Hercules. The legend.
There has never been a hero like him. Literally. This is not the hero of mythology. This is just a guy that bears the same name. Some similarities do exist. Son of Zeus, a Chiron in his life. Thats about it.
But I wont hold it against this movie. It never claims mythological accuracy , and how accurate should we be when its a myth anyways ?
The fact is that it is a shallow movie. Not very coherent. And I loved the idea of a blond Hercules with a spray on tan, don't we all ? I don't want to spend much of your time , so I will go ahead and say it. This is Gladiator , the way it should have never been done. Soulless , the action seems forced and graceless , the characters are paper thin. Sotiris (Liam McIntyre) and queen Alcmene(Roxanne McKee) the notable exceptions , and the only two that breathed a bit of life into this movie. But there's only so much you can do.
A bit disappointed. There are so many ways you can go when you write a mythological character. Go for drama with well thought out action , or go for the effects extravaganza and a flamboyant hero. This is, well, its nothing. Hercules is a tormented hero, not wanted by his stepfather ,hunted by his true fathers wife (Hera). There's a reason people loved and propagated this story through the ages. It's a good story. Instead we have to suffer through every boring cliché ? If you change a story , at least make it better. Good change we can forgive , its entertainment we seek .
Some action , some cheap effects , but I was constantly tempted to skip ahead , and Im not a guy that does that regularly . Once I got wind of what this is , I suffered through it just to be able to warn people not to waste their time. Oh the sacrifices we make for our fellow man :P
Avoid in my humble opinion , you have been warned
There has never been a hero like him. Literally. This is not the hero of mythology. This is just a guy that bears the same name. Some similarities do exist. Son of Zeus, a Chiron in his life. Thats about it.
But I wont hold it against this movie. It never claims mythological accuracy , and how accurate should we be when its a myth anyways ?
The fact is that it is a shallow movie. Not very coherent. And I loved the idea of a blond Hercules with a spray on tan, don't we all ? I don't want to spend much of your time , so I will go ahead and say it. This is Gladiator , the way it should have never been done. Soulless , the action seems forced and graceless , the characters are paper thin. Sotiris (Liam McIntyre) and queen Alcmene(Roxanne McKee) the notable exceptions , and the only two that breathed a bit of life into this movie. But there's only so much you can do.
A bit disappointed. There are so many ways you can go when you write a mythological character. Go for drama with well thought out action , or go for the effects extravaganza and a flamboyant hero. This is, well, its nothing. Hercules is a tormented hero, not wanted by his stepfather ,hunted by his true fathers wife (Hera). There's a reason people loved and propagated this story through the ages. It's a good story. Instead we have to suffer through every boring cliché ? If you change a story , at least make it better. Good change we can forgive , its entertainment we seek .
Some action , some cheap effects , but I was constantly tempted to skip ahead , and Im not a guy that does that regularly . Once I got wind of what this is , I suffered through it just to be able to warn people not to waste their time. Oh the sacrifices we make for our fellow man :P
Avoid in my humble opinion , you have been warned