Clash of the Titans’ Zeus Revealed
/Film has a sneak peek of Liam Neeson as Zeus from the upcoming (and mostly unnecessary) remake of Clash of the Titans, and you’re not going to believe your eyes!
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Oh. Wait. That’s Zeus from Hulk Hogan’s cinematic opus No Holds Barred. Let me try this again.
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There we go. Although I don’t know why Zeus is wearing armor. He’s a god. A god that shoots lightning at anybody he wants to, including other gods. He can spend his time chilling in far more comfortable clothing, which is how he’s usually protrayed. And if he did feel the need to wear armor, it wouldn’t be full medieval plate mail. Dammit.
Sigh. The first thing I got into in a nerdy way as a child were the Greek myths, so every weird and needless change to the original myths and settings is a tiny knife in my soul. I’m sure I have this pain coming for something, so feel free to mock my despair.
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