Rosamund Pike is one of my favorite actresses and it was great to see her play Andromeda in the Wrath of the Titans. Her role here is as brave as that of Perseus and she pursues the same adventures as the leading man in this film. She actually leads her army as it defends itself against the Titan Kronos.
Yey! Carrying the banner for my personal Best Picture of 2014, Gone Girl, Rosamund Pike got the only Oscar nom for that movie - not even a screenplay nomination - although the adapted screenplay category this year is pretty crowded and tough!
It's also strange that the guy she bastardizes in the movie is the Oscar host this year! Actually if you watch the uncut version of the movie and 'that scene' you'd go like, 'Was that his......."
As a kid, I was a big fan of Greek mythology and I looked forward to the original Clash of the Titans and movies which had that mythological aura. Unfortunately, the updated versions of these classic tales look a bit messy to me and a tad unexciting. As for Wrath of the Titans which I saw today, well, there was nothing much there that made it exciting viewing for me. Maybe except for the Cyclops scene - because it was the first time I saw three Cyclops together. Bill Nighy's Hephaestus was also entertaining and well, Sam Worthington, was the perfect Perseus for me - ruggedly handsome and determined. Otherwise, I found it a bit too messy and clunky and heavy - or maybe not quite what I imagined the fighting to be.
