Met up with Akers and Eddie last night to see the movie Immortals. And yes, this time I went to the right theater (don't get that reference, check TRON Post-mortem). Overall, I really enjoyed it.
Gawds. Titans. Oracles. Greeks. Mythology. Swordplay. Bloodshed. Imagine these things all wrapped up by Tarsem's unique visual style and what you get is Immortals. I've joked that the movie should be called 600 (as in, the sequel to the movie 300). But this movie bears little resemblance to that movie. True, they are both filled with Greeks and swords and bloodshed and fantastical elements. But it ends there.
The story involves Theseus, played by the guy who will soon be playing Superman in that upcoming movie. He is caught up in the mess as the mythical King Hyperion sweeps the land on a genocidal quest to find the Epirus Bow, a legendary weapon lost by the Gawds during their battles with the Titans. Theseus, the Virgin Oracle, and friends escape capture. Theseus, the Virgin Oracle, and friends face certain capture. Poseidon makes a big tidal wave, thereby allowing Theseus, the Virgin Oracle, and friends to escape capture. They all go back to Theseus' hometown, where Theseus discovers the Epirus Bow and fights the Minotaur guy. Theseus uses the Epirus Bow to allow the Virgin Oracle and friends to escape capture. The Virgin Oracle loses one of the words in her name (psssst, it's *not* Oracle). They fight some of Hyperion's soldiers. The Epirus Bow is stolen. Theseus, the (no longer Virgin) Oracle, and friends escape capture when Ares and Athena come to Earth and kick every kind of ass. They go Mount Tarterus, where the Titans are held and where King Hyperion is staging his army. Big fight. Gawds versus Titans. Massive carnage. Sad but happy ending. Hooray!
Visually a very pleasing movie. The storytelling was a bit lame. The fighting was a little over the top (although the scenes where Gawds fought were very well done). Overall I liked it very much.
85.17% | 173.66 lbs. (167.0 lbs.) | 16% (8 of 50) | 87.67% (320 of 365) | 102/55 lbs.
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