Discussion Post #4

Immortals a film directed by Tarsem Singh is about a young warrior name thesus in ancient Greece who seeks revenge to kill King Hyperion for slaughtering his mother, and lead his army in battle with King Hyperion's army.


First review is by M. Bartelt in rottentomatoes.com. She says it is the best "Clash of the titans" since the original clash of the titans. She says the special effects are marvelous compared to the other movies based in ancient greek mythology that she ever seen. She said the visual effects was spectecular and dim of light in the film made it look like hell, which is the right setting for the film. She says, the characters in the film played their roles in the right way as if they're really the characters in ancient greek mythology. The film is superb, she says and encourages anybody to go see it.

Second review is by Sean Curley also from rottentomatoes.com. Sean Curley embraces the magnificent work by Director Tarsem Singh in producing the film. Sean Curley also acknowledges the adaptations of the greek mythology in the film and all the characters brought that myth to life. He also says that even though the film is minimal in character it's still in the right combination with the story. The film was perfectly shot from every angle possible in a steady pace says the reviewer.

In comparison and differences in the reviews, M Bartelt says the film is the best film she ever saw. And Sean Curley says the same thing. Sean Curley agrees with the adaptations of the greek mythology in the film. All the characters in the film did a great job performing their role. The director did a marvelous job, the costumes worn by the characters really made the scene more realistic together with the setting. M Bartelt does'nt say anything about the setting, all she says is the visual effects how the characters fought from the beginning of the movie to the end. And, I think what's appealing to me is the director's imagination in producing the film using different strategies.


In the first review by M. Bartelt, in her introduction paragraph she uses logic to convey to people that immotals is a must see film. This strategy by Bartelt using words like the "best" is avalue word which anybody will have a different opinion about the same movie. The writer also uses structucture in writing her review. In the second review, Sean Curley, in his introduction paragraph he uses allusion which he is refering to the ancient greek mythology about the war between the evil and the righteousness. This strategy helps the reader visualize what the movie is about and based on. And throughout Sean's review he uses different strategies.