Perseus Movie Comparison Essay

Perseus Story Comparison
There are many similarities and differences between the original Clash of the Titans movie and the book. One similarity is that he slayed medusa, however in the story medusa is sleeping when he killed her and in the movie she is awake. Also, in both the movie and the book Perseus goes to Jappa although in the story Hermes helped him and in the movie a man named Amon helped him. In the book Cassiopeia compares Andromeda to the Nereids, but in the movie she is compared to Thetus. Both the book and the movie have a kraken come to get Andromeda who is tied to a rock. The book and movie both have Perseus saving Andromeda but in the movie he has to solve a riddle and in the book he does not. Last, Perseus in the book has to go get information from the daughters of Atlas and in the movie he does not.
The book and the re-made movie are drastically different, but have some similarities. One difference is that in the book Danae survives and in the remake she is dead, in both it is King Acrisius that tries to kill them. In the book Poseidon releases the kraken and in the the re make Hades does but they do have the same purpose which is to sacrifice
One is that in the remake Perseus has the Jinn to help him while in the original he has Bubo, in both movies he gets a lot of help. Secondly, he has a pegasus in both movies, though in the remake it is black instead of white and much larger. In both movies he rescues Andromeda from the kraken, but in the original he marries her and in the remake he does not. Also both of the movies feature Perseus fighting the scorpions, but in the original they come from the blood of Medusa and in the remake they come from Calibus. Finally, Calibus works for Hades in both of the movies, but in only the remake does Hades give him power. In conclusion, The book, original movie, and remake movie have many similarities and