Clash of the Titans Remake

[Ace of Knaves]

Watching the teaser again I gotta say even though the music don't really tickle my fancy, when it drops as Zeus smashes his hand down it's epic.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Hercules (or Heracles; Hercules was actually his Roman name) was one of the more heroic characters from the Greek mythology, although he has flaws also and not perfect by any means. That's why I like the Greek mythology, because although they were worshipped as gods and had temples built for them, they were actually protrayed as very flawed characters and often made mistakes. That's why they are interesting to read.

I understand that...But they seem over the hill *******s/*****es.

 

[Abraham]

Womanizing, child-killing, drunk Hercules above-all.

 

[Raiden]

I understand that...But they seem over the hill *******s/*****es.

Well, not all of them.

 

[Project862006]

think they would do a Hercules movie?

 

[vanson]

i just noticed that the german clash of the titans teaser differs a bit from the original.. well ok its only one shot... but hey

here it is

Spoiler

 

[Raiden]

i just noticed that the german clash of the titans teaser differs a bit from the original.. well ok its only one shot... but hey

here it is

Spoiler

Is this scene really from the movie?

 

[vanson]

i guess... you can check it out at 0:47

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QZ17d-Ob8c

 

[Marvolo]

I found another difference between the Germasn and American teaser. At 00:51 when the man is having sex with that woman in the bed and he yanks her up against him it shows more skin. Her ass is showing more and you can see side boob and her whole side in the German version. In the American version the sheets are covering almost her whole side and you see none of this.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Well, not all of them.

Okay...By the way are they really like super heroes like someone said in this thread.

 

[Ratcrawler]

Womanizing, child-killing, drunk Hercules above-all.

Yeah but that's the thing about Hercules people tend not to give a second thought about. Every hero needs a motivating origin. Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne became superheroes to make sure what happened to their parents never happens to anyone else as long as they have a say in it. Hercules was possessed by a vengeful goddess whom he had never personally wronged and used to murder his family.

It's like asking "What if the devil made you murder your family in your sleep?" How do you atone for something like that? What do you do to make up for doing the most horrible thing imaginable when you weren't really yourself at the time? Do you blame yourself? How can you not?

Because of that, Hercules went from a showboating celebrity to the embodiment of somebody who can achieve the impossible.

think they would do a Hercules movie?

Well there have been a few, from the Disney toon to a couple of made for tv movies to some old school films which ranged from innacurate fun to just rigoddamndiculous. An accurate telling of the legend is always troublesome because it doesn't translate well to a 2 hour film. 12 labors, multiple love interests, more supportiing characters than you could shake a stick at. There was a made for tv movie that did a semi--good job by whittling down the 12 labors to 5.

 

[Red Mask]

Okay...By the way are they really like super heroes like someone said in this thread.

Those guys are heroes in the ancient, classical sense. They have great powers and have done great deeds. But Greek tragedy is not tied to powers nor divine heritage. What motivates today's modern heroes are circumstances that drove them to become what they are, not divine destiny. Today's superheroes have more free will.

 

[Ratcrawler]

You know what I always thought was weird? The Minotaur. Half man, half bull, eats people. But bulls only eat grass, so that taste for human flesh was probably inherited from his bull-****ing mom.

 

[CELTICPRED]

Don't be hating on Pasiphae bro!

 

[Figs]

Yeah but that's the thing about Hercules people tend not to give a second thought about. Every hero needs a motivating origin. Peter Parker and Bruce Wayne became superheroes to make sure what happened to their parents never happens to anyone else as long as they have a say in it. Hercules was possessed by a vengeful goddess whom he had never personally wronged and used to murder his family.

It's like asking "What if the devil made you murder your family in your sleep?" How do you atone for something like that? What do you do to make up for doing the most horrible thing imaginable when you weren't really yourself at the time? Do you blame yourself? How can you not?

Because of that, Hercules went from a showboating celebrity to the embodiment of somebody who can achieve the impossible.



Well there have been a few, from the Disney toon to a couple of made for tv movies to some old school films which ranged from innacurate fun to just rigoddamndiculous. An accurate telling of the legend is always troublesome because it doesn't translate well to a 2 hour film. 12 labors, multiple love interests, more supportiing characters than you could shake a stick at. There was a made for tv movie that did a semi--good job by whittling down the 12 labors to 5.

That's my problem with the two or three made for television versions that I've seen, they always lower his labors down by a lot. I say bring on a mini-series like they do for some of Stephen Kings stories. I want all 12 labors, that was the main thing in his story. I don't like any of the DTV versions.

I'm still waiting on someone to do him justice.

 

[Raiden]

That's my problem with the two or three made for television versions that I've seen, they always lower his labors down by a lot. I say bring on a mini-series like they do for some of Stephen Kings stories. I want all 12 labors, that was the main thing in his story. I don't like any of the DTV versions.

I'm still waiting on someone to do him justice.

Same here. But I want them to tackle all 13 Labors, not just 12.

 

[Figs]

Same here. But I want them to tackle all 13 Labors, not just 12.

Were there really 13? It's been awhile since I've read it.

 

[Raiden]

Were there really 13? It's been awhile since I've read it.

Actually, the 13th Labor is an unofficial one. Here's the excerpt I got from Wiki:

Another episode of his female affairs that stands out was his stay at the palace of Thespius king of Thespiae, who wished him to kill the Lion of Cithaeron. As a reward, the king offered him the chance to make love to his daughters, all fifty of them, in one night. Heracles complied and they all became pregnant and all bore sons. This is sometimes referred to as his Thirteenth Labour. Many of the kings of ancient Greece traced their lines to one or another of these, notably the kings of Sparta and Macedon.

 

[Figs]

Actually, the 13th Labor is an unofficial one. Here's the excerpt I got from Wiki:

Wow. Never heard that one, not in all the different books I've read that told the story of Hercules.

I wonder where that one came from and why it was excluded from a number of books. Pretty interesting one too. Didn't know they had lube back then. 50 girls in one night...surprised his penis wasn't bleeding.

 

[Raiden]

Wow. Never heard that one, not in all the different books I've read that told the story of Hercules.

I wonder where that one came from and why it was excluded from a number of books. Pretty interesting one too. Didn't know they had lube back then. 50 girls in one night...surprised his penis wasn't bleeding.

Well, that's what you get from having Zeus as your dad.

 

[Figs]

Well, that's what you get from having Zeus as your dad.

Good point! Lustful SOB. t:

 

[Fresh Prince]

Those guys are heroes in the ancient, classical sense. They have great powers and have done great deeds. But Greek tragedy is not tied to powers nor divine heritage. What motivates today's modern heroes are circumstances that drove them to become what they are, not divine destiny. Today's superheroes have more free will.

Oh the greek GODS were destined to be super heroes....So thats all they could do?...Have no free time to do other things?

 

[Raiden]

Oh the greek GODS were destined to be super heroes....So thats all they could do?...Have no free time to do other things?

I think alot of those heroes were prophecied to do great things, or things that they will do and have no control over. Like Perseus (hero of Clash of Titans), who was destined to kill his grandfather according to an oracle, and it led to his grandfather imprisoning his mother who then got impregnated by Zeus.

 

[Fresh Prince]

I think alot of those heroes were prophecied to do great things, or things that they will do and have no control over. Like Perseus (hero of Clash of Titans), who was destined to kill his grandfather according to an oracle, and it led to his grandfather imprisoning his mother who then got impregnated by Zeus.

Damn...So can Posedion or whatever you call him, can take down Hercules?

 

[Red Mask]

Oh the greek GODS were destined to be super heroes....So thats all they could do?...Have no free time to do other things?

The human offspring of the gods were heroes. Their fellow pantheon offspring were NOT! The Argonauts are the best example because some of them were the direct offspring of Zeus, half-siblings of Hercules. But they weren't divine. Icarus, Ares, Pan, Hephaestus, etc. were not heroes.

Greek tragedies, like Oedipus Rex and Antigone, speak much about the human condition but the main characters were NOT divine.