Clash of the Titans

I went to see Clash of the Titans last night and I have to say first off that for what it was, it was a decent movie... if it wasn't called "Clash of the Titans" it would have been a great movie. The old version was freaking phenomenal, even with its really old style claymation, which was pretty awesome in its day. The biggest problem I had with this movie was the butchered plot. Rightly so too, because I am a big fan of Greek Mythology and especially the very detailed kind that has a deep plot in it.

It bothers me when someone takes artistic liberty and decides to change the essence of a plot, meaning the back bone of it. Especially for what were well known plots or stories. I don't think people should be allowed to use the official title of a work, unless they follow what the author intended. The only time this is permissible is when the person who authored the work is the one making the film or adaptation. The only other time this would be okay is if the author gave someone the permission to butcher their work. Other than that, no one should be able to call their interpretation or their adaptation the same titles as an original, they must rename it or give it a sub text.

So if this movie was called, "Clash of the Titans: A retelling" then I would have been okay. I watched the whole movie in utter disappointment. I left feeling swindled, especially since we paid to see it in 3D, which I am not a big fan of. 3D is overrated; I only went because the time worked.