Story
This movie is a sequel to Clash of the Titans and is set 10 years after the events in that movie. Perseus (Sam Worthington), demigod and son of Zeus (Liam Neeson), is now living the quiet life of a fisherman with his 10-year-old son, Helius (John Bell). But Perseus’s quiet life is upset when Zeus arrives to say he needs Perseus’s help. Because mortals don’t care much about the gods anymore, the gods’ magical powers are weakening, as are the forces that hold the Titans and their leader Kronos (a giant fire creature) in the underworld prison of Tartarus.
After being betrayed by his son Ares (Edgar Ramirez) and the god Hades (Ralph Fiennes), Zeus is imprisoned in Tartarus. Kronos is slowly draining Zeus’s power and will soon be powerful enough to destroy the world. After learning what has happened to his father, Perseus sets off to rescue Zeus, along with Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike) and the demigods Agenor (Toby Kebbell) and Hephaestus (Bill Nighy). They must also find three magical weapons that Perseus needs to kill Kronos and save the world.
Themes
Greek mythology; betrayal; immortality and mortality
Violence
Wrath of the Titans contains intense sequences of fantasy violence, including sword and knife fights, fist fights, eruptions and explosions, and rampaging fire-breathing monsters. But there’s not a lot of blood and gore, and deaths mostly happen off screen. For example:
Sexual references
This movie has one low-level sexual reference. An older man (Hephaestus) tells a younger man (Agenor) that Poseidon taught him how to seduce mermaids.
Alcohol, drugs and other substances
None of concern
Nudity and sexual activity
This movie has some nudity and sexual activity. For example:
- In one scene, Agenor signals to Perseus to make a romantic move on Andromeda. Perseus passionately kisses Andromeda on the lips.
- Women wear brief clothing in some scenes.
Product placement
None of concern
Coarse language
This movie contains occasional mild obscenities and some mild put-downs.
Ideas to discuss with your children
Wrath of the Titans is an action fantasy movie that is likely to attract adolescent boys while being scary for younger teenagers and children. The movie contains frequent violent action, violence and computer-generated creatures and monsters that might disturb children. It doesn’t show a lot of blood and gore.
The main messages from this movie are that parents gain strength from their children, which helps them get over impossible obstacles. The movie also suggests that it’s important to ask for forgiveness from people you’ve hurt.
Values in this movie that you could reinforce with your children include the following:
- Selflessness and perseverance: Perseus shows these qualities.
- Forgiveness: Zeus thinks it’s really important to ask Hades to forgive him for past wrongs.
You could also talk about how resentment is a negative thing. Hades and Ares have both developed twisted and self-destructive personalities because they resent Zeus so much.