kraken : tentacles of the deep , also known as deadly water , is a 2006 made-for-television natural horror b-movie produced by nu image films and brightlight pictures as a sci fi channel original film .

it premiered on the sci fi channel on september 23 , 2006 .

directed by tibor takács and starring charlie o'connell , victoria pratt , and jack scalia , the film focuses on a marine biologist and a sailor who join forces to find lost trojan treasures while battling the giant squid who killed the sailor 's parents while he was a child , and a treasure hunting mobster who wants the items for himself .

the film was primarily panned by critics for the special effects , far-fetched plot , and scarcity of scenes involving the titular creature .

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vex summons a shark to help in the attack against the kraken just as the kraken grabs trinket .
vax teleports using whisper and sneak attacks the kraken . he frees keyleth from the kraken’s hold .
whenever an opponent casts a spell , if deep - sea kraken is suspended , remove a time counter from it .
the kraken attacks again , this time with his tentacles , hitting tary , percy , and grog . each one of them is grappled .
keyleth , who has been watching the movement above , sees the kraken suddenly move away . as vex pulls out the next lode stone , the kraken approaches them , grabbing at them with its tentacles .
from inside the kraken , grog makes reckless attacks . the kraken vomits up both grog and vax . however , as vax is expelled from the kraken’s stomach and floats away , he dies .
“tentacles : the astounding lives of octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes” is included with aquarium admission .
the two remaining tentacles continue to attack the last two members of vox machina . grog destroys one of the tentacles , leaving just one remaining . however , the tentacle hits tary , knocking him out .
vex swims over to keyleth , healing her and bringing her back to consciousness . the tentacles grab for both of them . vex is taken by the kraken .
creatures with power less than the number of islands you control can ' t block kraken of the straits .
grog pulls out the alchemy jug as the kraken’s stomach acid burns him . he asks it to produce oil to make the kraken throw up .
• tentacles : the astounding lives of octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes opens april 12 , 2014 .
keyleth uses grasping vine to pull grog free from the tentacles . she then changes out being a whale and is knocked out again by the kraken .
many tales talk of the kraken , but sometimes there are stories that mention multiple giant cephalopods . this would make the waters particularly hazardous for those sailing over deep waters .
percy successfully manages to cut himself out of the kraken’s tentacle . just as he starts to swim away , however , the kraken grabs him with another tentacle .
the king of the deep understands all languages , and can communicate telepathically with any intelligent creature within 100 ft .
vex’s shark frees tary . he uses one of the gems from his helmet to cast prismatic spray on the kraken . the kraken saves against it , but still takes damage .
deep - sea serpent can ' t attack unless defending player controls an island .
disc # 1 - - raging sharks play scene selection bonus features trailer behind the scenes settings spanish subtitles - on spanish subtitles - off dolby stereo 2 . 0 dolby digital surround 5 . 1 dts surround disc # 2 - - kraken : tentacles of the deep play scene selection secrets of the deep settings dolby digital 5 . 1 surround dts surround dolby 2 . 0 stereo
“tentacles : the astounding lives of octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes” is the most dynamic special exhibition ever from the aquarium that pioneered award - winning exhibits of jellies and deep - sea animals . it opens on april 12 , 2014 .
feeding tentacles giant squid can snatch prey up to 33 feet ( 10 meters ) away by shooting out their two feeding tentacles , which are tipped with hundreds of powerful sharp - toothed suckers . these feeding tentacles are very long , often doubling the total length of the giant squid on their own .
percy , freed from the tentacles and unable to attack with his guns , escapes through the portal .
the kraken makes a bite attack against grog . the attack succeeds and grog is swallowed . from inside the kraken , grog attacks the stomach lining . he recklessly swings his hammer , but it is not quite enough to make the kraken throw him up .
keyleth casts fireball in the stomach of the kraken . the fire bursts out and ignites the oil in the krakens stomach . though grog and keyleth are also burned by the fire , they are also expelled from the kraken’s stomach .
the kraken unleashes another lightning attack . trinket is sent back to vex’s necklace .
the weight of the evidence should be proportioned to the strangeness of the facts .
, we ' re still unravelling the secrets of these deep - sea inhabitants . we know they taste like metal ,
control undead ( su ) : the king of the deep can rebuke or command undead as a 20th - level evil cleric .
giant squid have eight arms but use their two long feeding tentacles to seize prey .
after their feast , keyleth approaches uvenda , who is dozing off in her chair . keyleth asks uvenda what they can expect when facing the kraken . uvenda responds that the kraken is very hungry and has a swarm of tentacles . she adds that the creature is extremely dangerous and maintaining the rift is of the utmost importance . she reminds keyleth that , being in the water plane , they should be prepared to swim and be prepared for darkness , both from the deep depths and from the kraken’s ink spray .
in the end , all of the pirates sequels fall short of greatness , each of their plots more tangled than the kraken’s tentacles . even so , verbinski entries do escape the doldrums of mediocrity and blandness because of that filmmaker’s cinematic eye , wonderfully bizarre style and
rollercoaster - ride storytelling .
notes : - although the tentacles don ' t deal much damage by themselves , they can be devastating on an isolated enemy . - summon kraken can easily take down towers if no one is here to defend them . - while the tentacles themselves are untargettable and invincible , deep spirit is complete vulnerable while channeling . - try to catch enemies in a well placed puddle before using summon kraken to prevent them from interrupting you .
flamboyant cuttlefish is one of the species featured in
tentacles
, the new exhibition at the monterey bay aquarium . © monterey bay aquarium
vex shoots her arrow past the kraken’s eyeball . keyleth casts daylight on the arrow . her arrow hits the kraken . light shines out from the kraken , but he is not as distracted as she hoped . her second arrow also hits . she then hides .
bite ( su ) : the king of the deep ' s beaked mouth is a gate that leads directly to the abyss . an opponent struck by the king of the deep ' s bite attack must make a will save ( dc 39 ) or be transported instantly to the abyss .
legend says that the sea monster enjoys solitude and resides deep on the ocean floor . it uses its tentacles to stay tethered to the bottom and hunts for food . the beast will only surface in warm weather—or when disrupted .
deep sea species cephalopods are found from the poles to the tropics , in tide pools and even in the deep ocean . the aquarium will continue to explore the depths of monterey canyon with our colleagues at the independent monterey bay aquarium research institute in the hope of occasionally exhibiting living deep sea members of this intriguing family – potentially including the vampire squid . chilled seawater supplies are available in this gallery if collection efforts prove successful .
grog attacks his tentacle , quickly freeing himself . he then attacks keyleth’s tentacle , freeing her as well . grog attempts to free vax to no avail . five of the kraken’s tentacles are left .
because of its sheer size , the kraken is believed to conjure a whirlpool when diving back into the ocean . the watery suction drags ships to the depths of the sea .
the kraken ' s giant , ship - destroying tentacles have wound their way through sailing lore for millenia , but it wasn ' t until 1873 that the first of these mythical appendages was found – or so the story goes .
vax uses lay on hands on keyleth to revive her . the kraken grabs him again .
vax is knocked out by the kraken and swallowed . grog and keyleth both see this .
7 . carl von linn é listed the kraken as a real creature in systema naturae .
the mission of the monterey bay aquarium is to inspire conservation of the oceans .
spells : the king of the deep casts cleric spells , plus spells from the domains of chaos , evil , and water , as though it were a 20th - level cleric .
q - kraken ' s embrace deep spirit calls forth an ally from his sunken home to wreak havoc upon targeted area . summons several tentacles in a target location that attack a random unit in the affected area . if no unit is present , they may attack buildings . the initial attack interrupts on hit .
i ' ve got a real soft spot for moronic movies about massive monsters , but even i have my limits . call it deadly water , kraken : tentacles of the deep , or mega - calamari on human safari . it won ' t matter . this one ' s a turkey fit only for the stunningly bored and the astonishingly stoned .
bucketround presents the eighth ep written and produced by manuel costela , 3 tracks and the remix of tominori hosoya ( japan ) inspired by japanese middle ages , when mythological monsters wake up from the deep .
omibozu ( original version )
is a trip of rhythms and percussion in the middle of a survival battle in the purest sound of american deep house style .
when craken show up
provides us with a delicious fragrance and textures from the reefs , mixing feelings with the voice of the composer .
omibozu remix
is the powerful touch of tominori hosoya
tomi chair
( hq pressing - japan ) and the dance floor face of the monster directly from pacific ocean .
tentacles of the deep
is the relaxing movement of the ep , from the caves of the darkness and naughty voices of andrea rocha to enter the depths mixed with manuel costela ' s piano .
despite being a mythical creature , the kraken doesn’t boast any supernatural abilities . the fearsome nature of the kraken is its sheer size ; sailors do not have to worry about it flying out of the water or putting a curse on them . some modern - day cartoons suggest that if you defeat the kraken , it will grant you a wish , but that deviates from norwegian folklore .
vax successfully finds and digs out the final lode stone . however , the kraken then reaches out and grabs him .
lieutenant — as long as you control your commander , stormsurge kraken gets + 2 / + 2 and has
whenever stormsurge kraken becomes blocked , you may draw two cards .
when shipbreaker kraken becomes monstrous , tap up to four target creatures . those creatures don ' t untap during their controllers ' untap steps for as long as you control shipbreaker kraken .
while many modern depictions show the kraken as a giant squid , earlier accounts of the beast described it as having spindly appendages like a crab’s .
in mcmenamin ' s purported midden , the kraken would play with the bones of the unfortunate ichthyosaurs , perhaps even arranging them into deliberate patterns . the double lines of disc - shaped vertebrae in the death assemblage closely mimic the arrangement of suckers on a cephalopod ' s tentacles - - which could make the patterns seen in the ichthyosaur fossils the world ' s oldest self - portrait , mcmenamin suggests . (
the kraken uses one of the lair actions to hit the party with an electrical attack . percy , taryon , vax , and grog are able to brush off half of the damage but vex , keyleth , and trinket take the brunt of the attack .
kraken ? try crack , which is what this movie ' s directors were on . . .
over the life of the exhibit , visitors to tentacles might see any of the two dozen species that will rotate through a dozen living exhibits , from giant pacific octopus to hawaiian bobtail squid , the wunderpus and others – including one of the world’s smallest squid and one of the world’s largest cuttlefishes . from time to time there may also be displays of never - before - exhibited deep sea squid and octopuses collected in collaboration with the aquarium’s sister organization , the monterey bay aquarium research institute .
as grog does this , the kraken grabs him with his last tentacle , and swallows him . grog , who is still conscious , though near death , makes a desperate attempt to escape , smashing the insides of the kraken . the titan , unable to hold him down , throws him back up . grog uses the momentum from being expelled to push himself back through the portal , flipping the kraken off with both hands .
psychic vulnerability ( ex ) : the king of the deep possesses only one weakness , its reliance upon the psychic strength of the ten death statues that summoned it to the material plane . this psychic force continues to support the king ' s existence on the material plane , and if one of the death statues is destroyed the king of the deep is weakened , and gains 5 negative levels . this also occurs if a death statue is affected by a trap the soul spell or removed from the material plane . if all of the statues are destroyed , the king vanishes from the material plane .
the king of the deep is a shadowy entity of monstrous size and aspect . it possess a piscean body with a kraken ' s six - tentacled head , two savage pincers , and a repulsive mane of silky , tangled hair , and is covered by razor - sharp scales . this fearsome creature is also known as the blood sea monster .
grog uses his alter self coin , and leaves through the portal , leaving tary ( and the final lode stone ) unconscious with the kraken .
grog gives keyleth a greater healing potion , reviving her . he then throws his hammer at the kraken , hitting one of its giant eyes .
−5 : you get an emblem with
at the beginning of your end step , create a 9 / 9 blue kraken creature token .
the king of the deep is a supernatural being that manifests due to the combined powers of the wisked priests of destroyed istar , known as death statues ( see related article ) . up to ten of these undead priests exist beneath the blood sea of istar , and together they are able to summon the king from the abyss . if all of these death statues are destroyed , the king dissipates into nothing .
tary pulls another patch from his robe , casting vampiric touch . this attack succeeds against the kraken and heals him .
13 . sailors had to worry about not only the kraken itself , but also what it left in its wake .
mcmenamin m . a . s . ( 2016 ) deep bones . in : dynamic paleontology . springer geology . springer , cham
vax tries to cut off the tentacle holding keyleth . he isn’t able to cut her out . meanwhile , the kraken smashes tary and percy together . keyleth insists to vax that he go find the last lode stone . she redirects the current of the water and pulls the kraken and everyone its holding 20 feet away from the final lode stone .
the kraken bashes against grog , keyleth , and tary . the attacks all hit and all three are transformed back into themselves and grappled .
• from time to time there may be displays of never - before - exhibited deep sea squid and octopuses collected in collaboration with the aquarium’s sister organization , the monterey bay aquarium research institute .
have head and eyes , mantle and siphon , beak and radula , no ink sac and up to 100 tentacles without suckers .
if sailors saw gurgling bubbles , surfacing fish , or a plethora of jellyfish , they knew something was up down below . while fleeing sea - life always preceded the kraken’s approach , their appearance unfortunately didn’t give sailors enough time to get out of the way . the monster’s great size and many tentacles make it a difficult predator to evade .
over the multi - year life of the exhibition , visitors might see any of two dozen species that will rotate through a dozen living exhibits . “tentacles” is the largest , most diverse living exhibition ever created to showcase these cryptic creatures .
tentacles : the astounding lives of octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes
features the greatest variety ever of rarely seen animals , plus multimedia interactives , and art and artifacts tracing 4 , 000 years of fascination with these many - armed masters of disguise . it opens april 12 .
zoologist pierre denys de montfort was studying giant cephalopods in the 1700s after hearing accounts from captains of giant tentacles being discovered . he cited old pieces of artwork and ship disappearances as evidence of these beasts . after 10 ships went missing in 1782 , de montfort made the bold assumption that the kraken was to blame . the boats were truthfully lost in a hurricane and his reputation was ruined .
have head and eyes , mantle and siphon , beak and radula , an ink sac and eight arms with two tentacles with suckers .
return all nonland permanents to their owners ' hands . if crush of tentacles ' s surge cost was paid , create an 8 / 8 blue octopus creature token .
roar ( su ) : once per day , the king of the deep can produce a horrendous roar that causes fear in all opponents within 30 ft . ( will save negates , dc 39 ) .
that’s where paxton’s research comes in . his paper , fittingly entitled “unleashing the kraken : on the maximum length in the giant squid , ” was published may 17 in the journal of zoology . paxton uses statistical analysis to argue that scientists have vastly underestimated the size of the giant squid . while previous studies have said that no squid could be larger than 43 feet , paxton points out that there could be hundreds of thousands of such squids in the deep ocean , giving plenty of chances for them to grow larger than suggested .
“the data paxton analyzed included 164 measures of mantle ( body ) length ; 39 measures of standard length , which included the lengths of their bodies as well as the lengths of the longest of their arms ; and 47 measures of total length , which included the lengths of their bodies as well as the lengths of the tentacles . ( tentacles are squid limbs that often end in teeth and hooks , and are usually significantly longer than squid arms . ) paxton also examined 46 instances where beak , or mouth , size was measured along with mantle length . he found that beak size could help predict mantle length , confirming previous studies . ”
but i watched the whole thing . unfortunately full of errors regarding diving as my daughter kept commenting on throughout the movie . charlie o ' connell is definitely not the actor his brother is ( not that his brother is a great actor ) . the kraken was not much of a scare . i hated the underwater shots where it was hard to tell the difference between the good and bad guys . the best part of the movie was the jokes we made about it . watch it if nothing else is on but don ' t have any expectations about quality . the tentacles of the kraken are supposedly razor sharp but they only cut some of the time . the ending sucked the big enchilada . you gotta give the folks at scifi some credit , they keep churning out these films so we can relive the whole b - movie thing of the 50 ' s .
exhibits in tentacles include video clips that reveal these animals’ amazing color - and shape - changing abilities and other fascinating but rarely seen behaviors .
keyleth tells vex to ready her arrow for the daylight spell and calls out to taryon to find the other lode stone and not kill the kraken . taryon doesn’t have the magical earrings , but understand the gist of what she’s saying .
the squid looks fake when it ' s in full form , but when you just see flashes or it ' s tentacles , it actually works really well .
“lots of people believe all sorts of stuff about giant squids , which actually isn’t what the evidence says , [ including ] that it was the kraken and that it is pretty small , ” charles paxton , a statistical ecologist at scotland’s university of st . andrews and the author of the study , told national geographic .
they soon realize that tary’s shiny armor may attract the attention of the kraken . they try to convince him to become a whale , but he still refuses . instead , they decide to cover up his armor with one of his robes . vex stitches the front of the robe closed .
like its other squid cousins , the giant squid ' s body is composed of a mantle , eight arms , and two longer tentacles . the mantle , or main body , of the squid is typically around six and a half feet ( 2 meters ) in length . the arms and tentacles account for most of the animal ' s length . the inside surfaces of the arms and tentacles are lined with hundreds of suction cups , ranging in size from about one to two inches in diameter . each suction cup is surrounded by sharp , serrated edges that help the squid hold on to its prey . the upper part of the mantle has two small fins that are used to help maneuver the animal in the water , although its main source of locomotion is jet propulsion . the squid can move through the water at high speeds by taking water into its mantle cavity and then expelling it with great force .
the king of the deep is one of the dark queen ' s most fearsome minions . although it can only drag its bulk slowly on land , the monster ' s powerful claws and tentacled maw remain a terrible danger to foes . in the seas , the king of the deep is in its element , and will prove a match for almost any opponent . it enjoys toying with opponents , using its roar or spells to dismay them or focusing physical attacks upon a single enemy while others strike at it ineffectually .
also offers jack scalia at his most unquestionably evil , hateful and obnoxious . the guy ' s just begging to become a kraken snack .
according to 13 th century norse legend , hero örvar - oddr and his son came into contact with two threatening creatures from the deep . one of these encounters is later described in detail by konungs skuggsj á , a norwegian educational text written in the same century . kraken comes from the norwegian word krake , which is probably related to the german krake , which means octopus .
watch online full movie kraken : tentacles of the deep ( 2006 ) for free thirty years ago , ray reiter witnessed the brutal death of his parents at sea by a strange , octopus - like creature . now determined to exact revenge , he joins archaeologist nicole on a . . . directors : tibor takács ( as tibor takacs ) , john blush ( uncredited ) writers : abram cox ( screenplay ) ( as tim cox ) , sean keller ( screenplay ) stars : charlie o ' connell , victoria pratt , kristi angus
the rest of the party confirms that it’s a pretty typical planning session . tary reminds them that this is his biggest fight so far . percy tells tary that any plan they have , regardless of quality , will be out the window once the kraken shows up .
harvey , who was known for his interest in the natural world , eagerly paid $ 10 to get his hands on the strange specimen ( the equivalent of roughly $ 200 today ) . of course , the fishermen hadn ' t collected a piece of the kraken , but rather the first - ever intact tentacle from a giant squid in the genus architeuthus .
keyleth , awake and free , debates what to do . she decides to cast animal shape on the party to turn them into electric eels . the suddenly smaller eel versions of vox machina are able to free themselves from the kraken’s grasp ( except vax ) . the kraken attempts to hit them with another electricity attack , but it has no effect on the already electric eels .
many researchers believe the giant squid to be a very aggressive animal . during world war ii , stories from the survivors of sunken ships tell of shipmates being eaten by these creatures in the dark of night . there have even been reports of giant squid reaching out of the water and pulling men off small boats . none of these reports have been officially verified , but they do paint a picture of a powerful predator . the squid ' s eight long tentacles have strong suction cups , which they use to hold on to their prey . a sharp , powerful beak finishes off their helpless victim with eerie efficiency . they are thought to feed on deep sea fish and other species of squid . it is believed that they are solitary hunters , preferring to hunt alone in the dark waters of the deep ocean . as large and powerful as these creatures are , they are not at the top of the food chain . the giant squid has at least one natural enemy . it happens to be a favorite meal of the sperm whale . the squid are commonly found in the stomachs of dead whales . many of these whales even bear scars from the squid ' s suction - cupped tentacles . the main defense mechanism of the squid is a dark , black ink , which can used to create a smoke screen . this ink can temporarily confuse predators , allowing the squid precious time to attempt their escape .
portugal cove , newfoundland , who allegedly found themselves battling with a beast of the deep . determined to prove their tale , they lobbed off a pair of the creature ' s 19 - foot ( 5 . 8 m )
arms
. one was fed to a dog aboard the vessel , but the other found its way to the home of
young ray ( kyle morven tejpar ) seen reading a book
20 , 000 leagues under the sea
by jules verne . the book was influenced by tennyson ' s poem the
the kraken
pappas s ( 2013 ) kraken rises : new fossil evidence revives sea monster debate . live science , oct 31 , 2013 ,
when slinn voda , the rising deep enters the battlefield , if it was kicked , return all creatures to their owners ' hands except for merfolk , krakens , leviathans , octopuses , and serpents .
when they become silent , uvenda continues her advice , saying that they have underwater arenas where they can test out their abilities before facing the kraken .
the kraken attacks with more electricity . keyleth falls unconscious again . tary is hit as well , but he heals himself with a potion shortly after .
vax swims over to grog and tries to pry the tentacle off of him , but he fails . keyleth uses grasping vine to try to free tary , but she also fails , as the kraken is much stronger than both of them .
vox machina sailed on the drensala vis to visit the water ashari . though they encountered pirates along the way , they successfully reached their destination . upon arrival , they met with the leaders of the water ashari so keyleth could be assigned the final portion of her aramente . uvenda , the gnome tribe watcher , informed keyleth that her aramente would start the following morning , and that she is to collect lode stones , waste from the kraken , to help support the infrastructure of their home . she adds that , in order to keep collecting lode stones , the kraken cannot be killed .
zoologist carl von linné ( also known as linnaeus ) was a respected scientist who is considered the father of biological systematics . in systema naturae ( 1735 ) , he describes the kraken as an actual organism .
keyleth asks if uvenda is sure that her mother perished in the battle with the kraken . uvenda becomes solemn and tells her that pieces of her and her companions were all that was able to be recovered . living through that , she explains , is unlikely . she admits there are other potential possibilities , but dying to the kraken is what she thinks happened .
serpent of the endless sea ' s power and toughness are each equal to the number of islands you control .
mcmenamin mas ( 2012 ) evidence for a triassic kraken : unusual arrangement of bones at ichthyosaur state park in nevada . 21st cent sci tech 24 ( 4 ) : 55–58
great question ! many inhabitants of the deep sea swim up towards the surface at night to feed ; and they use the light of the moon to ensure they’re swimming in the right direction . enter the dragonfish . this sneaky fish uses its glowing tentacle to trick prey fish into thinking they’re swimming towards the surface when in reality , they’re swimming straight into its mouth ! ouch .
most of the sea spiders that researchers found on this mission are found around the world . though these creatures typically live on the sea floor , they are extremely capable swimmers and can tread water rapidly to lift themselves into the water column and be carried by deep - sea currents .
a $ 3 . 5 - million special exhibition that features the largest , most diverse living exhibits of rarely seen and amazing octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes , along with engaging interactive experiences that are the hallmark of exhibits at the monterey bay aquarium . “ tentacles : the astounding lives of octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes ” opens on april 12 , 2014 .
bishop erik pontoppidan wrote extensively about the kraken in his 1750s book the natural history of norway . in it , he proposed that this great beast ate a great deal of fish , and therefore his waste must also be fairly fishy . this muddy concoction was allegedly so delicious smelling to other fish that they would come and congregate around it . the kraken could then pounce on its meal and produce more bait , continuing the cycle .
there is , perhaps , no other creature in the deep sea as famous and as misunderstood as the giant squid . it has appeared in fictional movies and stories to the point where most people believe it doesn ' t exist . but rest assured , it is very real . the elusive giant squid , known to science as architeuthis dux , is one of the world ' s largest animals . it is known to reach a length of up to 60 feet . it is one of the largest known invertebrates in the world and one of the largest creatures in the sea . many believe that the terrible kraken of ancient myth may have been based at least in part on this real life monster .
netherlands released , pal / region 2 dvd : languages : english ( dolby digital 5 . 1 ) , dutch ( subtitles ) , widescreen ( 1 . 78 : 1 ) , special features : interactive menu , scene access , synopsis : thirty years ago , ray reiter witnessed the brutal death of his parents at sea by a strange , octopus - like creature . now determined to exact revenge , he joins archaeologist nicole on a perilous high - seas expedition to find a legendary greek opal - said to be guarded by the very beast that murdered his family . as they come face to face with the killer kraken , they must also battle a ruthless crime lord , who will stop at nothing to seize the coveted treasure for himself . . . . kraken : tentacles of the deep
in the study , paxton extrapolates the maximum size the species can grow using a variety of categories of data , including over a century’s worth of sighting reports , beached carcass samples , and remains from the stomachs of sperm whales , using as much data taken from specimens of the creature directly as possible , according to live science . he used the size of numerous parts of the squid to measure the animal’s total maximum length .
they decide that their plan is to have vex cast pass without a trace . they will then sneak into the kraken’s lair , and begin to collect the lode stones . when that fails , because they cannot kill the kraken and their weapons aren’t very effective underwater anyway , they will run . hopefully , with all three lodestones already collected .
( from verrill , a . e . , 1882 , report on the cephalopods of the northeastern coast of america )
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keyleth , running out of options , desperately swims over to grab vax . with the last of her movement , she goes to vex to grab her hand as well . she plane shifts them back to vesrah . grog and tary are left with the kraken .
“tentacles” is a sensory extravaganza of live exhibits and interactive experiences in four galleries that highlight a group of animals that has captured the human imagination for thousands of years . visitors explore the intriguing lives of cephalopods as they come face - to - face with multi - armed creatures – octopuses , squids , cuttlefishes and nautiluses – and learn why these species are endlessly fascinating .
overview kanaloa , the deep spirit has an incredible team fight potential . his many disables allow him to control the battlefield and set his allies up for devastating combos . kraken ' s embrace can be used to dish large amounts of damage in team fight or to quickly take objectives after a fight has been won . however he is very vulnerable and can be killed very easily by pretty much anyone .
humanoid like all other spirits , but with a lovecraftian vibe . put some tentacles on his face , dark purple color to contrast with the already blue storm spirit . wears a tattered robe , smells like fish , leaves a puddle behind him . has a deep and ominous voice , sounds like he has water in his mouth ( have fun dubbing that one ) .
instead of creating individual storyboards , spielberg mapped out the entire path of mann and the truck driver on a mural of drafting paper with notes about each plot point peppering the sheet .
this 1874 photo of a squid draped over a bathtub was the first ever taken of a giant squid . it belonged to the reverend moses harvey of newfoundland .
for the 1954 film version of the novel , disney created a two - ton model squid , requiring 16 men to operate the remote controls and 50 more to move the wires attached to tentacles . their model squid pales in comparison to modern day film monsters , but it earned the movie an academy award for special effects .
sazima i , bastos de almeida l ( 2008 ) the bird kraken : octopus preys on a sea bird at a oceanic island in the tropical west atlantic . mar biodiv rec . doi :
arms and beak eight thick arms speckled with 2 - inch wide toothed suckers guide prey from the feeding tentacles to a sharp beak in the center of the arms , where the prey is sliced into bite - sized pieces . these bites are further cut and ground by the radula , a tongue - like organ covered with rows of teeth , that is inside the squid ' s beak .
• over the life of the exhibit , visitors might see any of the two dozen species that will rotate through a dozen living exhibits , from giant pacific octopus to hawaiian bobtail squid , the wunderpus and others – including one of the world’s smallest squid and one of the world’s largest cuttlefishes .
hunting in the deep dark ocean isn ' t easy , but these cephalopods have adapted to their environment . in addition to their foot - wide eyes , which help them to absorb as much light as possible to glimpse prey , they also have long feeding tentacles . these tentacles are more than twice their body length , and the squids can shoot out to long distances like a net . this allows these big , comparatively conspicuous squids to sneak up and catch prey . but what do giant squids eat ? although scientists have not witnessed a giant squid feeding , they have cut open the stomachs of squids washed up on beaches to see what they had eaten recently . giant squid mostly eat deep water fishes and other squids—including other giant squids . they also will attack schools of fish from below , quickly ascending into shallower waters to grab a meal before retreating to safer depths away from predators . once prey is caught by the suckers and teeth on the feeding tentacles , the squid will rein it in and bring it towards its beak with its eight arms . the beak breaks the food down into smaller pieces , and the radula , a tongue - like organ covered in teeth , grinds it down further . then the food goes down the esophagus —which travels through the squid ' s brain—to get to the stomach . evidence from a washed ashore squid suggests giant squid will steal the captured meal of another squid , presumably in order to reduce the risk of an attack by a sperm whale in shallow depths . the dead squid ' s two tentacles were ripped from their base and large sucker marks covered the mantle .
ultimate - tidal wave deep spirit summons a powerful wave that that carries enemies caught in it . interrupts enemies when it catches them and when stuns them when it crashes . enemies caught in the wave cannot move or attack but they can use items and spells . deep spirit chooses where the wave forms and where it crashes . the wave travels in a straight line and breaks trees . enemies are stunned and damaged when the wave crashes and slowed after the stun is over .
fm has been covering the theatrical and festival circuit that spiders has been on ever since it premiered at the 3d film festival in los angeles back in september . the movie is finally nearing its limited release on february 8th , with it being available on vod that same day . today we have parts 1 and 2 of a 3 part series in which we talk with the man behind the camera and the two stars in front of it . that would be tibor takacs and patrick muldoon and christa campbell , respectively . it’s time for our close up with christa campbell , the busy actress with a varied resume that includes drive angry , the mechanic , kraken : tentacles of the deep and erotic confessions . put your feet up and learn what inspired christa to be an actor , why she likes horror so much , her experience working with tibor and her time on the set of spiders ,
some of the most intelligent creatures in today ' s oceans , says mcmenamin , are cephalopods - - particularly octopuses and squid . in large aquariums , octopuses are known to collect unusual objects and even play with them . mcmenamin imagines that during the triassic period , his proposed kraken would do battle with ichthyosaurs . when it was victorious , the kraken would drag the ichthyosaur ' s corpse back to its den for a feast .
martill dm ( 1993 ) soupy substrates : a medium for the exceptional preservation of ichthyosaurs of the posidonia shale ( lower jurassic ) of germany . kaupia 2 : 77–97
cephalopods – octopuses and their kin – are found from the poles to the tropics , in tide pools and the deep sea . they can be colorful or transparent , and range in size from less than an inch to more than 50 feet long .
6 . some of the best minds in history have tried to disprove the myth .
insert hero description that no one really cares about here . who lives in a pineapple under the sea ? it ' s kanaloa , the deep spirit , now he ' s here to kick your face and wreck your ancient .
this movie surprised me . i found it better than i expected . i thought it would be pretty lame , instead , its not too bad . i found the story interesting and well paced , for the most part . the acting was adequate for this type of movie . but i didn ' t like everything about the movie . i found some of the characters , ( mainly the villains ) too stereotypical for my tastes . that annoyed me a bit . that and some of the dialogue was stereotypical and clichéd . as for the creature itself , i thought it looked pretty impressive at times , and fairly unrealistic and cheap at urltoken observation i have is that from an echo bridge co - production , this movie was more graphic than any of the others i have seen . anyway , i thought there were more positives than negatives , and i was entertained . for me , kraken : tentacles of the deep is a 7 / 10
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merriam jc ( 1908 ) triassic ichthyosauria , with special references to the american forms . memoirs of the university of california , berkeley
at the beginning of each end step , if there are three or more quest counters on quest for ula ' s temple , you may put a kraken , leviathan , octopus , or serpent creature card from your hand onto the battlefield .
camp cl ( 1981 ) child of the rocks . nevada bureau of mines and geology , reno , nevada
i wasn ' t expecting much from kraken : tentacles of the deep , and i certainly didn ' t get much from the finished product . the scenery is quite nice , but pretty much nothing else works . the underwater sequences , which i thought would be a redeeming quality at least , but was hindered by very unclear camera work and contrived action . the photography wasn ' t just bad in the underwater sequences , it was haphazard everywhere else as well . the music and sound effects are generic , and the special effects are very cheaply rendered . the kraken is under - utilised and doesn ' t pose much of a threat . the death scenes are very lame , having nothing to them other than people being dragged under water . the dialogue is cheesy , the story is uninteresting and predictable and the characters are stereotypical and have no motivations to them , especially the villains . the acting is very poor as well , the female scientists don ' t act so and jack scaglia is equally unconvincing as a mobster . everybody else is bland . all in all , a really bad film but not quite bad enough to be bottom - of - the - barrel . 2 / 10 bethany cox
the kraken swallows grog , who now has a chance to save the quickly dying vax . he searches for vax , but is unable to find him . he takes a healing potion to heal himself .
they looks cautiously around for the kraken . vex casts locate object to find a lodestone . percy begins to dig through the sand . the sand soon gives way to black dirt that clouds up around them . tary loads a daylight stone into his flashlight , being careful make sure it is fully closed so no light yet emits from it . keyleth and vex agree to cast daylight on one of vex’s arrows if they need to distract the kraken .
not until the mid - 1800s did the leading cephalopod specialist of the day , professor japetus steenstrup of denmark , conclude that the mythical beasts were , in fact , very large squid . with the two long feeding tentacles arranged just right , they could be mistaken for arms sticking out of the mantle . the rest of the sea monk descriptions , however , he ascribed to a combination of astonishment and imagination .
squids on the whole make a grim impression on all those who are not accustomed to seeing them more frequently ,
steenstrup said .
those animals aroused still greater astonishment in earlier times .
when they come out of the other side , they see hundreds of bones littering the sea floor . chunks of decaying flesh float past them . they can’t see more than twenty or thirty feet in front of them .
octopuses , squid and cuttlefishes have gripped the human imagination for thousands of years . from the kraken to cthluhu ( ku - thoo - loo ) , the myths surrounding them live in our collective memory . now the monterey bay aquarium is opening the largest , most diverse living exhibit ever created to showcase these amazing animals .
what killed the giant ichthyosaurs of berlin - ichthyosaur state park in nevada ? the leading hypothesis is that a giant octopus - like cephalopod attacked and killed the shonisaurus ichthyosaurs and dragged their corpses to the triassic sea floor . the triassic kraken hypothesis has survived all tests to date , and currently stands alone as the best explanation for the strange collection of large ichthyosaur bones at berlin - ichthyosaur state park , nevada .
a great white shark hunts the crew of a capsized sailboat along the great barrier reef .
tiny teeth cover the surface of the giant squid’s tongue - like organ , or radula .
a giant squid’s body may look pretty simple : like other squids and octopuses , it has two eyes , a beak , eight arms , two feeding tentacles , and a funnel ( also called a siphon ) . but , of course , all of it is much larger !
alright guys , i’ll level with you – i hate spiders . everyone has that one creepy , crawly thing that grosses them out to no end , and the thought of a little fat fuzzy black arachnid scurrying by my toes gives me instantaneous chills . just one of those things that isn’t for me , yeah ? but don’t think i hide my eyes when they’re around or anything , as i love catching eight legged freaks whenever it’s running on syndication , so i took tibor takács ’ spiders 3d as a welcome festival opener . a throwback to the b - movie creature features of old , undoubtably having scientists meddle with something small , growing it to gargantuan sizes only to cause destruction ? sounds like a good time to me , especially since tibor is a veteren of these types of flicks , such as ice spiders , mega snake , kraken : tentacles of the deep , sabrina the teenage witch …
there once was a time when uttering the name kraken sent chills down a mariner’s spine . the legendary beast was known for dragging whole ships down into the watery depths of davy jones’s locker . today we see the monster largely as fiction , but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t have ties to reality .
as the truck rams the car over the cliff and falls off in the final film , there is a low roar sound effect that the filmmaker included to emphasize the death of the truck . spielberg , who wanted the truck to seem


prometheus is a 1998 film-poem created by english poet and playwright tony harrison , starring walter sparrow in the role of prometheus .

the film-poem examines the political and social issues connected to the fall of the working class in england , amidst the more general phenomenon of the collapse of socialism in eastern europe , using the myth of prometheus as a metaphor for the struggles of the working class and the devastation brought on by political conflict and unfettered industrialisation .

it was broadcast on channel 4 and was also shown at the locarno film festival .

it was used by harrison to highlight the plight of the workers both in europe and in britain .

his film-poem begins at a post-industrialist wasteland in yorkshire brought upon by the politics of confrontation between the miners and the government of margaret thatcher .

it has been described as " the most important artistic reaction to the fall of the british working class " at the end of the twentieth century .

prometheus ( 1998 film )

david denby has been a staff writer and film critic at the new yorker since 1998 .
14 t . harrison . prometheus , london , faber and faber limited , 1998 . p 27 .
15 t . harrison . prometheus , london , faber and faber limited , 1998 , p 31 .
ebert , roger ( may 26 , 1998 ) . godzilla rogerebert . com . retrieved june 20 , 2017
in late summer of 2014 , the 1998 film was mocked by rifftrax live , which was created by and shares many of the former members of mystery science theater 3000 .
another american - made godzilla film was produced by legendary pictures in 2014 . unlike the 1998 film , legendary ' s godzilla was generally well - received by fans and critics alike , and was much more closely based on the character . a sequel for the film was green - lit , along with a crossover film with king kong in 2020 .
godzilla received two golden raspberry awards in 1998 : worst remake or sequel and worst supporting actress ( maria pitillo ) . the film later received the saturn award for best special effects in 1999 .
richard dcamp ( uw oshkosh ) : “carl orff and aeschylus’ prometheus desmotes . ”
ironically , the budget of $ 100 , 000 , 000 - 120 , 000 , 000 which tristar could not agree with de bont on that ended up sending this film to development hell was exceeded by roland emmerich and dean devlin ' s version of the 1998 film .
athenian drama continues to be a fertile source of inspiration . professor hall describes tony harrison’s 1998 film prometheus as “the most important artistic reaction to the fall of the british working class” . adapted from a play often attributed to aeschylus , the film is an imaginative interpretation of ancient myth against a backdrop of industrial decay . for hall , “it provides overwhelming proof that capitalism and classicism need not go hand in hand” .
the godzilla in this film is said to be an artificially - created species rather than being a naturally born or mutated species as in the original 1954 film , the entirety of the toho series , and the legendary film .
the film is dedicated to tomoyuki tanaka , who produced all of the original godzilla movies until 1995 and died only a month before this film began production .
box office update : ‘prometheus’ leads friday with $ 21 . 4 million , but ‘madagascar 3’ will win weekend
the statue of prometheus that is built in the film weighed 1 . 2 tonnes and was covered in 4 , 800 sheets of gold leaf paper . it now lives in writer - director
in the end , this compromised line did not appear in the finished film .
noomi rapace in ridley scott’s first science - fiction film since “blade runner . ”
because of the poor reception of the film , a lack of retailer interest , and the underwhelming financial performance of the first film , sony ultimately decided not to make another godzilla film and their license to the godzilla franchise expired may of 2003 .
4 farnell , l . r . ‘the paradox of the prometheus vinctus’ – journal of hellenistic studies 53 : 40 - 50 as referred to in a j . podlecki . aeschylus prometheus bound , great britain , antony rowe , 2005
the two teaser trailers ( museum and fishing ) have their recycled clips and audio when they appear in a broadcast on cfcn in april and may 1998 . some dialogue and clips are skipped .
' we ' ll perform it across europe , ' he said , ' on mountains of industrial waste . we ' ll film prometheus ' s defiant speeches as we go , in a composite landscape of the debris of promethean fire . ' the play never happened , but the film did .
prometheus is a contemporary quest story set in end - of - millennium britain and continental europe . it asks what humanity has made of prometheus ' gift of fire - energy , technology , expertise , but also destruction , pollution and war .
sony ' s contract with toho stated that sony had the option to produce a trilogy of american godzilla films so long as the first sequel was released within five years after the first film . sony green - lit a sequel shortly after the film ' s release , while an animated series made as a continuation of the film began to air later in 1998 . during that time tristar released toho ' s godzilla 2000 : millennium in u . s . theaters .
godfrey cheshire , ' abbas kiarostami : seeking a home ' , john boorman and walter donohue ( eds . ) - projections 8 ( london : faber and faber , 1998 ) , p . 226 .
toho in particular criticized the film for ruining godzilla ' s image and
taking the ' god ' out of ' godzilla '
[ 1 ] in addition to mandating that all future incarnations of the 1998 creature be called zilla , they produced the film godzilla 2000 : millennium as a direct response , in an attempt to return the traditional japanese godzilla to the big screen .
susanne kogler ( kunstuniversität graz ) : “prometheus and the muses : myth , gender and creativity in 20th century music . ”
according to a 1998 interview with producer jerry bruckheimer , they changed the script at the nsa’s request so that the wrongdoings were the actions of one bad apple nsa official , and not the agency in general .
in our london office , he sorts and digests his findings . on the bookshelf is a prometheus cigarette lighter from japan , and issues of a bondage magazine called prometheus , presumably because he was bound to a rock . there ' s something for everyone in a myth .
hermes : “poets have taught mankind to breach the boundaries zeus put round speech and the fire prometheus stole created man’s poetic soul . ” 16
one man who resolved very early in his career that he was prepared to risk his neck in lovecraft - land was guillermo del toro . the director first began sketching out design ideas for a possible adaptation of at the mountains of madness around the time his debut film , the vampire movie cronos , was released in 1993 and by 1998 he had completed a script with matthew robbins , who cowrote the director’s 1997 giant bug film mimic .
just as the prometheus myth prompted athenian poets and philosophers to think more positively about political and intellectual revolution , aeschylus’ portrayal of prometheus as a political rebel greatly inspired later artists and poets , like tony harrison , to use this as a background on which to set their own celebration of rebellion and revolution . like the greeks and romantics before him , harrison reworked the prometheus myth in the context of his own time and culture .
a sequel to the film was planned and received an entire screenplay written by tab murphy , and would have involved the monster that hatched at the end of the film battling a giant insect called the queen bitch . however these plans for a sequel were ultimately scrapped when sony and roland emmerich could not agree on a budget , and emmerich went on to make the patriot instead . sony later considered producing a new reboot to the series unrelated to the 1998 film , but decided against it and allowed their rights to revert to toho in may of 2003 .
prometheus . . .
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a clear contrast is here drawn between the vengeful and cold - hearted actions of the tyrannical zeus and the pathetic agonies of the humanised , freedom - seeking prometheus . the oppression and harshness affiliated with tyranny is linked by aeschylus to democracy by encouraging the audience’s empathy for prometheus in his struggle for justice . aeschylus makes prometheus’ sufferings the focal point of the play as he is left on stage bound to his rock throughout its entirety .
concept art for the american godzilla and the gryphon was commissioned by ricardo delgado in august and september of 1994 . stan winston studios was contracted to create the special effects for the film , even producing various maquettes and props for the unmade film . additionally , a teaser trailer for the 1994 film was released in japan .
the species that this film ' s godzilla originated from , the marine iguana , is only found in the galápagos islands . they do not exist in french polynesia , the location where godzilla was mutated in the film .
this film also shares some similarities with the 1995 film gamera : guardian of the universe . like godzilla in this film , gamera is said to be a guardian monster genetically engineered by an ancient civilization , and is supposedly destined to save the planet from a different monster , in his case , gyaos . like in this film , the military mistakenly believes gamera is the larger threat and spends a portion of the film attacking him before ultimately allowing him to battle his enemy . it also ends with gamera beheading gyaos and wading out to the ocean .
originally , prometheus was an idea for theatre . tony wanted to do aeschylus ' s play in the open air , on the slag heaps of a yorkshire coalfield . ferrybridge was his site , with its coal mountains and cooling towers . the slag would become the caucasus to which prometheus would be chained .
another one - line quip that was censored by the dod came in the james bond film tomorrow never dies .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
3a j . podlecki . aeschylus prometheus bound , great britain , antony rowe , 2005 , line 324 . all subsequent translations are taken from this edition .
three voice actors from the comedy series the simpsons appear in the film : harry shearer , nancy cartwright and hank azaria .
mackinnon k . ( 1986 ) , greek tragedy into film , rutherford , madison , teaneck : fairleigh dickinson university press .
roger ebert became film critic of the chicago sun - times in 1967 . he is the only film critic with a star on hollywood walk of fame and was named honorary life member of the directors ' guild of america . he won the lifetime achievement award of the screenwriters ' guild , and honorary degrees from the american film institute and the university of colorado at boulder .
yet war forms only part of a poetic oeuvre , both public and intimate , that spans page , stage and screen over 45 years . for harrison ,
it ' s all one poetry
. writing for television since the early 1980s , he broke ground with a new art form of
film / poems
, with documentaries and features such as prometheus ( 1998 ) , which transposed greek myth to post - industrial yorkshire and post - communist eastern europe . to mark his 70th birthday on april 30 , his collected poems ( viking ) and collected film poetry ( faber ) will be published next month . and the same day he will talk about his work after a screening , at the bfi south bank in london , of the shadow of hiroshima , his 1995 channel 4 film for the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing .
barrow , robin . athenian democracy . hong kong , thomas nelson and sons ltd , 1992 . barthes , roland mythologies , trans . a lavers , new york ; the noonday press . 1972 . dougherty , carol . prometheus , oxon , routledege , 2006 gibbon , jennifer . athenian society hong kong , thomas nelson and sons ltd , 1993 . goldhill , simon . reading greek tragedy , cambridge university press , 1986 harrison , tony . prometheus , london , faber and faber limited , 1998 . hall , edith . tony harrison’s prometheus : a view from the left , arion 12 , 51 - 89 , 2004 herington , john . aeschylus , usa , yale university , 1986 . hogan , james c . a commentary on the complete greek tragedies : aeschylus , chicago , university of chicago press , 1984 . kelleher , joe . tony harrison , plymouth , northcote house publishers ltd . , 1996 . podlecki , a j . aeschylus prometheus bound , great britain , antony rowe , 2005 . sommerstein , alan h . greek drama and dramatists , london , routledge , 2002 . vellacot , philip . aeschylus prometheus bound and other plays , london , penguin books ltd , 1961
* * this written before it was known that the film had been taken away from fincher and re - cut by the studio .
[ ii ] in the early 1920s more than 30 film adaptations of ancient greek tragedies had been produced ( p . 4 ) .
nisbet g . ( 2008 ) , ancient greece in film and popular culture ( updated second edition ) , bristol : phoenix press .
while there is no
facehugger
in
prometheus ,
the alien larvae look like vaginal - headed cobras and can dissolve / penetrate helmets , and they have highly acidic blood .
the myth of prometheus has shown a remarkable ability to inspire cultural works across two and a half millennia . one of the most famous portrayals of the prometheus myth is that of aeschylus in prometheus bound , the first and only surviving part of his trilogy on this theme . the interweaving of literature , contextual history and civilisation are exceptionally skilful and widely acclaimed . it is therefore interesting to compare a 5th century adaptation of the myth with a modern one and to examine how the vastly different cultural and historical context of a twentieth century writer are realised in each .
summer 2012 : brave , the amazing spider - man , prometheus , total recall , the dark knight rises , the bourne legacy . photograph : rex features / lmk / planet / allstar
chaz is the publisher of urltoken and a regular contributor to the site , writing about film , festivals , politics , and life itself .
the other
ghost movie
that haunts
prometheus
( quite consciously on the part of the filmmakers ) is , as i said before ,
2001 : a space odyssey .
the history of the 1998 film and its monster has been a rather mixed and negative one . the initial reaction to the 1998 release was mostly a negative one spanning from both movie critics and the godzilla fanbase alike . critically it was blasted for uninspired acting , random plots that don ' t fit , unnecessary use of rain , inconsistent size of the monster , shoddy special effects ( even for its time period ) , and the constant themes and actual scenes it was accused of ripping off from jurassic park . tristar ' s godzilla was accused of heavily borrowing concepts such as the asexual development of eggs . multiple scenes had the main characters running for their lives from the baby godzillas which look much like the velociraptors in jurassic park , although the directors insisted this was not intended .
now let ' s look at two of the movies that are living inside
prometheus .
first , of course , there ' s
alien .
many of the same ( or similar ) scenes , characters and images from the earlier picture are embedded in the new one ' s dna . after two brief prologues ( the
engineer
dissolving into the water , the discovery of a cave painting in scotland ) the crew of the ship ( nostromo in
alien
and prometheus in
prometheus
) are shown coming to life after months / years in stasis .
david bordwell - film history : an introduction ( new york : mcgraw - hill , 2nd ed . , 2002 ) , p . 669 .
the intensely dramatic sufferings of prometheus’ character are then used to add a second symbolic layer to the character . he comes to resemble a more general representation of mankind and the concept of their unjust sufferings .
godzilla was intended to be the start of a trilogy of godzilla films , however , a sequel was cancelled shortly after it begun development due to poor critical reception and fan feedback . an animated sequel series was created by jeff kline and richard raynis and then distributed by tristar , and went on to receive a warmer reception than its film counterpart . this would be the only american produced godzilla film until legendary pictures ' 2014 film , godzilla .
helpless in his struggles and influenced by an unapproachable higher power , prometheus reflects the widely - held greek belief in both human fallibility and an overarching fate . although prometheus is a titan and not a human himself , aeschylus brilliantly uses the pathos of his suffering to create empathy for the character amongst his audience , humanising the character and allowing the poet to use him for more general comment on the human condition .
have you seen prometheus ? do you think del toro should abandon his dream project ? or do you agree with the correspondent to the director’s website who yesterday argued that “if there’s room enough for two snow white movies released within the same year there’s room for prometheus and atmom to be released years apart . given how important it is to guillermo i hope we get to see it at some point . ” ?
but the dod are credited at the end of the film and we obtained a copy of the production assistance agreement between the producers and the pentagon .
in 2012 ,
2001 : a space odyssey
is 44 years old . i won ' t be around to see it , but i wonder how
prometheus
will play in 2056 . . .
prometheus’ theft of fire questioned and challenged the limits of the human condition in relation to those of the divine . this questioning is again related to the questioning of rulers and their decrees by a restless subject .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
dr alford is a teaching fellow in the department of politics , language and international studies at the university of bath . his documentary film based on his research , the writer with no hands , was premiered in 2014 at hot docs , toronto and won runner - up at the ammar popular film festival , tehran .
a novelization was released for the film , written as a retrospective by nick tatopolous . nick always refers to the monster as
gojira
in the text .
eons later , the sentinel is unearthed ( on earth in
prometheus
; on the moon in
2001
) . a team of explorers , some in cryonic hibernation , is sent into deep space to investigate .
in hesiod’s earlier account of the prometheus myth he explains how prometheus steals the previously divine element of fire and begins to bridge the gap between the immortal and mortal worlds . in hogan’s commentary on aeschylus’ text he mentions that ‘the theft of the divine confuses the boundaries [ between the divine and human orders ] by transferring immortal power to mortals’ . 8 the ability that prometheus gives humans to break free from their primitive state of existence gives them the potential and power to achieve better things ; a similar empowerment to that achieved by the athenian people through democracy . equally , however , aeschylus is quick to remind the athenian people of the suffering that must be endured to be revolutionary and affect positive change :
a teaser for this film was released in japan in 1994 . jan de bont was to direct the film , which was to have godzilla fight a new monster called the gryphon , but the project was sent to development hell after de bont left due to budget disagreements with studio executives . tristar then tried to get roland emmerich and dean devlin to make the film , which they turned down several times . after the two read ted elliot and terry rossio ' s script , however , they realized that an american version of godzilla could be done and accepted tristar ' s requests , on the condition that they could discard the original script and handle the film however they wanted .
taco bell had tie - ins such as cups and toys that promoted the film . the taco bell chihuahua was also at the height of its popularity in taco bell ' s television commercials . during the summer of 1998 , several commercials pairing godzilla with the taco bell mascot were produced and aired , including several with the chihuahua trying to catch godzilla in a tiny box , whistling and calling ,
here , lizard , lizard , lizard .
when godzilla appears , the chihuahua says ,
uh - oh . i think i need a bigger box .
in - cinema gimmicks no 3d , says director len wiseman , for fear of his film looking
overtly futuristic
. this one ' s in plain old two dimensions .
statistics taken from saeed zeydabadi - nejad - the politics of iranian cinema : film and society in the islamic republic ( oxon : routledge , 2009 ) , p . 141 .
hamid naficy , ' islamizing film culture in iran ' , richard tapper ( ed . ) - the new iranian cinema : politics , representation and identity , p . 41 .
. through this , zeus is associated with the athenian perception of a dictator , the most pertinent example of which for aeschylus’ audience would have been the recently repelled xerxes . by dramatically subverting the traditional zeus character , he clearly identifies the character of prometheus as a rebellious figure against the higher powers of tyranny and authoritarian regimes of all kinds . given the recent struggle of athens against such a regime , this allows the audience to identify with prometheus and suggests that he is at least partially representative of athenian citizenry . this is a flattering comparison : prometheus is a titan ( a mighty , awe - inspiring figure ) who risks divine retribution to aid mankind ; namely being bound to a rock with his immortal liver devoured daily by an eagle .
il 27 gennaio 1961 una pletora di alti papaveri conviene al teatro dell ' opera di roma per la prima proiezione pubblica di viva l ' italia ! , il film . . .
the ship lands on a planet ( oid ) , following a signal of unknown origin ( a transmission in
alien
; the cave paintings in
prometheus
) . the mission turns out to be something other than what it originally appeared to be . the crew of the prometheus discovers a vessel and a race of large , dead humanoids who are familiar ( the so - called
space jockey
) from
alien .
( turns out what we thought were their biomechanics heads are really helmets . ) they find a large chamber where
eggs
( more like canisters in
prometheus
) contain some form of life . ( that these seem to be intended for shipment to earth reminded me somewhat of the scientology doctrine of xenu . )
his bbc film on alzheimer ' s , black daisies for the bride , daringly and successfully mixed sufferers with actors playing their younger selves , and won the prix italia . he made a poignant half - hour film about kazakh refugees selling soviet revolutionary trinkets on athenian pavements , and a bitter hour about hiroshima 50 years after the bomb , a modern dante for the screen .
tony set off alone , armed with camera , notebooks and a map of the most polluted places in europe , for a ' recce ' in romania , where there ' s a carbon factory that has made the entire town black . like so much in prometheus , this is the obverse of the way a film is habitually made now , when the location search follows and illustrates the finished script . instead , there ' s a nomadic poet / director hunting down what tony calls ' the temples of prometheus ' in the places that his fire - legacy has marked : burnt cities , bakeries , power plants , factories , statuary , candle - lit churches . he ' s uncovering a common ground of fire beneath a continent ' s criss - cross of ideologies , industries and faiths . place in tony ' s film - making becomes a launch - pad for the story , not its background .
his prometheus , just one of the subjects of zeus’ oppression , is a deeply pathetic character , symbolising the recent struggles of the athenian people to establish their radical system of governance . he specifically draws the parallel between the vengeful and cold - hearted actions of the tyrannical zeus and the pathetic agonies of the humanised , freedom - seeking prometheus . in a wider sense , aeschylus’ audience would have seen a comment on tyranny and democracy here as well – tyranny connected with oppression and harshness ; democracy linked with empathy and the struggle for justice .
generic conventions , expectations , transformations and hybridities are major issues involved in the process of adapting greek ancient plays to the screen . they are developed in the sixth chapter , by tracing the influence of ancient drama on genres such as the horror film , the western and the melodrama , and also on the uses of generic conventions with their aesthetics of shock , fear and pleasure in order to “bring back to life on the screen the dead genre of greek tragedy” ( p . 131 ) . the chapter continues with the analysis of the tragic turned into comic parody in woody allen’s mighty aphrodite ( 1995 ) and with michael cacoyannis’s iphigenia ( 1977 ) as a mixture of melodrama and western ( “ souvlaki western” according to an anonymous reviewer [ p . 140 ] ) . oresteia , antigone , prometheus bound are the tragedies discussed in the following chapter , which examines the relationship of greek tragedy with history and elaborates on the construction of master narratives , fragmentation and continuity , irony and monumentalism through the analysis of three politically - charged films , o thiassos / the travelling players ( angelopoulos , 1975 ) , germany in autumn ( schlöndorff , 1978 ) , and prometheus by tony harrison ( 1998 ) .
he returns with the trophies of his expedition : wine - labels and tram - tickets with promethean iconography ; photographs of likely locations , to be stored in stacks of albums . he ' s especially excited about the statue of prometheus he ' s found in dresden , replaced in its original position on the restored opera house , but still blackened by the allies ' firestorm . he has found a modern statue of aeschylus , in the style of giacometti , on a traffic roundabout in eleusis , birthplace of the greek playwright and site of their fire mysteries . this will be the destination of the odyssey at the heart of the film , just as dresden will frame a kind of cantata in which prometheus is arraigned by the dresden firestorm dead .
when one of the crew is infected , the commander of the ship ( ripley in
alien ,
vickers in
prometheus
) tries to prevent the contaminated man from re - boarding for fear of breaking quarantine . the android overrules her and lets them in .
thus harrison’s hermes links poetry to prometheus’ symbolic transgression across these boundaries . this allusion is in many ways self - referencing : harrison has used metered speech , which his audience would associate with high culture , in his own comment on the social issues of twentieth century england .
why we ' re excited ever since alien and blade runner established his name back in the late 70s and early 80s , ridley scott has resisted making a sci - fi film . prometheus returns the director to the genre from which he came : a moody sci - fi thriller set in the same unpleasant nook of the universe as the unforgettable alien . once again we board an interplanetary craft that has unreliable overhead lighting and a cross - gender crew of space navvies . they make unwise investigations . they establish extraterrestrial contact . they regret it . scott has described the film as
really tough , really nasty . it ' s the dark side of the moon
.
the last chapter considers the thematics of space and discusses the uses of monuments , archeological sites , ancient theatres or modern urban landscapes as film locations , while tracing spatial motifs such as the desert , the ruin , the mountain or the crossroad . the analysis begins with the examination of cacoyannis’s iphigenia ( 1977 ) as a combination of symbolic and aestheticised representations of archeological sites , and continues with the less known ukrainian film prometheus by ivan kavaleridze produced in 1935 , where prometheus stands as a national symbol of the caucasus and , at the same time , as a symbol of the bolsheviks and the communist ideology . finally , the chapter discusses the japanese version of oedipus funeral parade of roses ( 1969 ) by toshio matsumoto and parallels the uses of modern cityscape with the pasolinian version of the same play . michelakis shows that spaces in tragedy on screen never stop to underline issues of liminality , transition , exile , enclosure , homelessness , otherness , and wandering .
there is no formal cia script review process but the agency’s long - serving entertainment liaison officer chase brandon was able to insert himself into the early stages of the writing process on several tv and film productions .
and that fusion of flesh and technology is one of the major themes of
prometheus
- - right from the opening . once aboard the prometheus in 2093 , the first character we see is david ( michael fassbender ) , who we soon find out is an android designed to exhibit signs of emotion so as to better facilitate interactions with humans . artificial intelligence with artificial emotion - - that ' s something we immediately associate with
prometheus
forbears such as hal 900 in
2001 ,
ash ( ian holm ) in
alien ,
bishop ( lance henricksen ) in
aliens ,
the replicants in scott ' s
blade runner ,
and , yes , david ( haley joel osment ) in the spielberg / kubrick
a . i . artificial intelligence .
we first hear him talking to another voice that sounds remarkably like hal .
this paper will examine the role of music and myth in marcel camus’ franco - brazilian film orfeu negro ( black orpheus ) from 1959 . music in the film serves as an expression of racial identity . significantly , the title of the film deliberately signals from its inception its exploration of black identity , and emphasizes the racial elements of the culture . to this end , the filmmakers make use of various afro - brazilian signifiers , including candomblé , capoeira , carnival , and the poverty of the favela slums in rio de janeiro . by the same token , the composers ( antônio carlos jobim and luiz bonfá ) use prominent afro - brazilian musical styles to establish a black cultural identity : samba , bossa - nova and fossa . much of the film’s music is anempathetic , purveying a sense of giddy and joyful celebration in the midst of greek tragedy .
prometheus
has very close structural and thematic relationships to both
alien
and
2001 : a space odyssey ,
which is something i ' ll get into in more detail below . ( i think of the discovery from
2001
as a gigantic sperm cell inseminating
prometheus .
) because when a film shows so little regard for the basic craftsmanship of storytelling and character , you have to at least consider the possibility that the filmmakers are telling you that they ' d prefer it to be viewed in other terms . ( both kubrick ' s
the shining
and
eyes wide shut
fall into that category , i think - - preposterous and / or unsatisfying on their generic surfaces , perhaps , but working powerfully in other more primal or abstract dimensions . )
and prometheus is , first of all , a poem . its earthed , flexible couplets are as regular as frames of film stock . they make a chain upon which the images are fastened like ribbons . this poetry thrives on rhythm , on the stuff of speech . the old man , nostalgic in a nimbus of smoke , growls :
when bogey lit up , so did i , / smoke curling past my one closed eye . . .
the verse is stripped of ornament , of metaphor . it keeps diction and perception within the scope of the speaking character . if these are assets when it comes to drama , in film they are vital . one clever visual metaphor and the camera counts for nothing .
favreau wanted a military character to say the line , ‘people would kill themselves for the opportunities i have’ , but strub objected . favreau argued that the line should remain in the film , and according to strub :
hamid naficy , ' iranian cinema ' , rose issa , sheila whitaker ( eds . ) - life and art : the new iranian cinema ( london : national film theatre , 1999 ) , p . 19 .
footage available a couple of trailers , a teaser , five clips ; see urltoken other agents of hype a
daily bugle
channel on youtube purports to show news items emanating from the world of the film . elsewhere , plans explaining spider - man ' s wrist - mounted web shooters were secreted online for fans to root out . see the results on the film ' s tumblr ( linked to at the above address ) .
the god hermes descends on a depressed coal town in yorkshire . its mine is destroyed , and the miners driven away in a sealed truck by two figures in radiation suits , hermes ' henchmen . an ancient miner sits in a disused cinema , defiantly smoking cigarettes and watching the action unfold . the miners are transported to germany , where they are melted into a huge golden statue of prometheus . this is carried to dresden , where prometheus is called to account for the city ' s firebombing . a woman from the mining town , dishevelled and bewildered , follows in the statue ' s wake .
as an adaptor , rather than translator , of greek drama for the contemporary stage , i embrace the concept of
inductive
rather than
historical
authenticity . this involves trying to create experiences for our audiences which will arouse intellectual and emotional effects similar to those experienced by ancient audiences . in the last fifteen years live original music has been central to my adaptations , and together with my composers i have explored using various genres of music ( and dance ) . at times , believing in the importance of finding
emergent meaning
in the ancient scripts , we have added new music and songs . my presentation will include video clips from productions including prometheus 1 . 1 ( 1998 ) , the julie thesmo show ( 2000 ) , helen of egypt ( 2008 ) and orestes terrorist ( 2011 ) . top
in the film the characters of the mayor and his adviser are clearly caricatures of roger ebert and gene siskel . reportedly , the less - than - flattering portrayal was because both had given negative reviews of dean devlin and roland emmerich ' s earlier film , stargate and their summer blockbuster independence day . when the actual siskel and ebert reviewed emmerich ' s godzilla on their show , it received two thumbs down and siskel commented on being spoofed in the film , saying it was
petty .
ebert ' s own print review declared that he considered emmerich
let us off lightly ; i fully expected to be squished like a bug by godzilla .
[ 5 ]
aeschylus’ choice to emphasise might and force as such intimidating and violent aspects of zeus’ persona and rule , instead of less oppressive characteristics , is extremely unconventional . it is crucial , however , in his criticism of oligarchic rule controlled through fear , force and punishment , concepts which zeus clearly represents in prometheus bound .
in 1992 , toho sold the rights to produce an american godzilla film to sony pictures entertainment , who assigned the project to its newly - acquired subsidiary , tristar pictures . terry rossio and ted eliott were brought in to write a script for the film , which was completed in 1994 . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] tristar was satisfied enough with the screenplay to begin searching for directors . the screenplay caught the attention of director jan de bont after he had just finished directing the hit film speed . de bont originally wanted a budget of $ 100 - $ 120 million for the film , but sony and tristar ' s executives were unwilling to place that much money into the project , eventually forcing de bont to leave the project and sending godzilla into development hell . various writers were brought in to perform rewrites to try and reduce the projected budget , but the difficulties scared away several potential directors .
there were scenes that were virtually frame - by - frame the same as jurassic park , like the velociraptor shadow scene , jump attack sequence or the door opening sequence . at the end of the film when godzilla was killed by the f - 18 hornets , audiences were confused as to whether or not they should have felt sorry for the creature or cheer much like the new york citizens and military celebrated to godzilla ' s demise , whereas in the original film audiences were meant to feel sympathy for both godzilla and the martyr who gave up his life to destroy him . the godzilla fanbase criticized the film for lacking godzilla ' s theme , personality , and key characteristics .
hermes seems to be punishing prometheus by showing him the worst depredations of industry , yet hermes concedes that zeus relishes all this , because zeus hates man . when hermes snuffs the memorial candles at auschwitz , is he drawing attention to these crimes of fire , or opposing man ' s use of fire even for remembrance ? are fire and industry , as the old man implies , sources of wisdom and pride or ( as the images of the film cry out , and hermes cheerfully watches over ) a curse on civilisation ? it ' s unfair to expect the film to come down on one side or the other of such a question , but the force with which a fine poet and a powerful camera can argue both sides makes for a kind of passionate stalemate .
an earlier script for an american godzilla film was written by terry rossio and ted eliott and was going to be directed by jan de bont . a teaser trailer for this was made in japan in 1994 , but due to budget differences the script was dropped and roland emmerich was brought in . in the end , the original 1994 script ' s estimated budget which caused it to be dropped was a couple of million dollars under this film ' s budget .
working with tony as his producer , together with andrew holmes , has been an education - about how a poet takes to cinema , and how current cinema both supports and resists the result . we got off to an encouraging start three years ago . for a while , i had been saying to tony that it was time he wrote and directed a feature film . he had learnt film - making through a long series of ' film - poems ' for television , starting with v , which i ' d commissioned at channel 4 . in advance of transmission , it triggered tory mps and the daily mail to frothing fury , though none of them , of course , had seen it .
why we ' re excited in what was just about a historical first , pixar suffered a critical knock last year : their sequel cars 2 sequel was panned as lazy and derivative . it raises the tantalising prospect of the hit - machine studio actually upping its game . brave will tell the story of the teenage merida , royal scottish redhead and determined 10th - century tomboy who – in the mould of 1998 disney film mulan – wants to shun her pampered life as a princess and enlist as a warrior alongside her male peers . clips released so far make it look stunning , with everything from merida ' s rebekah brooks - ish mop of hair to the heather - filled highland forest in which she roams to the rippling lochs and misty skies all animated with breathtaking detail . ( seriously : watch online footage of the hair if nothing else . it ' s ridiculous . ) last month , the first 30 minutes of the film screened for bloggers in california . tears and cheers were later reported .
matt zoller seitz is the editor - in - chief of rogerebert . com , tv critic for new york magazine , the creator of many video essays about film history and style , a finalist for the pulitzer prize in criticism , and the author of the wes anderson collection . his writing on film and tv has appeared in the new york times , salon , new york press , the star - ledger and dallas observer . ( banner illustration by max dalton )
prometheus
has a talented cast , too - - especially michael fassbender , noomi rapace , idris elba , charlize theron , guy pearce , logan marshall - green ( a dead ringer for a thinner tom hardy with the same purdy mouth ) . and yet , some of the characters aren ' t even given a chance to register - - especially the two pilots ( their one bit of business is they keep making bets with each other ) and a disposable geologist and biologist whose only function is to behave absolutely nonsensically at every turn . most of the underdeveloped prometheus crew are scientists and corporate drones , and most of their dialog isn ' t very fresh or funny , although idris elba as prometheus captain janek is a joy . when asked if he can land the ship in a certain spot , he says :
i wouldn ' t be very good if i couldn ' t .
spoken like cary grant in
only angels have wings
!
despite the large number of film adaptations , rewritings and influences from ancient drama , only a limited number of monographs are exclusively devoted to tragedy in film . while there are numerous studies that examine the role of antiquity , mythology or ancient themes in film , television and popular culture [ i ] , just a few of them elaborate in depth on the cinematic adaptations of greek tragedy . the two major monographs date back from the 1980s : kenneth mackinnon’s greek tragedy into film ( 1986 ) and marianne mcdonald’s euripides in cinema : the heart made visible ( 1983 ) . both studies construct the object of tragedy into film as a homogeneous entity , through the selection of their corpus and through the categorizations they propose . this kind of construction of a homogeneous corpus is evident in mcdonald’s study , which examines what can be called an auteur art - house canon , based mostly on pasolini’s , cacoyannis’s and dassin’s versions of euripides’s plays . similarly , although mackinnon’s book discusses a wider range of films and approaches , the distinction she proposes between what she calls films in the “theatrical mode” , films in the “realistic mode” and films in the “filmic mode” still constructs a rigid homogeneous corpus of study .
moviegoers may remember that “alien” is also about a corporate project . the spaceship nostromo is hauling a dreary cargo of ore back to earth when it inadvertently allows an unpleasant intruder on board , and ordinary life becomes a nightmare . “prometheus” shares some preoccupations and visual motifs with the old shocker . there is a huge , horseshoe - shaped spaceship ; hissing , viscous creatures ; and an obsession with the violation of the human body—scott’s specialty in outlandish horror . yet , despite what you may have heard , “prometheus” is not literally a prequel . “alien” turns into a haunted - spaceship movie ; the large , damp , black creature pursues its victims through enclosed corridors , eliminating one after another . “prometheus” is just as scary but less claustrophobic . the spaceship lands in a barren gray area . before it , across a vast terrain , lies an enormous circular , closed - off structure . we thought that only man could make something as forbidding as a slag heap , but apparently gods are capable of ugliness , too .
as one might expect from a film , setting is extremely important in harrison’s work . in the opening scene of the film , one is taken to the cooling towers of ferrybridge power station and the mining community of kirkby . this area , near where harrison grew up , was hit particularly hard by the political unrest of the 1970s and 1980s , when successive conservative governments under heath and thatcher were engaged in a set of political struggles with the national union of miners . these disputes resulted in some of the most violent and destructive strikes in modern british history . by locating the opening scene of the film against such a symbolic backdrop , harrison immediately brings the themes of technological progress and its potential consequences to the front of the audiences’ mind .
as screenwriter damon lindelof (
lost
) said in an interview :
ridley was very interested in talking about , ' what are the answers to the questions that
prometheus
is posing that are not necessarily definitively spelled out in the body of
prometheus
? '
so , they deliberately left some questions unanswered for the sequel , like what made the big white humanoids known as
the engineers
( who , it is theorized , created life on earth ) turn against humanity and want to destroy us . ( ridley scott has suggested that perhaps they hold a 2000 - year - old grudge , because we killed jesus and he was one of them . )
internal nsa emails show that the producers of enemy of the state were invited on multiple tours of nsa headquarters . when they used a helicopter to film aerial footage of fort meade , the nsa did not prevent them from using it in the movie .
so is del toro’s dream of adapting at the mountains of madness really dead ? maybe . maybe not . yes , the box office success of prometheus means some cinemagoers might find a mountains adaptation thematically familiar . but the film’s box office figures also demonstrate that there is an appetite for exactly the kind of lovecraft - inspired , philosophically - inclined monster mayhem which del toro has now spent two decades trying to bring to the big screen . and , as the sequels - filled movie release schedule proves week after week , a lot of studio executives seem to believe that familiarity breeds contentment among moviegoers .
kiarostami , speaking about close - up , claimed that
even i , the film - maker , get confused as to which parts were fiction and which documentary
( 21 ) . this could be applied to many nic films generally , since blurring the lines between documentary and fiction , life and art , reality and film , is at the heart of much iranian cinema . close - up ' s starting point was a news - story about a man ( hossein sabzian ) arrested for pretending to be mohsen makhmalbaf , and kiarostami convincing the actual protagonists to re - enact the events on film ( the similarities with how the apple came to be made are evident ) . hamid dabashi summarised this dis - orientating amalgam of fact and fiction :
one knows one is watching a fiction ( kiarostami ' s close - up ) that is based on fact ( sabzian ' s real story ) that is based on fiction ( sabzian pretending to be makhmalbaf ) that is based on fact ( makhmalbaf as a leading iranian filmmaker ) that is based on fiction ( makhmalbaf making fictional stories in film ) that is based on fact ( the reality makhmalbaf transforms into fiction )
( 22 ) . kiarostami manipulates his material with skill , playing with the audience ' s expectations of documentary realism . for example , in the scene where sabzian finally meets the real makhmalbaf , the film crew is heard off - screen and the sound is cut under the false pretence of equipment failure — in fact this was a deliberate ploy to intensify the emotional power of the scene . throughout this film and the apple , its closest relation in the nic canon , a constant tension between what is or isn ' t staged persists , and forces us to question the veracity of ' realism ' and of film itself as a medium .
thus aeschylus and harrison present us with considerably different adaptations of the prometheus myth . in the newfound political and intellectual freedom of fifth century athens , aeschylus relates those in power to the recently deposed oligarchic rule . he also plays on his audience’s memories of recent tyrants in his demonization of zeus , represented through might and force , two of his most oppressive characteristics .
in everything it touches , tony harrison ' s gritty art goes against the grain . prometheus , his first feature film , contradicts most of the unique selling points of new british cinema . it isn ' t peopled with attractive twentysomethings in picturesque cityscapes . it doesn ' t proffer elizabethan or victorian heritage . it isn ' t an adaptation of a play or a novel . it ' s an original and classical work by a poet in the cinema , based on the myth of the titan who defied the gods . it ' s the director ' s first feature , at 60 , making him the oldest jeune auteur in the business .