Wrath Of The Titans (2012)

In this tale of ancient Greece, Zeus (Liam Neeson) tells the story of deception and lack of faith that lead up to the end of the age of gods.

In the beginning; Zeus and his brothers Hades (Ralph Fiennes) and Poseidon (Danny Huston) defeated their evil father Kronos and locked him and the other Titans away deep under Tartarus. Zeus became the supreme god, lord of the heavens; Poseidon became lord of the seas and Hades became lord of the underworld. Zeus proclaimed as law that, no god shall intervene with the fates of man unless the Titans escaped or were released; and from that point on together with their great powers they ruled the world. But centuries later, the once praised and adulated gods grow weak as humans have lost faith through unanswered prayers.

Now Zeus calls upon his demigod son Perseus (Sam Worthington) to help him save the world and all mankind. He explains the coming of calamity and that it will affect both gods and man alike; without prayer the gods will lose their powers and all their work will come undone. The damage has already begun as demons seep through the walls of Tartarus. If the gods lose all their powers they become mortal and can die, and then Kronos himself will escape and make chaos to bring about the end of the world. Perseus is unconvinced of his worth and more concerned about the safety of his own son Helius, so he sends Zeus away to find other gods for this war. Zeus leaves to meet with his brothers and son Ares (Edgar Ramirez), he wants to unite so they can rebuild the walls of Tartarus to keep Kronos and the other Titans contained. A brief scuffle breaks and more demons escape, this time attacking Perseus’s village; when the threat is gone, he takes his son with him to pray to Zeus. But Poseidon shows up battered instead and explains how he and Zeus have been deceived by Ares and Hades and that Perseus is the world’s only hope now; Zeus has been captured and is a prisoner of the underworld. Poseidon mumbles on for Perseus to find his demigod son Agenor (Toby Kebbell) who is with Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Agenor will take him to The Fallen One, (Hephaestus). The Fallen One will take them to the underworld where together Perseus and Agenor; two half gods can use all of their powers to free Zeus, save humanity and try to defeat Kronos.

This movie relates and is a distant offshoot from Clash of the Titans. Although it’s not quite as creative, still with thrilling action, adventure, drama and fantasy there isn't much more you could ask for.       

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Hunger Games (2012)

Long ago there was a war, 13 districts rebelled against the County until nothing remained. And then came the peace; people rose up from the ashes and a new era of freedom was born. But freedom has a cost and the traitors were defeated. So then it was decreed within a Treaty of the treason, that in penance for their uprising each year the various districts of Panam shall, at a public “Reaping” offer up one male and female between the ages of 12 to 18. These tributes shall be delivered to the Capitol and then transferred to a public arena where they will fight in a pageant to the death until only one victor remains. Forevermore this pageant has been known as The Hunger Games, and the lone victor is to serve as a reminder of the Capitols generosity and forgiveness for the uprising.

It’s the morning of the “Reaping” and Prim (Willow Shields) wakes horrified from a nightmare where her name has just been picked. Her older sister, Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence) comforts her back to sleep by assuring that her name won’t be called, as this will be her first entry into the Games and first timers are never picked. Katniss is a very good hunter so she slips out into the woods to hunt for something to sell to the peacekeepers. But there’ll be no prize today as her best friend Gale shows up and frightens off her prey. He talks of running away together and how life might be if they didn't live there. But Katniss is a realist and she knows it’s time to return to the village to prepare for the Reaping.

A stupid shameless public mockery of drafting innocent children to death! At any rate, a Horn signals the beginning of the ceremony, and children rain in from all around the district. Effie Trinket (Elizabeth Banks) is the host and she reaches in to the girls bowl to draw Primrose Everdeen’s name, Katniss rushes out and volunteers to replace her sister. Then Effie chooses a boy, Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson), with a shake of hands they are declared this year’s tributes for District 12 in the 74^th Annual Hunger Games. They are allow brief farewells and then whisked off to a luxurious train that will deliver them to the Capitol. While on board they meet their mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), he is a victor from many games ago and will feed them with insight and tips that may help to save their lives. Soon they reach the Capitol. A brilliant city straight out of a fairytale story, where they will spend the next few days training and building public hype; but first they must go through a primping process and then meet Cinna (Lenny Kravitz) he is like their coach. Finally the day comes to be transferred into the arena; an open spot out in the middle of the woods where centerfield is a smorgasbord of weapons and supplies. But these goodies are only for the worthy and several tributes die trying to claim their share. There are hidden cameras everywhere so that the public from all districts can watch the tributes every move and, every kill. There are also thundering booms followed by holograms to signal and identify the fallen tributes. 26 go in but only 1 will be allowed to leave, unless the rules get changed.

For me, there was not a lot of greatness in this movie; mainly because I can’t see being forced to sacrifice your children to death every year as defining the reward of freedom! However, it wasn't all bad in fact the acting was very good; and I would have even enjoyed it had the tributes been equal in maturity.