Hercules: fairy tale ending

Jannie 2021-12-25 08:01:14

Another ancient Greek mythology, well-regulated Hollywood commercial film, muscular man, slow motion, naked hand-to-hand combat, epic soundtrack and other elements have almost become the standard of this kind of film, and "Hercules" has played these elements to the extreme. . 99 minutes is not a long movie, but it brings the ancient Greek mythology, history, the gladiator culture of ancient Rome, and the happy ending of the princes and princesses in fairy tales, like a hodgepodge, coming to you like a hodgepodge. The scenes, plots, characters, and bridge sections, all kinds of materials are simmering in a pot, making people overwhelmed and seeming to be "deja vu". After watching it, people can't help but wonder: "This film will not be a piece of cake.
Right ?" At the beginning of the film, King Amphitrite led his troops to attack Argos and singled out King Argus. A kind of "Spartan 300 Warriors" arrogance came to your face, the same equipment, the same muscles. , The same fighting, but the opponent is no longer a perverted Persian king who is much taller, but a warrior of the same level. The victory of the war satisfied the king’s desire to conquer but brought panic to the queen, so she ran to worship, and Hera appeared, entrusted Zeus’ illegitimate child to her, and planted Zeus’ seeds one night. Then gave birth to their crystallization-Hercules. Naturally, the king did not recognize this child, envied and hated him, and then ignored him. Anyone who has watched "War of the Gods" can feel strongly that this segment is very much like the birth of Perseus. The same illegitimate son of Zeus and the mortal queen, half-human and half-god, didn't know his own life experience and his divine power at the beginning, and was not recognized by his king and father. In the end, they all rose up to resist and become great heroes. If it is not a fairy tale, I really doubt whether it was directly grafted, or that Zeus is already sloppy and likes to plant gods in the mortal world and cause trouble.
King Amphitrite sent Hercules out to Egypt. He wanted to get rid of him by the hands of outsiders. He never thought about him but survived tenaciously. After becoming a slave, he used his excellent fighting skills to fight with others, all the way from Egypt. Killed back to Greece and won freedom and a good name. This moment makes people think of the classic "Gladiator" of my male god. The plot is exactly the same, framed, survived, escaped, reduced to slavery, wrestled, killed back home, and won a good name. It is just a general first, then fall, and one fall first, then generals. I really doubt that Hollywood heroes have no other counterattack. Isn’t it the same way? It’s still so parallel. There are no longer beasts in the arena, but the six most powerful warriors in Greece. One-to-six, but almost all of them were killed by his tricks, and suddenly realized that this is the so-called most greasy in Greece, and it is really better than the gods.
As for the love story in the film, it is also a bloody plot that I don’t know how many times it has been told in many films. The eldest son who is going to be the king has to marry the Princess Herb of Crete because of political marriage, but she prefers to fall in love with Hercules, who is the second son. The two loved to die alive but could not escape the arrangement of political interests, interspersed with the mystery of life experience, the enmity of the murder of the mother, the country, the beauty, the family, the morality, all of which pushed him to rise up against tyranny and establish the so-called peace. However, the road of resistance is destined to be bumpy, and when he is unable to do what he wants, at a critical moment, he has to rely on the power of his father, the king of the gods, to pull off the iron chain and shake the boulder like a toy. The close-up of the camera can also be regarded as echoing the title of the film. What is even more exaggerated is that when he went to crusade the king, facing the soldiers surrounded by layers, Brother Sea used the power of Zeus to attract thunder and lightning to the sword, and then threw the thunder and lightning around like a whip, and all the soldiers were killed in seconds. It reminds me of "Naruto", when Sasuke and Itachi decisively battle, Sasuke's last big trick-Kirin, is also to attack each other with thunder and lightning. I never imagined that I would see the shadow of Japan's passionate man in a Hollywood commercial film, and I really had to "admire" the imagination of the screenwriter. At the last moment, Brother Hai controlled the king, and the elder brother controlled the princess. Originally, the two sides wanted to exchange, but the princess sacrificed herself to pierce herself and at the same time stabbed the eldest son behind her. I thought the story would end with such a tragic ending, and the lover would never become a family member, but I never thought that the cry of a baby would break the slightly sad atmosphere. It turned out that the princess was not dead, but they gave birth to a child! Then the family lay on the bed with happiness. Suddenly I felt I was in a hurry, and I dared to feel that I was pierced and not dead, but the person standing behind her was stabbed to death. In order to pursue a perfect ending, the director also dealt with it too artificially. It's not as good as the lover died in "War of the Gods", and finally the god of heaven sent her back. Isn't it too hypocritical and pediatric to preach the elimination of evil and promote the good, and victory will eventually defeat the evil? Like the ending of all fairy tales, the prince and princess overcome all difficulties and finally live happily together. Such a perfect ending is obviously not as beautiful and deep as the tragedy, as beautiful and deep as the "Gladiator", but it falls into another superficial cliché.
After complaining about its content, in fact, this film still has some highlights. Technically speaking, the 3D effect is very good, the scene is realistic, and the special effects bring more realistic and intense fighting, shocking, and also helpful to the shaping of the characters. Especially the section of the arena, which makes people seem to have returned to the Colosseum in ancient Rome. The plot is relatively compact and the narrative is complete. In short, it has the pride of "Spartan 300", muscles and body, the wonderful fighting and heroism of "Gladiator", the mythology of "War of the Gods", and the magnifying moves like "Naruto". , Playing with the unity of nature and man, has a fairy tale-like ending. And these combined, it is a hodgepodge of "Hercules"!

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Extended Reading
  • Houston 2022-04-22 07:01:39

    Check it out in the afternoon to boost your spirits.

  • Hazle 2022-04-20 09:01:59

    There is only one theme in the whole play: watching muscle men

The Legend of Hercules quotes

  • King Amphitryon: Have you come to bring the wrath of Zeus upon me boy?