture. HADES IS NOT THE GREEK EQUIVILANT OF SATAN.  Also stupid is the idea that Perseus, of all people, would be the one to save the world. Compared to other Greek heros, Perseus didn't really do a whole lot. What we saw in the original Clash of the Titans was pretty much all he was known for. A more believable hero would have been someone like Herakles, who spent most of his life doing all kinds of awesome shit (way more impressive than anything Perseus did).
 
Also, Greek mythology is full of all kinds of cool stories, with plenty of sex, violence, and heroics (ingredients in every successful movie)- why does Hollywood feel the need to create a whole new one that, as mentioned above, spits in the face of ancient Greek culture?  It's not like original scripts are really all that good lately (there are, certainly, some, but most successful movies these days are crap)- why not go with something that's tried and true?  Hell, even the original Clash of the Titans at least somewhat followed along with one of the myths.
 
Yes, I know I'm being one of those annoying, pedantic haters, and I know that most people probably don't really care, but this whole thing really annoys me.