Entertaining for a free thinker, but the creators made me sick

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2004)

Alright, I really really cannot help but bring up the reminder if respect for beliefs and cultures and religions of others. This Disney's Hercules movie is a total disrespect for the ancient religion. Sure, ancient, but religion and belief nonetheless and let us not forget that there are still some who follow and believe in it. They made Zeus, King of the Gods, act like a total fool and a clown and Hermes, the God of Messengers, act like a total dumb DJ who can't shut up. And they disrespect the other Greek heroes by giving all their credits to Hercules alone. Sure, to the kids and atheists, it is an entertaining movie worth watching again and laugh about. But the fact that the creators made the Greek Gods a laughing stock with this movie is simply disgusting and I really hope they're reading this. Why was The Prince of Egypt not distorted and taken so seriously? Why was that godly tree not dancing about making stupid noises trying to be funny? Why was Moses not falling on his head or get totally whacked by the enemy? And sticks which turn into snakes which can swallow two snakes its size whole at the same time and dividing an entire sea and turning a river into blood can be taken seriously but a child who becomes a God can't? Utterly despicable. And worst, they cast one of the Gods as the villain! Hades, though he is the God of the Underworld, is not evil. And the Underworld is not bad, depends on which part you go to: misty Asphodel, hellish Tartarus, or heavenly peaceful Elysium. Not only do these people distort the legend of a son of a God, they also disgrace the Gods themselves! If you are a strong believer in the Greek religion as I am, seriously, don't watch this movie unless you want to be put off by it.