Jason explicitly told his men not to steal anything, so why the heck did Hercules take from the treasure trove? Was it because he was a demi-God, so believed he was better than everyone else? God, he annoyed me so much! I just wanted to slap him hard in the face every time he was on screen!
Now, I don't know much about Greek mythology, but it's such a shame his wife didn't kill him first! >:(
Herc was not especially bright in the myths & he was the half mortal son of Zeus. As such he did it because he probably didn't think about it-or if he did, he felt his 'parentage' would protect him.
Why can't you wretched prey creatures understand that the Universe doesn't owe you anything!?
In legends Hercules was often a bit of a act-first-think-later sort and was prone to doing foolish things that got him in all sorts of trouble. Conversely he was also fairly observant when it came to solving problems. Though his solutions tended to play off his immense strength.
shareHercules comes across as aloof and somewhat selfish in this film. I was actually surprised when Ray Harryhausen said in an interview that he was supposed to be a sympathetic character. None of his actions are glamorous and I got the impression that Ray simply didn't care for Herculean heroes. To be fair though, he does show genuine remorse after Hylas' death.
I do think the film made the right decision though in not hiring a Steve Reeves type to play Hercules. It would have felt like just another peplum film if they had.
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Oddly, I found Hercules sympathetic and likeable in this. I don't think he is depicted as stupid (which would be inaccurate) but he does come of as rash and impulsive (which is accurate).
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A previous thread already discussed this:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057197/board/thread/179440415
Oddly, I found Hercules sympathetic and likeable in this. I don't think he is depicted as stupid (which would be inaccurate) but he does come of as rash and impulsive (which is accurate).
Yes, the portrayal of Hercules is reasonably accurate. He did start out as an Argonaut, but cut and ran well before the voyage was over, searching for Hylas. You'd think he learnt about doing the right thing by the gods, as prior to signing up on the Argo, he'd had to complete his 12 Labours for being a naughty boy and killing his kids. 🐭
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