Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Hercules
It is difficult for me to pinpoint a part the writers should have omitted. This is probably cause I am biased to one of my favorite childhood movies considering the fact I have a Hercules mug at home. I am really glad that they changed the entire role of Megara as she is not a king's daughter, but had her heart broken and Hercules comes in to save the day. I also appreciate how this fits the American style of not having a problematic hero that would kill his own family in a fit of rage. There really is not a single point I would want to see changed. It would be impossible to have all of Hercules labors included in a children's movie; however, the writers do a fantastic job in referring to a phew of them with Cerberus, the boar, the hydra, and others.
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I was surprised how many of the traditional adventures of Hercules the movie managed to include in one way or another, either on a vase or briefly mentioned (e.g., when Phil lists all of Hercules' appointments on his calendar, including getting an Amazon's girdle at 3PM.
ReplyDeleteI actually did not realize that Megara was a kings daughter, I totally missed that connection to the story but I am very glad you brought up that point because it is totally true that this movie would be totally different if she were a kings daughter. Also I liked how independent and anti-damsel in distress the character Meg was, it was very refreshing.
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