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"ClashOfTheTitans' Characterizes Man's Mistakes, Supporting Spiritual Warfare's World!"

By Ramesh C. Reddy
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Playing in theaters starting since Good Friday, April 02, 2010

'Clash of the Titans' (2010)

Source: http://www.imdb.com.
The movie is rated PG-13
 for extensive scenes of violence.  The run time is 118 min.

Main Cast:
Sam Worthington - Perseus
Liam Neeson - Zeus
Ralph Fiennes - Hades
Alexa Davalos - Andromeda

TRAILER FOR CLASH OF THE TITANS:

 

PLOT SYNOPSIS:
'Clash of the Titans' is about the tension between the humans and the gods that took credit for creating them. In that tension, it gives rise to Hades (played by Ralph Fiennes), the greek god of the underworld who wants to destroy the human race. He is given permission by Zeus (played by Liam Neeson), the god of the heavens except Perseus (played by Sam Worthington), an half-god, half-human goes on a perilous journey to save Andromeda (played by the beautiful Alexa Davalos) from being sacrificed and hopes to save the human race from destruction from the gods.

CONTENT REVIEW:
'
Clash of the Titans' has a lot of fantasy violence in it and addresses issues such as man's place in this world, redemption, sacrifice, leadership, heaven v.s. hell, good v.s. evil, God v.s. Satan, etc

PLOT REVIEW:
'Clash of the Titans' is a mythological adventure that raises excellent questions and points for discussion in a post-modern generation. It is very well scripted from beginning to end bringing the importance of the role of man, the role of God, and the role of Satan and reminds us of many biblical connections that stand out when seen in the light of God's Word, the Holy Bible.

RECOMMENDATION:
Highly Recommended


BIBLICAL REMINDERS: (SPOILER ALERT)

Spoiler Alert I:

In
‘Clash of the Titans’, we see a funeral casket floating across the ocean. A fisherman who comes across it, opens it and finds an infant boy there. This boy is adopted by the fisherman as a woman on land watches.

This reminds me of the biblical story of an infant who is sent across the river in a closed basket.

“But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among the reeds along the bank of the Nile. His sister stood at a distance to see what would happen to him. Then Pharaoh's daughter went down to the Nile to bathe, and her attendants were walking along the river bank. She saw the basket among the reeds and sent her slave girl to get it. She opened it and saw the baby. He was crying, and she felt sorry for him. "This is one of the Hebrew babies," she said.” When the child grew older, she took him to Pharaoh's daughter and he became her son. She named him Moses, saying, "I drew him out of the water." (Exodus 1:3-6, 10, NIV)
 

Spoiler Alert II:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see the boy grow up and become the leader of the Greeks. His name is Perseus.

This reminds me of the biblical story of Moses who became the leader of the Israelites.

“Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. “Get out!” he ordered. “Leave my people—and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the Lord as you have requested. Take your flocks and herds, as you said, and be gone.” (Exodus 12:31, NLT)

Spoiler Alert III:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see the humans going their own way and doing their own things bringing destruction upon themselves especially when they decided to be self-reliant and smash the statue of Zeus, who was seen as their creator and god. This gave Hades, an opportunity to destroy the humans.

This reminds me of the biblical story of Adam and Eve who were in a right relationship with God, their Creator until they decided to go their own way by listening to the serpent instead of what God had commanded them. This brought sin into their own lives.

“Then the Lord God asked the woman, “What have you done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied. “That’s why I ate it.” (Genesis 3:13, NIV)

Spoiler Alert IV:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see the humans wanting to separate themselves from Zeus, who is seen as their creator thinking they can do better without him. Then they reap the consequences when they go up against Zeus. Zeus just laughs realizing the fragility of man.

This reminds me of the biblical Psalm 2 of what happens when humans separate themselves from the Lord God, their Creator.

“Why do the nations conspire and the peoples plot in vain? The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the LORD and against his Anointed One. "Let us break their chains," they say, "and throw off their fetters." The One enthroned in heaven laughs; the Lord scoffs at them.” (Psalm 2:1-4, NIV)

Spoiler Alert V:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see Zeus, as the creator of humans.

This reminds me of the biblical story of creation where the Lord God is the One who created all humans.

“Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them. God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground." (Genesis 1:26-28, NIV)

Spoiler Alert VI:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see Hades, who was banished into the underworld and became its god. The underworld is filled with unquenchable fire.

This reminds me of the biblical account of the fall of Lucifer, also called the Satan, Serpent, Devil, who is banished into Hell also known as Hades.

“Hell from beneath is moved for thee to meet thee at thy coming: it stirreth up the dead for thee, even all the chief ones of the earth; it hath raised up from their thrones all the kings of the nations. How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations! For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit. (Isaiah 14:9, 12-15, KJV)

“Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” (Revelation 20:14, NIV)

Spoiler Alert VII:

In ‘Clash of the Titans' we see Perseus, who learns that he is a god and man at the same time.

This reminded me of the biblical story of Jesus who is God and the Son of Man at the same time.

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. In him was life, and that life was the light of men….The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” (John 1:1-4, 14 NIV)

Spoiler Alert VIII:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’ we see Zeus who looks down from Olympus to see if anyone would worship him but all have turned away not wanting to believe.

This reminds me of the biblical story of us humans who have turned away from God who looks down from Heaven to see if anyone would worship him but all have turned away.

“The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good. The LORD looks down from heaven on the sons of men  to see if there are any who understand, any who seek God. All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not even one.” (Psalm 14:1-3, NIV)

“What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already made the charge that Jews and Gentiles alike are all under sin. As it is written: "There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away,  they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one." "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." "The poison of vipers is on their lips." “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness." "Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know." "There is no fear of God before their eyes." (Romans 3:9-18, NIV)

Spoiler Alert IX:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’ we see that Hades asks for a blood sacrifice of a missionary to save the human race from judgment.

This reminds me of the biblical story of how Jesus Christ, became the blood sacrifice to save the human race from judgment to all those who believe.

“This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood.” (Romans 3:22-25a, NIV)

Spoiler Alert X:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’ we see a missionary who is tied up with hands stretched on each side and legs put together to become the sacrifice to save the human race.

This reminds me of the biblical story of how Jesus Christ, came to earth as God-incarnate to die upon the cross for humanity to save all those that would put their trust in Him.

“He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. And he is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the cross.” (Colossians 1:15-20, NIV)

Spoiler Alert XI:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’ we see a dragon who is unleashed by Hades to destroy the world until Perseus intervenes and destroys the dragon and sends Hades back into the underworld.

This reminds me of the biblical account of the dragon and Hades mentioned in Revelation and how Jesus conquered the dragon and Satan.

“The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.” (Revelation 12:9, NIV)

“And the dragon stood on the shore of the sea. And I saw a beast coming out of the sea. He had ten horns and seven heads, with ten crowns on his horns, and on each head a blasphemous name.” (Revelation 13:1-3, NIV)

“He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.” (Revelation 20:2, NIV)

Spoiler Alert XII:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see that the gods are fueled by the prayers of the humans they created. The more the humans pray, the more the gods are strengthened

This reminds me of the biblical account where it is the total opposite. We are strengthened by our prayers to the Lord Jesus on whom we place our faith in.

“For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all the saints, I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. I pray also that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in the saints, and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is like the working of his mighty strength, which he exerted in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every title that can be given, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.” (Ephesians 1:15-23, NIV)

Spoiler Alert XIII:

In ‘Clash of the Titans’, we see different gods of whom the people of Argos were asked to give their allegiance to.

This reminds me of the biblical account of a missionary named Paul who set the record straight for the Greeks in Areopagus who were worshipping idols.

“Paul then stood up in the meeting of the Areopagus and said: "Men of Athens! I see that in every way you are very religious. For as I walked around and looked carefully at your objects of worship, I even found an altar with this inscription: TO AN UNKNOWN GOD. Now what you worship as something unknown I am going to proclaim to you." "The God who made the world and everything in it is the Lord of heaven and earth and does not live in temples built by hands. And he is not served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives all men life and breath and everything else. From one man he made every nation of men, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he determined the times set for them and the exact places where they should live. God did this so that men would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not far from each one of us. 'For in him we live and move and have our being.' As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' "Therefore since we are God's offspring, we should not think that the divine being is like gold or silver or stone—an image made by man's design and skill. In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. For he has set a day when he will judge the world with justice by the man he has appointed. He has given proof of this to all men by raising him from the dead." (Acts 17:22-31, NIV)

Questions to Ponder - General:

1. What character in the movie do you most identify with and why?

2. What character in the movie do you least identity with and why?

3. What did you like most about the movie?

4. What did you least like about the movie?

5. What questions does this movie raise in your mind and how have you resolved them? What can God's Word reveal to you based on your questions raised from the movie?

6. What scene in the movie affected you the most and what did you take away from this movie?

7. In what ways can this movie be an evangelistic tool to talk about Jesus Christ and the Kingdom of God? Please cite examples from the movie!

Questions to Ponder - Specific:

1. What did the fisherman do with what was given him and what are you supposed to do with what the Lord gives you?

2. What does 'Clash of the Titans' reveal about  adopted parents and their child? How is it similar or different to when you are adopted into the family of God?

3.  What do we learn from Zeus, the Greek god of the Heavens and how is his personality and nature different from the God of the Bible?

4. What do we learn from Hades, the Greek god of the underworld and how is his nature similar to Satan mentioned in the Bible? 

5. What do we learn about Perseus, the half-god, half-man and how is his nature different from Jesus, who has the characteristics of divinity and humanity as mentioned in the Bible?

6. What do we learn about Andromeda, the missionary and how are her actions in support of what the Bible teaches?

7. Why should watching 'Clash of the Titans' draw us closer to Jesus who is God? What are the qualities of Jesus, the Lord of Heaven and Earth that should draw us closer to Him compared to the Greek gods seen in the movie and mentioned as idols in the Scripture of  the Holy Bible?

8. Why should watching 'Clash of the Titans' remind us to keep away from Satan, the prince of darkness and the ruler of Hell? What are the qualities of Satan that should keep us away from him as seen in the movie and reminders from Scripture?

9. What role should you be giving the Lord God in your life right now?

10. Why does Jesus, the God of Heaven and Earth want to have a personal relationship with you and how will you respond?

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