Sequels have become a way of life in
Hollywood, if a movie does well the first time, why not make another one? In
1981 when the original “Clash of the Titans” came out, sequels were not often
made, especially for a movie that did poorly at the box office. Well almost
thirty years later, things have changed. “Clash of the Titans” was retold and
this time it did well enough to spawn a sequel.
“Wrath of the Titans” picks up where the “Clash”
leaves off and continues with Perseus’s ( Sam Worthington) fight to deny his
god half and live as normal a life he can as his human half. Fate though has other
plans for Perseus. The gods are losing their powers and all the things they
have accomplished are being undone, including the imprisonment of Titans. Zeus
(Liam Neeson) talks Perseus into fighting for his son and the rest of the world
so that they can live. Perseus is joined in his quest by Andromeda (Alexa
Davalos) and the son of Poseidon, Acrisius (Jason Flemyng) to defeat Hades
(Ralph Fiennes) and Ares (Tamer Hassan).
The good thing about “Wrath” is that it is
better than “Clash”. The filmmakers no longer had to live up to an original
film, so they were able to do their own thing and it shows. The story seems to
flow better and Worthington looks more comfortable playing the hero. The other
thing that is better is the 3D effects, which don’t look just thrown together
like it did in “Clash”. It just shows that sometimes sequels can be better than
the original, especially when that original is a reboot of a previous film.
This is a entertaining film and worth checking out, so sit back and enjoy the “Wrath”.
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Brian Taylor
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