I bombed on and off for an hour, my head was buzzing, I took off my headphones, the world was so empty that I felt guilty. I just witnessed a fairy-level family ethics drama, and now I feel a little confused, so I roughly sort out the plot, in-depth spoilers, Enter with caution.
The elder brother Hades, the god of the underworld, was jealous of his younger brother Zeus, the god of the gods, and wanted to provoke a world war and rule the world. Zeus called his brother Poseidon, the god of the sea, and his son Ares, the god of war, to help deal with Hades. Unexpectedly, Ares was jealous of his father's preference. The younger brother Perseus (the illegitimate son of Zeus), turned against the water in battle, killed Poseidon and tied Zeus.
In order to control the world, Hades thought of a sinister trick, sacrificing Zeus to their sealed father Cronus (the second king of the gods), in order to awaken Cronus to destroy the world. Interjection to add, Cronus castrated his father Uranus to become the second generation of the lord of the gods, and later Zeus joined his brothers and the Cyclops to overthrow him. There are Cyclops in the movie, and I'm used to that image.
Before he died, Poseidon found Perseus, gave the trident to Perseus, let him find his illegitimate son Agnor, and joined him to find Hephaestus, the god of fire and craftsmen, for help. In the last "Clash of the Gods", the princess who was almost sacrificed to the god of the underworld, the queen Andromeda at this time accompanied them to find Hephaestus. Queen Andromeda interceded on behalf of mankind, and agreed to help Hephaestus because of her beauty. Andromeda looks like Hephaestus' ex-wife Aphrodite
Here's why I asked Hephaestus for help, because Zeus was trapped in the underworld, and the construction of the underworld originated from the hands of Hephaestus, who knew where the secret way was. As a result, before entering, Ares arrived, Hephaestus sacrificed himself to drag Ares, and sent the three of them into the underworld before the gate of the underworld closed.
On the other hand, when Zeus was in a coma, he begged Hades for forgiveness. Hades saw that his brother suffered and finally couldn't bear the grief (I personally feel that this reason is too weak to explain, I prefer to believe it is because of him.) I saw the power of Cronus, who was about to awaken, which was beyond his control, so he wanted to release Zeus. Of course, I just made up my mind, it was not shown in the movie), I wanted to release Zeus, but was chased away in time Ares, who arrived, stopped him. (How come Ares is always so timely? What a dutiful villain.)
After the three entered, the blind cat encountered the dead mouse and found the right way by mistake, and rescued Zeus before Cronus awakened. Cronus can only be defeated by combining the lightning sword, pitchfork and trident made by Hephaestus for Zeus, Hades and Poseidon respectively, and Zeus' lightning sword is in the hands of Ares . Perseus fought Ares desperately in the temple, and finally killed Ares.
Perseus took the combined blade and rode on a Pegasus, rushing towards Cronus, and the world returned to peace. The brothers Zeus and Hades are reunited and fight side by side against various monsters unleashed in hell, such as the two-headed dragon Chimera that can breathe poisonous fire, the two-headed dog Otrus, and the two-headed and double-torso The Fighting Magic Makohai, etc. The film presents these ancient Greek monsters very well and feasts the eyes. The image design of Cronus is similar to the appearance of Titan, which is quite spectacular.
Zeus exhausted his life and instructed Perseus to make good use of his divine power before returning to the void. Hades exhausted his divine power, and he was already as mortal. After so much, Hades suddenly seemed to be open-minded. Perseus embraced the beauty and fell in love with the queen. happy ending.
After sorting it out in this way, it doesn't seem to be too messy. The story is quite simple, and it is a cliché Hollywood-style hero growth story, no different from "Clash of the Gods".
On the contrary, it is far inferior to "Battle of the Gods" in terms of characterization. Ares only has hatred, reckless hatred, which seems to have no support point, and the characterization is too thin.
Agnor and Queen Andromeda, who were with him, did not have enough portrayal roles, and did not express the characteristics of these two people well. The reconciliation between Zeus and Hades is a bit too obvious. Hades hated his brother for so long, how could he compromise at the last moment? What is the reason for his change? Is it just simple compassion?
Zeus's sudden transformation from the mythical scumbag and irresponsible father into a traditional authoritative father who upholds the conservative Anglo-Saxon style is so sudden that even I, a Chinese, can't accept it. Do you know how Western audiences feel?
Finally, the question of Perseus' intrinsic motivation. The movie has been emphasizing his human value, proving that his human value is the source of his fighting and revenge in "Clash of the Gods", but in this step, it has sublimated to father's love, and protecting his family is his original driving force, But this conflicted with the young romantic mood behind him who embraced the beauty. In the finale of the last "Clash of the Gods", Perseus had the possibility of falling in love with the princess, but Ai'o (Io) stepped in and got to this issue.
Here is an allusion error to point out. In Greek mythology, Io is the daughter of the river god Inacus. She served as a priestess in the temple of Hera, the queen of the sky. The scumbag Zeus coveted her beauty and tried to seduce her. After Hera found out about this, Zeus turned Io into a heifer, but Hera still saw through it. Hera sent the hundred-eyed giant Argos to guard her. So, how did Zeus' lover get to Perseus? Of course, there is more than one mistake. Helios was crowned as the son of Perseus. Helios belongs to the second generation of sun gods. He is cousins with Zeus in terms of seniority and belongs to Perseus. The characters of the uncle generation, how could it not be the son of Perseus.
In addition, how should the driving force that leads human resistance and liberation be placed? The play doesn't address the evolutionary logic of Perseus's inner drive very well, and the result is that, apart from seeing Perseus fighting all the time, his emotional shock to me is far less than that of the movie. special effects and sound.
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