Immortals

Ratings: 7.5/10

Film Class: B

Genre: Mythological Action

I don't think immortals lack the coolness or acting of 300. What it did lack, was the flow and the strength of a good plot.

Immortals is about the conquest of a group of evil "superhumans" led by King Hyperion, who is in search of the bow of Epirus, a godly weapon needed to break open the locks of a divine prison to unleash an army of Titans which would cast war on humans and the Gods. The titans were once gods, but were the inferior of the lot and were cast away and locked up in a divine prison, hence, were called Titans instead. Just a little additional background, which was also explained in the movie.

*major spoilers ahead* The plot wasn't strong because of how powerful the Gods were and yet they couldn't prevent the unleashing of the titans. It was the result of an accumulation of bad decisions and stubbornness (which didn't quite make sense). The Gods refused to help the humans and would do so only until the titans were unleashed. But when the titans were about to be unleashed, why didn't the gods interfere? 

It was a bloodbath between the gods and the titans at the end, but everything could have been prevented. If you ask me, I thought it was pretty silly how it turned out that way. And Theseus, the mortal who was trained and tasked to lead the fight between humans and the "superhumans" was always (twice) rescued by the Gods. It just felt... kinda conveniently redundant. 

I didn't really get the rationale for the plot, how the Gods would help Theseus now and then but when the prison was about to break free, they didn't come down only after the titans were running amok. However, when I caught the movie, the plot would only be a plus to movies of such genres. Clash of the Titans didn't have a great storyline as well, but it worked for me. 

There's not much 300 in this film, few slow-mo scenes and no cool lines, but there was a characteristic gore fest. Typical, and welcoming. I believe when viewers watch movies of such genres, they expect gore here and there, if not it'd lose the impact of the fighting scenes and the movie experience. Well, at least that's what I feel. The splash of blood, and chopping of heads (which I didn't really like), the contrasting colors of the wardrobes, the flying of spears, the shooting of arrows, the 5+-minute-long duels, the massive bloodshed between humans vs superhumans and gods vs titans were all what made this movie a success.