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EDITOR'S PICK
Rating: * 1/2
No matter what critics say, the business of cinema is quite different in
reality. How else could one explain a sequel being made of a film which was
insipid, listless and pointless?
Actually there is an explanation - the first film "Clash of the
Titans" supposedly made $500 million. So, there was obviously a need for
the studio to do one up and they indeed manage this - "Wrath Of The
Titans". Sadly its story is worse than the original, but special effects
are much better.
Half human half god Perseus (Sam Worthington) has abandoned a place next to his
father Zeus (Liam Neeson) ruling over mortals and takes care of his son as a
fisherman in a village.
However, the gods are weakened by the lack of prayers from humans. Hence, when
Zeus`s brother Hades chooses to release their imprisoned father Kronos from the
prison of Tartarus, Perseus has no choice but to try help his father so that the
universe can be saved from destruction.
Looking at its wafer-thin story, this one tries to do a father-son sketch with
every subplot revolving on another type of father-son relationship. But neither
does it reveal anything new about it nor does it comment on it in an interesting
manner.
When one talks of gods, logic falls apart. After all gods are supposed to be
able to do anything. But when you apply logic and bring them to the human plane
by making them mortals, one has to play the film by similar logical rules.
Sadly, it shows no hints of doing any of those.
"Wrath of the Titans" thus becomes a study in contrast. While the
character sketches, story, writing and acting are boring and listless, the
action sequences are just the opposite. A lot of effort went into making them
lively and breathtaking. If only the producers would have put a quarter of the
effort to the story as well.
But they realise they do not need to.
And considering that the first film made $500 million, one perhaps can forgive
the producers for almost ensuring that there is no story. However, what they
fail to realise is that if they had ensured a good story, they would perhaps
have made double the amount.
The producers also perhaps hoped that using actors like Neeson and Ralph Fiennes
would give the film legitimacy. Sadly, wasting these actors on such insipid
roles only worsens the allegations.
The film really has nothing to offer.