"My death will make me a legend, and my exploits will go down in history forever." In the film, Theseus expresses his heart for all the heroes who are eager to make a fortune, preferring a vigorous early death rather than a mediocre long life. In the film, Theseus was originally an atheist, escaping responsibility and only seeking to protect his mother personally. Later, he was electrified by the Virgin Prophet and Zeus and became a theist. He rose from safeguarding personal interests to safeguarding the interests of the country and the people, and finally faced a powerful enemy. Knowing the disparity in power, he still adheres to his beliefs, never succumbs to the forces of evil, he died in battle, his name goes down in history, and he has completed a magnificent transformation from man to god. Like another great Greek hero, Achilles, before entering the Trojan War, his mother had foreseen his death and tried to prevent him from entering the war. But Achilles still resolutely embarked on the road of death. Although he died in the war, he achieved his eternal reputation. They are all dazzling stars, shining forever in the long history of mankind.
But the story of Theseus in the film is not the original ancient Greek mythological story, 99% of which are fabricated by the screenwriter, but borrowed from Theseus, Zeus, Poseidon, Athena, Minotaur (The Minotaur Monster) and other names, therefore, from the story, "Shaking God of War" is just a rumor of ancient Greek mythology.
According to ancient Greek mythology, Theseus was born in the royal family, his father was the king of Athens, and his mother was the princess of Trozen. When his grandfather was 16 years old, his mother let him return to Athens to recognize his father and return to the family, and later became the king of Athens. Banished to an island by the opposition, he was pushed off a cliff and drowned by the suspicion of the king of the island. His deeds mainly include: cut off many famous robbers; solved the labyrinth of Minos and killed Minotaur (Minotaur); kidnapped the young Helen who later caused the Trojan War, tried to kidnap Hades' wife but The butt was glued to the chair and left in the underworld, and was later rescued by Hercules. The story of Theseus is actually quite interesting. I don't understand why the editor of "God of War" has to start over and re-invent it? Maybe it's the needs of the movie and the market.
Aside from the story, the style of the film is exactly the same as that of "300 Spartans". It is a pure man's action visual feast. The pictures are beautiful, like paintings that are pleasing to the eye; the costumes are gorgeous or simple, with an ancient charm; the actions are violent and bloody, making the audience, especially the male audience, bloody (but some audiences who don't like this style think it is too bloody and even disgusting ); the war scene is grand and the special effects are amazing. Personally, the best-looking part is the episode of Zeus' bloody battle with the Titans. The golden armor of the gods and the tattered rags of the Titans are in stark contrast. Hand castration, in one go, how enjoyable it will be. Interested friends can search and watch the restricted-level clips of "Shaking God of War" from the Internet, which is clear at a glance.
It is also because of the bloody violence of the film, such as beheading, tongue cutting, disembowelment, spear penetration, stump limbs, blood splashes, etc., that the film is rated R in the United States and is not suitable for children to watch, especially are young children. I hope parents don't bring too young children to watch this film. When I watched it, I found that some parents brought their children to watch, which is actually very inappropriate. Why not take your kids to see The Adventures of Tintin or Iron Fist?
The downside is that the story is too weak, the editing is not very rigorous and smooth, and the jumps in some places are too large, which cannot stand scrutiny, and is a bit anticlimactic. It is estimated that a lot of deletions have been made in the domestic release version, and many shots are obviously not connected, which affects the smoothness of the film. I will watch the full version online in the future. It is very rare to see this film on the big screen. Friends who like costume war action movies should not miss it.
Attachment: The Story of Theseus (excerpt)
King Aegeus of Athens had no son, so he wanted to secretly remarry his wife, hoping to have a son to comfort him in his old age and inherit his throne. He confided his thoughts to his friend Petheus. Fortunately, Pytheus happened to receive an oracle saying that his daughter would not have an open marriage, but would give birth to a son of fame. So Petheus decided to marry his daughter Etra to Aegeus quietly, although Aegeus already had a wife. Aegeus married Etra and returned to Athens after a few days at Troy. He said goodbye to his newlywed wife by the sea, and as he said goodbye, he put a sword and a pair of stumbling shoes under a boulder by the sea, and said, "If the gods bless us and give you a son, please quietly put Bring him up and let no one know who the father of the child is. When the child is grown and strong enough to move this rock, you bring him here. Let him take out the sword and the stumbling shoe , tell them to come to Athens to find me!"
Etra gave birth to a son, named Theseus. Theseus was raised by his grandfather Petheus. The mother never said who the child's biological father was. Petheus said to the outside that he was the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea. The Trozens regarded Poseidon as the protector of the city and had special respect for him. They sacrificed the fresh fruit they picked every year to Poseidon. The trident in the hands of Poseidon is the symbol of Trozen. So it is not at all disgraceful that a king's daughter bears a son to a revered god. The child gradually grew up, not only strong and handsome, but also calm and witty, with extraordinary courage. One day, the mother Etra took her son to a rock by the sea, confided to him his true life, and asked him to take out the sword and stumbling shoes that could prove his identity to his father Aegeus, and take them to Athens. go.
Theseus embraced the boulder and lifted it aside effortlessly. He put on his sword and put his shoes on his feet. Despite repeated requests from his mother and grandfather to take the sea route, he was reluctant to take a boat. At that time the road from the Isthmus of Corinth to Athens was full of robbers and villains.
The first person Theseus met on the way to find his father was the thief Perifutes. When Theseus came to the region of Ebydaurus, the wicked robber burst out of the jungle and blocked his way. With no fear on his face, Theseus shouted at him, "You are here just in time!" Then he rushed towards the robber. After a few rounds of fighting between the two, the king of dance sticks was beaten to death. Theseus picked up the iron rod of the dead and took it with him as a souvenir and weapon of victory.
At Corintos, he met another villain, the tree thief Sines, because he was so powerful that he could pull down two pine trees at the same time. He tied the passerby he caught to the treetops, and then let the treetops bounce up, tearing his limbs in half. Theseus killed the villain. When he reached the border of Megaris, he encountered the thief Skrion who did all kinds of evil. This robber usually haunts the forests of Megaris and Attica, and lives in tall caves. He has a bad habit of grabbing strangers and ordering them to wash his feet. While washing their feet, he flew up and kicked them into the sea to drown. Theseus did the same this time, kicking him into the sea to drown. Soon, Theseus met the last and most cruel road robber Damastus, nicknamed the Iron Bed Bandit. The robber has two beds, one long and one short. If the stranger in the past was a small man, he would bring him to the big bed and say, "You see, my bed is too long, my friend, let me stretch you and make you work hard to fit this one. Bed! After saying this, he stretched the stranger's body hard until he died; if the guest was tall, he let the guest sleep in a small bed, and said, "I'm so sorry, my dear friend, this bed is too big. Small, not made for you. Well, let me help you. And so he chopped off the foot of the guest, just as long as the bed. Theseus seized the tall robber, forced him to sleep on the cot, and cut his body with a sharp sword until he was in pain. die.
After returning to Athens, Theseus became a prince. King Minos of Crete sent messengers three times to ask for tribute. The situation was this: Minos' son Androgeus was conspicuously killed in Attica. Minos raised troops to avenge his son, and the Athenians asked Minos for peace, promising to send seven pairs of virgins to Crete as tribute every nine years. After Minos received the virgins, he locked them in the famous Cretan labyrinth, and then killed them by the ugly half-human, half-cow monster Minotaur. Now it's time for the third tribute. Virgin boys and girls face a terrible and cruel fate. Their parents complained that Aegeus was the cause of the disaster, saying that he had let an illegitimate son inherit the throne, but he was indifferent to other people's children and let them be slaughtered. The murmur reached Theseus' ears, and his heart ached. When he was assembled, he stood up resolutely and announced his willingness to go, and there was no need to draw lots, and the Athenians appreciated his bravery and selflessness. When Aegeus heard about it, he hurried over and repeatedly asked him to change his mind, but Theseus was resolute and determined. He comforted his father and assured his father that he would be able to subdue the Minotaur and prevent the other virgins from letting other virgins. got damage. In the past, ships with boys and girls on black sails sailed to Crete. Now that Aegeus heard his son's proud speech, he gave the helmsman a white sail. He ordered that if Theseus returned safely, the black sails of the ship should be replaced with white ones, otherwise, the black flag would be left as a sign of failure. When Theseus arrived in Crete and was brought before King Minos, this handsome young man was favored by the king's charming daughter Ariadne, who secretly confided to Theseus. In love, he gave him a ball of thread, and taught him to tie one end of the ball to the entrance of the maze, and then follow the rolling ball and go straight forward until the ugly Minotaur's residence. In addition, she gave Theseus a sword with which to kill the Minotaur.
Minos sent Theseus and the others into the labyrinth. Theseus went ahead. He killed Minotaur with two treasures, and with a little boy and a girl, he got out of the labyrinth with good luck. After they came out, Ariadne fled with them. Theseus heeded her advice and cut through the Cretan ships so that Minos could not pursue them. After getting on the boat, they thought it was all right, so they took the boat to Dia Island without any worries. The island was later called Naxos. Theseus suddenly saw Bacchus in a dream. Bacchus claimed that Ariadne was already engaged to him, and he threatened Theseus with disaster if he did not keep Ariadne behind. Theseus grew up with his grandfather, who warned him to fear the gods, so he was afraid that the gods would take anger on him, so he had to leave the sad princess on a desolate island and go back by boat. Theseus and his entourage were very sad and depressed because of the loss of the girl Ariadne, so they forgot that the ship still had black sails and did not change to white sails. The sea-ship with a sad sign galloped toward the shores of home. Aegeus was looking up from the coast when he suddenly saw a boat approaching in the distance with black sails, and thought his son was dead. Desperate, he jumped into the sea and drowned. Later, in his honor, the sea was called the Aegean Sea (Aegean Sea).
Later, Theseus succeeded to the throne as king, and managed the country meticulously.
View more about Immortals reviews
