Compare And Contrast Perseus And Clash Of The Titans

Put a bad guy, a hot guy, a rescue mission and a romance all in the same story and you have one for the books. This has been true for ages. One of the greatest civilizations in the ancient world: Greece unquestionably had their recipe right. Their heroic gods, demigods, warriors, and Olympians captivated the hearts of so many storytellers for years. Many movies have tried their fate in recreating these adventures. One of the latest attempts: The Clash of the Titans made in 1981 and a remake in 2010 tell the story of Perseus, a Greek demigod, son of Zeus. To cater to the demographic of viewers, producers altered the story. Even though both movies, 1981 and 2010, have the same underlying core, their disparities branch the original story from

In this movie, Danae is Acrisius’ wife who is impregnated by Zeus. Acrisus gets so angry he kills both mother and babe by throwing them in the ocean. Zeus curses him by changing Acrisus into a deformed creature names Calibos. After utter rebellion by the mortal humans, Zeus allows Hades to curse them by giving them 10 days to sacrifice the princess Andromeda until the Kraken destroys the city of Argos. Calibos is recruited by Hades to defeat Perseus during his journey for Medusa’s head. He fights Perseus but Perseus is able to sever his hand, thus bringing the giant scorpions into the fight. After their defeat, they saddle the scorpions and continue their mission for Medusa’s head. Like in the original movie, all of Perseus’ companions die in Medusa’s layer but he is able to successfully bring her head to Argos to defeat the Kraken. His love interest Io is killed by Calibos but is brought back to life by Zeus at the end of the

In an article written by Julie Turnock about the aesthetics of cinematography, she writes about how special effects and CGI appeal to the concept of perceptual realism. Cinematographers not only need to make the film realistic; they must make the fantasy notion aesthetically pleasing to the viewer in order to make the film “real life”. In the 1981 version of The Clash of the Titans, the special effects were limited to green screen and claymation. This put more pressure on actors to “play their part” to enhance the special effects. By 2010, when the remake of this movie was released, special effects and CGI changed the scene to where actors can minimalize their dramatization of scenes because the effects the fantasy world are seen and felt by the viewer. They extend the realm of realism to the viewer in their chair. Special effects have changed the perception of realism.
One of the greatest differences between both of these movies noted right off the bat is the respect for higher divine power. In Davis’ 1981 version, the mortals have a distaste for their gods but no outright defiance. Their temples still stand and so do their cult statues. Perseus accepts the gifts from the gods with thankfulness and uses them to his greatest advantage. When Andromeda anxiously declares her riddle to Perseus, she stands in front of their patron deity Thetis. Many times, the elderly poet Ammon,