Well, let me tell you something: I'm a big Greek and Roman mythology nerd who believes in logic (a bit weird if you think about it), and so I don't really like the movie Hercules (the Disney version). We were forced to watch it in Latin class because the freshmen were well, on Freshman Retreat. Let me give you a long list of what I hate about the movie (if you have no interest, it won't hurt my feelings if you don't read them at all):
- Hercules
1. he can't possibly be that strong, even as a demigod
2. the size of his feet were the same as his stomach in the beginning/teen years
3. blond hair/blue eyes?!?! Was that really necessary?!?!
4. well, he did kill monsters, but not at random. They were called the 12 Labors.
5. he wasn't stupid
- Zeus
1. he doesn't help his son at all with the lightning bolts and the occasional conversation
2. he does not have a pint-sized head
- Hera
1. SHE'S SUPPOSED TO HATE HERCULES ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?!?!
2. she was pretty much evil, not nice and beautiful
- the Hydra
1. this monster originally has 7 heads, not 1
2. when you cut off a head, 2 more, not 3, come out
3. when Hercules realized it was a bad idea to cut off head, there were 14 heads
4. it wasn't dumb
5. he wasn't send by Hades to kill him
- Hades
1. HE ISN'T EVIL
2. he is actually able to kill Hercules, so I think he's dumb
3. he doesn't use people
4. his head wasn't constantly on fire
5. he didn't possess the power to burn up in flames at will
- Pain & Panic
1. they never existed
- Meg
1. she was a wife of Hercules, but she was murdered indirectly by Hera who made Hercules
go into a killing frenzy
2. no one tried to pick her up
3. she was never a "damsel in distress"
4. she looks so anoretic, plus, she can hardly do anything
- Phil
1. again, he never existed
- Pegasus
1. he's in a different myth
2. he wasn't made of clouds, instead came out of Medusa's head when Perseus slew her
3. he never ran into Hercules
- Hermes
1. he wasn't an 50 year old, potbellied fast-talker
- Thebes
1. it's too modern for it's time. I know it's a kid's movie, but they didn't have to make action
figures, sandals, workout tapes, gift shops,
- the Muses
1. there were actually 9 muses, not 5
2. there was only one muse for music, not all of them sang
3. they didn't dance either, there was a muse for that
4. there was no such thing as a fat muse
So there are some reasons why I hate the movie. :)
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