Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Hercules!
I welcome the change of villain. Hera's reason for hating Hercules is something many people would support. To Hades Hercules is an obstacle to his quest for power. I would have preferred the confident of emotionally compromised Hercules to Superman. Seriously, why make Hercules Superman? We definitely have a concept of heroics. Look at the faults. Old Hercules: A jealous woman makes him angry. New Hercules: He's bumbling and wants to know where he belongs.
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I definitely agree that the change of villain is welcome! Hades "quest for power" is definitely very entertaining and captivating for audiences, not to mention the character is brilliantly portrayed.
ReplyDeleteThough you have a valid point for Hera, I believe Hades is a reason for the movie's success. He is a very important character in terms of evil, sass, and comedic value to the movie. It is also amusing to watch the triad of Pain, Panic, and Hades and see Hades' reaction to all of the their failures. Not to mention the theme of death and the Underworld also give the vibe to viewers as evil.
ReplyDeleteI was a bit bugged by the whole "selling one's soul to the Devil" concept. That is solely a Christian idea and has nothing to do with the Greek myth. I agree that Hades is a great villain (with a hint of used car salesman), but find it also interesting that there is no Greek myth in which Hades ever tries to take over the world or overthrow Zeus' rule. That's something only older races of Gods do, such as the Titans or Giants.
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