History Film / ClashOfTheTitans

* HollywoodTactics: Exactly how fire is supposed to stop the burning LegionsOfHell or how a phalanx is going to stop a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever hundred-foot molten deity]] is left unclear.

** In the {{Novelization}}, Zeus comes off as much less petty in general. In regards to Argos, it's established that the Argosian people already had a long list of offenses against them, and the fact that no one in the whole city lifted a finger to stop a father publically murdering his daughter and her baby was the last straw.

** Of course, the title works perfectly well if you don't take the "Titans" in it to refer literally to the race, but rather to characters that are much larger than life in their deeds and reputation (which means that the clashes between the gods as well as the clashes between Perseus and his various enemies would count).

** Though it was really just an excuse on Thetis part (and a very weak one at that) to help Calibos get ''some'' revenge on Perseus.
* AmusingAlien: Bubo the robot-owl.

** {{Justified|Trope}} as Perseus has recovered Pegasus by this time, cutting ''several days'' off the travel time, plus he now knows exactly how to get where he's going.

** [[SadlyMythtaken Yet neither is a Titan...]] (it's a Gorgon vs. a sea monster)
*** Zeus specifically identifies the Kraken as "the last of the Titans" at the start of the film. And AlanDeanFoster's {{Novelization}} confirms that the Kraken was kept alive and imprisoned at the end of the Olympians/Titans war, to serve as a WMD for the Olympians. As for Medusa, [[WildMassGuessing presumably the witch was just speaking metaphorically because Medusa is insanely powerful.]]

* TheUnintelligible: Bubo, except to Perseus.
** Ammon eventually figures out what he's saying.

A remake was released in April, 2010. A sequel, ''Wrath of the Titans'',[[note]]which coincidentally is the title used in Brazil and all Spanish versions for the first movie[[/note]] was released in April 2012. Miraculously, this one actually features Titans.

* HalfHumanHybrid: Perseus gets double points, as he is played by Creator/SamWorthington, who's pulled this off [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} twice]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} before]]. Also, Io.

* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Perseus is played by [[Franchise/{{Terminator}} Sam]] [[Film/{{Avatar}} Worthington]], whose Aussie accent remains intact.

* GenreBlindness: Despite living in a [[SwordAndSandal mythical world filled with monsters and magic]] where the gods make their presence known in not-so-subtle ways, the people of Argos [[DoNotTauntCthulhu try to defeat them using only conventional means]]. Taken to the levels of TooDumbToLive with Cassiopeia's AGodAmI boast.
* GenreSavvy: The [[ThoseTwoGuys monster hunter brothers]].

* NippledAndDimed: Averted. Danae and Andromeda show some T&A [[WhatDoYouMeanItsForKids even though the film is rated PG!]]

* [[ThreeDMovie 3D Movie]]: Although it wasn't filmed that way.

* MadeOfIron: Compared to the first movie, Perseus takes ''a lot'' of punishment, and it shows on his body, yet it's still much more than a normal human would be able to take - [[JustifiedTrope he's a demigod after all]]. Agenor himself also displays demigod levels of MadeOfIron, considering He took a full-force blow from Ares' warhammer with Poseidon's trident not exactly providing the best shield in that situation. He was struck with enough force to knock him into a pillar, which exploded and collapsed upon impact. Despite this, he still managed to walk it off. Hades and Ares fall hundreds of feet and shake it off, especially Ares who is completely unharmed

* SuperStrength: In full force in this movie. Ares crumples his enemies like they were made out of clay, easily neck-lifting people and throwing them far away with one hand. Hell, being slapped by Ares looks like it hurts a lot. He even knocked Andromeda off her feet by [[BarehandedBladeBlock grabbing her sword]] and jabbing her with the hilt. He threw Hades trident over 50 feet to impale Zeus. He shoved Perseus through atleast three stone pillars casually, and then kicking Perseus hard enough to crack the stone tablets behind him. He can even generate minor shockwaves while hitting someone, presuming they are capable of surviving his blows, even generating shockwaves powerful enough to send people flying when using his warhammer. Zeus and Hades kick the crap out of the Makhai attacking the Unified Greek Army, pummeling these MadeOfIron {{Perpetual Motion Monster}}s with incredible feats of strength. Perseus is no slouch either, having used iron chains of questionable quality to ensnare the Chimera and restrain it long enough for it to kill itself, temporarily holding his own in a push-off against a 40 feet tall Cyclops who can easily rip apart and punch through trees and one hit kill ordinary humans, punching the super-strong Minotaur's horn off and beating him into unconsciousness with nothing but his bare fists and a tiny rock, smashing the chains holding Zeus into dust using a staff while Andromeda with a sword was able to do nothing, and he and Agenor together hold off a massive literal AdvancingWallOfDoom

* AdaptationalBadass: A minor case with Medusa, who got taken out ''while she was asleep'' in the myths. Here she fights back against her would-be attackers not only with the powers of a Gorgon, but also with a bow and arrows. The bows and arrows were also a cause of BrokenBase.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: [[http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.99245.1313907675!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/image.jpg Medusa]] ([[http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/galleries/clash_of_the_versions_which_titans_is_better/clash_of_the_versions_which_titans_is_better.html#ixzz1Uq0GAc5x the source of that image]] - page 5 of the slideshow - even asks "why is a monster whose face is supposed to be able to turn any man into stone being played by [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalia_Vodianova one of the world’s most beautiful models]]?")
** This becomes FridgeLogic if one knows that Medusa received her curse ''because she was so very beautiful'' driving Poseidon to rape her in Athena's temple. Whether or not she was made so grotesque that her face turned men to stone - or retained her beauty but had her gaze cursed so that "no man could look upon her" is a matter of interpretation.

* TheArtifact: Andromeda. There is no real need for her to appear in the remake given she has [[DemotedToExtra lost her role as Perseus' love interest]] and her city has already done more than enough to anger the gods even without her mother's hubris in proclaiming her beauty. She only seems to have been retained at all because Perseus rescuing Andromeda is such a big part of the original story. Meanwhile, Io seems to have been added in as the [[PromotedToLoveInterest replacement love interest]].
** In an alternate ending featured on the DVD, he falls for her instead of Io... but see StrangledByTheRedString on the YMMV page to see all the problems with it.

* BeautyIsNeverTarnished: Io always looks like she's just stepped off the set of a shampoo commercial even if everyone else is completely filthy from traveling across wilderness for several days. Not to mention, none of the male heroes get so much as a single change of clothes, while she throws on multiple outfits. Pulled out of {{Hammerspace}}, apparently, since they never say where it came from.
** Actually, she wears the same costume through the whole thing. Her hairstyle does change a couple times, she changes how she drapes her cloak, and she gets a fur trim for it after they stay with the Djinn, but her tunic and the cloak itself never change.
* BigDamnHeroes: How else would you describe Perseus riding in on a flying horse to kill the Kraken, simultaneously saving the girl and the day?

* AdaptationalBadass: A minor case with Medusa, who unlike only having the powers of a Gorgon, also uses bows and arrows to fight Perseus. The bows and arrows were also a cause of BrokenBase.

* {{Claymation}}

* SuperStrength: In full force in this movie. Ares crumples his enemies like they were made out of clay, easily neck-lifting people and throwing them far away with one hand. Hell, being slapped by Ares looks like it hurts a lot. He even knocked Andromeda off her feet by [[BarehandedBladeBlock grabbing her sword]] and jabbing her with the hilt. He threw Hades trident over 50 feet to impale Zeus. He shoved Perseus through atleast three stone pillars casually, and then kicking Perseus hard enough to crack the stone tablets behind him. He can even generate minor shockwaves while hitting someone, presuming they are capable of surviving his blows, even generating shockwaves powerful enough to send people flying when using his warhammer. Zeus and Hades kick the crap out of the Makhai attacking the Unified Greek Army, pummeling these MadeOfIron {{Perpetual Motion Monster}}s with incredible feats of strength. Perseus is no slouch either, having used iron chains of questionable quality to ensnare the Chimera and restrain it long enough for it to kill itself a, temporarily holding his own in a push-off against a 40 feet tall Cyclops who can easily rip apart and punch through trees and one hit kill ordinary humans, punching the super-strong Minotaur's horn off and beating him into unconsciousness with nothing but his bare fists and a tiny rock, smashing the chains holding Zeus into dust using a staff while Andromeda with a sword was able to do nothing, and he and Agenor together hold off a massive literal AdvancingWallOfDoom

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: When Ares tries to kill Perseus, the latter's son, Helius, briefly challenges Ares, buying his father time. From the look on Ares face, [[VillainoRespect he was impressed]] by the boy's bravery

* DidYouJustFlipOffCthulhu: When Ares tries to kill Perseus, the latter's son, Helius, briefly challenges Ares, buying his father time. From the look on Ares face, [[VillainousRespect he was impressed]] by the boy's bravery

* SuperStrength: In full force in this movie. Ares crumples his enemies like they were made out of clay, easily neck-lifting people and throwing them far away with one hand. Hell, being slapped by Ares looks like it hurts a lot. He even knocked Andromeda off her feet by [[BarehandedBladeBlock grabbing her sword]] and jabbing her with the hilt. He threw Hades trident over 50 feet to impale Zeus. He shoved Perseus through atleast three stone pillars casually, and then kicking Perseus hard enough to crack the stone tablets behind him. He can even generate minor shockwaves while hitting someone, presuming they are capable of surviving his blows, even generating shockwaves powerful enough to send people flying when using his warhammer. Zeus and Hades kick the crap out of the Makhai attacking the Unified Greek Army, pummeling these MadeOfIron {{Perpetual Motion Monster}}s with incredible feats of strength. Perseus is no slouch either, having used iron chains of questionable quality to ensnare the Chimera and restrain it long enough for it to kill itself a, temporarily holding his own in a push-off against a 40 feet tall Cyclops who can easily rip apart and punch through trees and one hit kill ordinary humans, punching the super-strong Minotaur's horn off and beating him into unconsciousness with nothing but his bare fists and a tiny rock, smashing the chains holding Zeus into dust usign a sword while Andromeda with the same sword was able to do nothing, and he and Agenor together hold off a massive literal AdvancingWallOfDoom

* WouldHitAGirl''/''WouldHurtAChild: Ares is full of this, attacking Andromeda with murderous intent and callously killing Andromeda friend when she begs him for their lives, and tries to kill Helios, Perseus's son.

* WouldHitAGirl[/]WouldHurtAChild: Ares is full of this, attacking Andromeda with murderous intent and callously killing Andromeda friend when she begs him for their lives, and tries to kill Helios, Perseus's son.

* WouldHitAGirl["/"]WouldHurtAChild: Ares is full of this, attacking Andromeda with murderous intent and callously killing Andromeda friend when she begs him for their lives, and tries to kill Helios, Perseus's son.

* FauxAffablyEvil: Ares is speaking very softly and in a kind tone to Helios, all the whiel making him

* RuleofColl: After being turned into stone the Krakken breaks into pieces for no reason but this