![]() The only thing that really could coincide with the legend of Hercules is (and He gets tangled up with the Mafia and they abduct the girl who becomesįight to get her back and therein lies the plot of the movie. The movie is about Hercules’ trip to New York in the 1970’s. Some of the Olympians who appear in it (such as Zeus and Hades). Movie has almost no real substance as far as the Hercules legend goes except for Movie marks the first appearance of Arnold Strong (Arnold Schwarzennegger). Strength and performs feats no other human canĭefeating the Titans(parallels the Giant they needed him to defeat in myth)Ĭount the heroic feats he does to become a God again, this could directly Life resending his immortal spirit to Olympus and reuniting him with his father In the end the movie ends with a climatic battle that takes Hercules very Reoccurring romance with his first wife in mythology, Megara. The movie also entertains the idea of Hercules’ love life with a Hades (lord of the underworld) and his dog Cerebrus. The movie takes place with Hercules as a young man to appease itsĮncounters a Hydra, multiple monsters of various kinds, Giants, Cyclopes, and ![]() The movie is an action-adventure, comedy, and musical all wrapped up intoĪttempt to win his immortality back after having it stolen from him at birth. Launch the mythological character into cartoon fame. The Marvel Comics and on Hercules the Legendary Journeys and even inĭisney’s Hercules, it seems he protects simply because he can. The only thing we can really do is guess at this, but from his actions in Weak to protect themselves, and it really is never said why. More true is that he uses that strength to help those who can’t help In the 1990’s the name of Hercules is synonymous with super ![]() Seems to be all of this and more in some instances. This is the most dominant belief in our society today about heroes: that theyīecome heroes because they have these great gifts and can use them for good. This is the greatest power, that of the heart. Anyone can have power in a range of way but with power comes great This is where they decide to use their power for good. Inside this heart lies the very essence of a hero. O No hero can really be a hero without his/her heart. Rocky versus the Evil Russian in Rocky IV). This can range from an actual person to an event that allows that hero to O Above anything else perhaps a hero needs some sort of villain, and O Many heroes also have some sort of power that others don’t itĬan be anything from super strength (the Hulk) to telekinesis (Professor X, X-Men). Heroes have to have flaws and problems and overcome them and that is what makes O They operate on a very basic level (black and white, good andĮvil). O They may be people we cannot relate to because of their stature O Many if not most of our heroes are larger than life (athletes such as Michael Jordan and Joe Montana, fictional heroes such Superman and his loyalty to the people of Earth, Zorro and his This includes a sense of loyalty and dedication to a specific person or Among the specific qualities today’s heroes Notice that many of our heroes have similar qualities. You weed through books, comics, television, movies and almost anything else, you
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