History Film / Hercules2014

* BreakThemByTalking: both used and inverted, as Iolaus' role in Hercules group, to basically continue telling heavily embellished stories to their enemies and allies, causing enemies to be demoralised by Hercules legendary feats and to give courage to his allies.

The legendary hero Hercules is approached by Ergenia, daughter of King Cotys and summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he trains the Thracians and leads them in battle -- but all is not as it seems...

* KneelBeforeFrodo: [[spoiler:After Hercules pushes down the giant statue of Athena and causes the death of King Cotys and several soldiers at the end of the film, the rest of the Thrace army decides to kneel to him.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: Tydeus wields two axes.

''Hercules'' is a SwordAndSandal [[EpicMovie Epic]] {{Action|Genre}} {{Fantasy}} film released in July 2014, starring [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] in the titular role and directed by Creator/BrettRatner. The cast also includes Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/RebeccaFerguson, Creator/IanMcShane and Creator/JosephFiennes. It is based on the indie comic miniseries ''ComicBook/HerculesTheThracianWars'', written by Steve Moore, illustrated by Admira Wijaya, and published by Radical Comics which is based on the character of Heracles from [[{{Myth/ClassicalMythology}} Ancient Greek Mythology]].

* HollywoodTactics: Averted. The movie actually uses fairly realistic strategy for the time period, with the infantry forming shield walls and the archers firing as a massed unit.

%%* {{Kaiju}}: The Nemean Lion, the Lernaean Hydra and the Erymanthian Boar.

* HollywoodTactics: Averted. The movie uses fairly realistic strategy for the time period.

* MadeOfIron: Hercules, who's mauled by four wolves at once and shot by an arrow, but keeps on going.

* NeverTrustATrailer: The film's plot unfolds absolutely nothing like what the trailers indicate. The trailers played up the monsters Hercules fought as part of his Twelve Labors. In the movie, these monsters are shown in a montage and revealed to be [[{{Demythification}} tall tales.]] The rest of the story is more of "[[Film/ConanTheBarbarian1982 Conan the Barbarian]] in Ancient Greece" than a ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|2010}}'' monster mash. The original comic wasn't as de-mythifying, but also did the Labors montage in one page. Discussed in [[http://io9.com/brett-ratners-hercules-is-a-lie-dont-fall-for-it-1610881361 an article]] (and it even mentions Wiki/TVTropes!)

* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:Lord Cotys and King Eurystheus are in alliance to take over Greece.]]

* KnifeNut: Autolycus the rogue who wields throwing knives.

''Hercules'' is a SwordAndSandal {{Epic}} {{Action|Genre}} {{Fantasy}} film released in July 2014, starring [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] in the titular role and directed by Creator/BrettRatner. The cast also includes Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/RebeccaFerguson, Creator/IanMcShane and Creator/JosephFiennes. It is based on the indie comic miniseries ''ComicBook/HerculesTheThracianWars'', written by Steve Moore, illustrated by Admira Wijaya, and published by Radical Comics which is based on the character of Heracles from [[{{Myth/ClassicalMythology}} Ancient Greek Mythology]].

* BreastPlate[=/=]BareYourMidriff: Atalanta's leather armor only covers her upper chest, not her belly, and is clearly shaped like female breasts.

* DeathByAdaptation: Tydeus.

* DiedInYourArmsTonight [=/=] DiesWideOpen: [[spoiler: After Tydeus dies, Hercules closes his eyes for him.]]

* FamedInStory: Hercules.

* FiveManBand:
** TheLeader: Hercules
** TheLancer: Autolycus, the pragmatic KnifeNut rogue whose views conflict with Hercules' the most
** TheSmartGuy: Amphiaraus the {{Seer|s}}. Ironically is the one that wields a [[BladeOnAStick spear]]
** TheBigGuy: Tydeus is not the biggest, but is certainly the most ferocious
** TheChick: ActionGirl Atlanta
** TagAlongKid: [[SpoonyBard Storyteller]] Iolaus

* Myth/GreekMythology: The source material, though the movie remains realistic with most of the monsters and the other supernatural elements being possibly explained away as hallucinations, exaggerations, or outright lies. It is left open as to whether or not the gods are real or if Hercules is half-god.

* {{Kaiju}}: The Nemean Lion, the Lernaean Hydra and the Erymanthian Boar.

* LadyOfWar: Atalanta, very much so.

* OneOfTheBoys: Atalanta.
-->'''Autolycus:''' It would be nice to have some female companionship for a change. Atalanta doesn't count. No offense.

* WrongSideAllAlong: [[spoiler:Rhesus says this trope almost word for word.]]

** TheSmartGuy: Amphiaraus the {{Seer}}. Ironically is the one that wields a [[BladeOnAStick spear]]

** TheLancer: Autolycus, the pragmatic KnifeNut rogue

** TheSmartGuy: Amphiaraus the {{Seer}}. Ironically is the one that wields a [[BladeOnAStick spear]]

The legendary hero Hercules is approached by Ergenia, daughter of King Cotys and summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he has the massive task to train the Thracians and lead them in battle -- but all is not as it seems...

The legendary hero Hercules is approached by Ergenia, daughter of King Cotys and summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he has the massive task to train the Thracians and lead them in battle against the advancing army -- but all is not as it seems...

The legendary hero Hercules is approached by Ergenia, daughter of King Cotys and summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he has the herculean (pun intended) task to train the Thracians and lead them in battle against the advancing army -- but all is not as it seems...

The legendary hero Hercules is approached by Ergenia, daughter of King Cotys and summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he has the herculean (pun intended) to train the Thracians and lead them in battle against the advancing army -- but all is not as it seems...

The legendary hero Hercules is approached by Ergenia, daughter of King Cotys and summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he trains the Thracians and leads them in battle -- but all is not as it seems...

The legendary hero Hercules is summoned to the aid of Thrace, who is beleaguered by the warlord Rhesus and his forces. Together with a select band of followers, he trains the Thracians and leads them in battle -- but all is not as it seems...

''Hercules'' is a SwordAndSandal {{Epic}} {{Action|Genre}} {{Fantasy}} film released in July 2014, starring [[Wrestling/DwayneJohnson Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson]] in the titular role and directed by Creator/BrettRatner. The cast also includes Creator/JohnHurt, Creator/RebeccaFerguson, Creator/IanMcShane and Joseph Fiennes. It is based on the indie comic miniseries ''ComicBook/HerculesTheThracianWars'', written by Steve Moore, illustrated by Admira Wijaya, and published by Radical Comics which is based on the character of Heracles from [[{{Myth/ClassicalMythology}} Ancient Greek Mythology]].

[[caption-width-right:350: ''“I Am Hercules!” '' - Hercules]]