Genre:
Action/Drama/Fantasy
Directed by:
Louis Leterrier
Starring:
Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes
Release date:
Fri 30, Mar 2012
Budget $150 million
Box office
$301,970,083
Wrath of the Titans is a 2012 American fantasy film and
sequel to the 2010 film Clash of the Titans. The film stars Sam Worthington,
Rosamund Pike, Bill Nighy, Édgar Ramírez, Toby Kebbell, Danny Huston, Ralph
Fiennes and Liam Neeson with Jonathan Liebesman directing a screenplay by Dan
Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson. Wrath of the Titans takes place a decade after
the events of the first film as the gods lose control over the imprisoned
Titans and Perseus is called once again, this time to rescue his father Zeus,
overthrow the Titans and save mankind.
Talk of a sequel began with the release of Clash of the
Titans in March 2010. Scribes Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson were hired in
June 2010 and director Jonathan Liebesman was brought on board in August 2010.
The majority of the casting took place between January and February 2011.
Principal photography began in London in March 2011. Like its predecessor, the
film was converted to 3D in post-production. Wrath of the Titans was released
in 2D and 3D on March 30, 2012 in the United States and was met with a
generally unfavorable response by film critics.
Plot
Ten years after defeating the Kraken, Perseus (Sam
Worthington), the demigod son of Zeus (Liam Neeson), now lives as a fisherman
with his 10-year-old son, Helius (John Bell) and has been widowed by the death
of Io. One night, Perseus is visited by Zeus, who tells him that the powers of
the gods are fading and the walls of the underworld prison of Tartarus are
breaking due to the lack of devotion from humans. Zeus states they will need
armies to combat the threat, but Perseus shows little interest and refuses to
get involved.
Afterwards, Zeus travels to Tartarus to meet with his
brothers Hades (Ralph Fiennes), Poseidon (Danny Huston), and his son Ares
(Edgar Ramirez). He tells Hades they must forget the past and unite to rebuild
Tartarus' walls, but Hades rejects his offer and orders his minions to attack.
They fatally injure Poseidon, and Ares betrays Zeus by taking him prisoner and
stealing his Thunderbolt. In an exchange to remain immortal and powerful, Hades
and Ares plan to drain Zeus' divine power to revive Kronos, the father of Zeus,
Hades, and Poseidon. They capture and hold Zeus prisoner in chains and the
walls of Tartarus break, unleashing monsters into the world.
After slaying a Chimera that attacks his village, Perseus
takes Helius to the Mount of Idols, so they can speak to Zeus, but the dying
Poseidon arrives instead. He informs Perseus that Hades and Ares are holding
Zeus in Tartarus, and tells him to meet with his demigod son Agenor (Toby
Kebbell) to find the fallen god Hephaestus, who knows the way into Tartarus. Poseidon
then gives Perseus his Trident before succumbing to his injuries and crumbling
into dust. Perseus flies on Pegasus to the campsite of Queen Andromeda's army.
The queen is the princess Perseus saved a decade ago; Andromeda (Rosamund Pike)
has imprisoned Agenor for stealing crown jewels, but Perseus negotiates his
release by asking the reluctant Agenor to come along in their plan.
Perseus, Andromeda, Agenor, and a group of soldiers set out
at sea to find Hephaestus, with Agenor explaining that Hephaestus created the
three great weapons that Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon wield: Zeus’ Thunderbolt,
Hades' Pitchfork, and Poseidon's Trident, and that together they form the Spear
of Triam, the only weapon that can defeat Kronos. Agenor uses Poseidon's
trident to direct the boat to Hephaestus's island, where they encounter three
Cyclopes: Brontes, Steropes, and Arges, who attack them. When Perseus shows
them the trident, they lead the group to Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), the smith
god. He explains that he has a map to navigate the path though a deathly long
labyrinth leading deep into Tartarus. He leads them to the door to the
Labyrinth, where they are attacked by Ares, who found them after one of the
soldiers, Korrina (Lily James), prayed to him. Ares is jealous of Perseus'
honor from his own father Zeus and kills all of the soldiers while Hephaestus
opens the door and then sacrifices himself so that Perseus, Andromeda, and
Agenor can enter the door before it closes.
Agenor tries to use the map to direct them, but the
Labyrinth continually shifts and at one point nearly crushes them. Perseus gets
cut off from the group and encounters and kills the Minotaur before finding
that he is in the exit of the labyrinth to Tartarus. Eventually, the group
manages to reunite and find Kronos becoming powerful. Meanwhile, Zeus has been
almost entirely drained of power as Kronos starts to awaken. Zeus apologizes to
Hades for banishing him to the Underworld and asks his forgiveness, as he has
forgiven Hades for his actions. Though initially surprised, Hades has a change
of heart and decides to help Zeus and stop Kronos, but Ares is still angry with
his father and Perseus intervenes. Perseus arrives and uses the Trident to free
Zeus. As they are escaping, Ares throws the Pitchfork into Zeus's back, thus
mortally wounding Zeus. To escape the charging Kronos, Perseus and Zeus use
their powers to teleport them back to the Tyrene pass, where battle plans are
made.
Perseus, Andromeda and Agenor carry a weakened Zeus down to
the base of the mountain where Andromeda's army is gathered. Although the
Trident and Pitchfork are now in his possession, Perseus still needs the
Thunderbolt from Ares to have the power to defeat Kronos. Perseus intentionally
prays to Ares, challenging his brother to a final fight at the Temple of the
Gods, which Ares happily accepts.
At the temple, Perseus finds out Ares has kidnapped Helius,
who was brought to watch Perseus die in the fight. Ares easily overpowers
Perseus, before pushing him into the ruins in the temple, but is distracted
when Helius secretly tries to challenge him by pointing a sword at him, giving
Perseus the chance to strike back anew. After a struggle, Perseus kills Ares
with the Thunderbolt and combines the gods' weapons into the Spear of Triam.
Meanwhile, Andromeda's army is overwhelmed by Kronos' army
of demonic Makhai, but Hades arrives to revive Zeus. He and Hades reconcile,
and Hades shares some of his immortality with Zeus, making Hades older and Zeus
younger, and together they use what power they have left to defeat the
Tartarian army. Kronos then appears and begins to attack the human army with
lava and fire. Zeus and Hades attack him, giving Perseus the opportunity to fly
down into Kronos' throat and pierce the weapon into his heart. Kronos lets out
one last blast to try to kill the two, but Zeus jumps into the way, pushes
Hades and takes the explosion.
Perseus meets with Zeus and Hades; a fatally
wounded Zeus advises Perseus to use his power wisely, stating that the time of
the gods is over. He thanks Perseus for his bravery before finally turning to
dust. Hades is now mortal, his powers spent, though he states he might be
better off as such before heading off to parts unknown. Perseus reunites with
Andromeda and kisses her as they prepare for possible Titan reprisal. Knowing
that there are still monsters to fight, Perseus decides to train Helius to be a
soldier and build a new kingdom.
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References.
External links:
"Main Page." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 04 Sept. 2012. Web. 04 Sept. 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page>.
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