Friday, 31 March 2017

Greek Mythology and Movies

It is believed that many movie scripts are influenced by the genius of Greek mythology. Do you agree that Greek mythology does create great drama? Say why.

Name at least 3 movies that are influenced by Greek mythology.

34 comments:

  1. Yes, I do believe that many Greek myths create great drama because in our society today people often look for the types of drama with a lot of twists, jokes, comedy, love drama, tragedies etc. These demands can be met easily in different dramas if they use the Greek tales and myths in their plays. Three examples of movies that are influenced by Greek mythology are Hercules, Clash of the Titans and Amazons.

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  2. Yes, I do believe that Greek Mythology creates great drama. It certainly inspires modern day movie makers in a way that adds drama,suspense and creativity to the characters.Three examples of movies inspired by Greek Mythology are Dynamic Damsels In Distress,Hercules and Wrath Of The Titans

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  4. I agree that Greek Mythology does create great dramas. Generally, Greek myths impart life lessons in a very entertaining manner. For this reason, Greek myths are easily adaptable into thought-provoking dramas with a common goal, which is teaching its audience a lesson.

    Movies like Black Orpheus, Troy and Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief are just a few of the many great movies with inspiration from Greek Mythology. All these movies in someway teach its audience a lesson.

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  5. Yes,I do believe that Greek mythology creates good drama, because the word 'drama' itself comes from a Greek word meaning 'action'. Actors get to recreate supernatural moments and place them into modern day theaters. Keeping one on edge because of the urge to know what's next, since every Greek mythology written plays have many twists and turns and pleasant surprises that create some excellent drama and entertainment.

    Movies such as Hercules, Immortals and Troy are great examples of Greek mythological movies infused with modern drama.

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  6. I do believe that Greek Mythology creates good drama. Greek myths deal with many problems faced today. It is presented in a fun and amusing way that although causes us to be entertained also teaches us great life lessons. Furthermore, I believe greek mythology has something for everyone. For example, a person who likes to read about water and marine life will enjoy reading tales of Poseidon whilst someone who rathers stories of the underworld/hell will prefer stories featuring Hades better.

    There are many films that were influenced by Greek Mythology. Some of which are 'Black Orpheus', 'Hercules' and 'Ulysses'.

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  7. Yes i agree that Greek mythology does create great drama. because As we can see many movies and Disney films are consist of heroes (Gods) which mainly concerning Greek mythology and composed drama. Drama was originated from the ancient Greece which feather brings us back to Greek mythology. As you may know the term drama came from the Greece word meaning "action". Drama containing comedy,tragedy(tragicomedy) and action which leaves individuals emotional, exciting and amusing and is most frequently reversal.
    In today's life Greek mythology and drama takes up big roles which sets rules,life long lessons and which also teaches us about before and after life. It is enjoyed by both old and young.

    Movies that are influenced by Greek mythology are clash of the titans, Hercules and rise of an empire.

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  8. Yes. I agree because most people are looking for many vies which have a thrilling yet calm plot. Three examples of such many vies are superman man of steel, Percy Jackson, and wonder woman

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  10. yes. I do think that greek mythology creates great drama because you can easily put a script together because greek mythology deals with a lot of ancient history and information that you act out or dramatize three movies that are influence by greek mythology are hercules,wrath of titans and clash of titans.

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  11. Yes, I do believe that Greek mythology creates great dramas. During my studies of Greek mythology, I discovered that they contains a vary of dramas that could meet the needs and interests of people. Their dramas plots includes plot twist, occurrences of tragic events and varies comedy.
    Stories that were influenced by Greek mythology are 'Wrath Of The Titans', '300: Rise Of An Empire' and 'The Hunger Games'.

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  12. I do agree and believe that Greek mythology creates a great piece in the world of drama. It allows one to learn history from the prehistoric men of Greece and their beliefs in the Gods in the form of a cartoon based movie. Also, while the movie itself is based off the city Greece , it structures ,monuments and way of life of the people.The authors of these movies are credited for their work making it very entertaining and family friendly and still teaching valuable life lessons.
    Movies based off Greek Myths include:Hercules,Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts

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  13. I do agree and believe that Greek mythology creates a great piece in the world of drama. It allows one to learn history from the prehistoric men of Greece and their beliefs in the Gods in the form of a cartoon based movie. Also, while the movie itself is based off the city Greece , it structures ,monuments and way of life of the people.The authors of these movies are credited for their work making it very entertaining and family friendly and still teaching valuable life lessons.
    Movies based off Greek Myths include:Hercules,Clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts

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  14. -- i agree that Greek myths create great drama because it produces better visualization of the Greek stories. It also generates a sense of creativity and fiction to drama. It adds excitement and has a great form of entertainment especially to those who enjoy watching fictional films which include gods and their powers. It displays to the world the different themes Greek mtyhology and can contribute great suspense to drama. Three movies influenced by Greek mythology:
    Persey Jackson and the lightning thief
    Troy
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  15. Yes I do believe that Greek Mythology has influenced many movie script. To me we can all associate a movie with a Greek God or Goddess
    Yes I do believe that Greek Mythology brings a lot of drama. I say this because a most commonly known similarity among the Greek Gods or Goddesses is power. Every God and Goddess wants to be in power.
    Three movie where this can be seen are: O Brother, where art thou (2000)
    Hercules (1997)
    The hunger games(2012)

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  16. Yes Greek Mythology do Create Drama . Creating Movies about Greek Gods Can be quite Interesting full with lots of adventure and conflicts.Having these Gods into movies can create fantasy for children around the age of 4-10.They are quite hilarious and sometimes scary for example medusa the God that has snakes for hair can turn people to stone when they look her in the eye.ALl this God and their Powers can Make a Very Dramatic Scene


    Movies: Hercules
    Wrath of Titans (2012)
    Hunger Games (2012)

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  17. I do believe that Greek Mythology creates good drama..The types of drama with a lot of twists, jokes, comedy, and love drama,

    The 3 movies are Hercules, Clash of the Titans and The Hunger Games'.Also in those movies there are so much excitement

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  18. Drama is the specific mode of fiction presented in performances. I do believe that Greek Mythology creates great drama because it allows readers to understand the characters of the different plays and it also help people to know what the ancient centuries was like before.All greek myths send out a message to people.

    Movies which are influenced by Greek myths are :Percy Jackson and the Olympian, Hercules and The Trojan Woman

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  20. Yes, i do believe that Greek Mythology creates great dramas becomes it brings fictional characters which we find interesting and also the characters present some of the problems of society (example: Zeus, Hera and little Io)
    Four movies influenced by Greek Mythology are:
    Helen of Troy
    The Hunger games
    Divergent
    Medea

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  21. Yes I believe Greek mythology creates great drama(excitement) because it has situations where the readers want to know more and more about, it keeps the readers on their feet. Three movies influenced by Greek mythology are Hercules, clash of the Titans and Jason and the Argonauts

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  22. yes i do agree that Greek mythology creates great drama because they are often paired with other genres, such as action, adventure, romance, comedy they include different type of irony which keep people interested and they also teach valuable lessons. Three movies influenced by Greek mythology are :Black Orpheus Clash of Titans and Amazons.

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  23. Yes I do believe so, because they create amazing dramas to catch the audience attention it brings excitment and focus
    Three movies are Hercules, Hungry games and clash of the titans.

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  24. I do believe it creates great drama because of all the excitement and adventures it possesses. movies influenced by greek mythology are: Hercules, Immortals, Clash of the Titans.

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  25. Yes, I do believe that Greek Mythology creates good drama. Greek Mythology in other cultures was used as a means to explain the environment in which humankind lived. Greek Myths deal with many problems that we are faced with today, Most Greek Myths teach a life lesson in a very entertaining manner. These stories are given through drama to help individuals understand better. Three examples of Movies inspired by Greek mythology includes, Black Orpheus, Dynamic Damsels in Distress and wrath of the Titans

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  26. I do believe thatgreek mythology creates good drama because it is amusing,entertaining and it still teaches you qmazing life lessons. An examlle is Hercules, Clash of the titans and Troy.

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  27. Yes, I do believe that Geek Mythology does/has create Great drama because in Movies that are heavy influent by Greek Mythology ,the inspiration all come's from something that may have happened in or was known to exist in Geek Mythology time or had some Aspect dealing with Geek mythology that influent it , For Examples the atmosphere ,the Environments ,the creatures , the people , the places ,the music , the instrumentals , etc .These Aspects/things all add emphasis to make great Drama from the Inspiration of Greek Mythology in plays , skits, Acts , Movies ,Films, Animations ,ect .


    Three Movies that are influent by Greek Mythology are the following :

    1.Amazons.
    2.Hercules.
    3.Homer and Troy.



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  28. I agree that Greek Mythology has great drama because as far as i know movies influenced by Greek mythology always have this added flavor and appeals to people of all ages. Every time there is a movie influenced or about greek mythology i feel there is something for everyone, whether it is comedy, tragedy or love/romance.Examples of Movies influenced by Greek Mythology: -Hercules
    -Perseus
    -Jason and the Argonauts

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  32. Yes, I agree that the influence of Greek Mythology produce great dramas for they portray very good life lessons. This would give one a sense of purpose
    to view the series or drama which may be influenced by this Type of Mythology.

    Also, Greek Myths are very interesting; meaning that the story itself can create a very good plot, which can captivate the audience's attention along with assisting in ideas for the production.

    Overall, influence of Greek Mythology produce great drama for they teach valuable life lessons and create captivating story lines for the drama.

    Three dramas based on Greek Mythology are:
    My Fair Lady (1964)
    Hercules (1997)
    Mighty Aphrodite (1995)

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  33. I do believe that Greek mythology creates a good drama. They teach us good morals by presenting modern day struggles in a comical way. Also, the myths themselves are rather entertaining and would interest many people.

    Three movies influenced by Greek Mythology are:
    Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
    Black Orpheus (1959)
    My Fair Lady (1964)

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