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{{quote| '''Stygian Witch:''' [Medusa's blood] is deadly and poisonous. But you have touched the eye. Just as it has the power to give us sight, so it can make your cloak -- your ''red'' cloak -- proof against the blood.}}

* [[Mauve Shirt]]: Thallo. Up until Calibos deals with him.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Great_horned_owl~~ Bubo the Owl].

* [[Meaningful Name]]: [[wikipedia:Great horned owl|Bubo the Owl]].

* [[Medusa]]

* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: Part of the reason [[Laurence Olivier]] was cast as Zeus. Probably the same with Maggie Smith.

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* [[Snake People]]: Medusa

* [[Shadow Discretion Shot]]: Calibos' transformation from man to monster. Necessary in that such effects were otherwise impossible to render cheaply in 1981.

* [[Shout Out]]: The Kraken bears a strong resemblance to Ymir from ''[[Twenty Million Miles To Earth]]'', also animated by [[Ray Harryhausen]]. In the remake there was also a brief scene where Perseus was getting ready to depart from Argos with the rest of the group, he pulled out the mechanical owl from the original film and asked what it was, to which was the response "it's nothing, leave it".

* [[Shout-Out]]: The Kraken bears a strong resemblance to Ymir from ''[[Twenty Million Miles To Earth]]'', also animated by [[Ray Harryhausen]]. In the remake there was also a brief scene where Perseus was getting ready to depart from Argos with the rest of the group, he pulled out the mechanical owl from the original film and asked what it was, to which was the response "it's nothing, leave it".

* [[Standard Hero Reward]]

* [[Stay in The Kitchen]]: "Too perilous [a journey] for a princess."

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== ''Clash of the Titans (2010)'' ==

* [[3D Movie]]: Although it wasn't filmed that way.

* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.99245.1313907675!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/image.jpg Medusa] ([http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/galleries/clash_of_the_versions_which_titans_is_better/clash_of_the_versions_which_titans_is_better.html#ixzz1Uq0GAc5x the source of that image] - page 5 of the slideshow - even asks "why is a monster whose face is supposed to be able to turn any man into stone being played by [~~http://en.~~wikipedia~~.org/wiki/Natalia_Vodianova~~ one of the world’s most beautiful models]?")

* [[Adaptational Attractiveness]]: [http://assets.nydailynews.com/polopoly_fs/1.99245.1313907675!/img/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_630/image.jpg Medusa] ([http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/movies/galleries/clash_of_the_versions_which_titans_is_better/clash_of_the_versions_which_titans_is_better.html#ixzz1Uq0GAc5x the source of that image] - page 5 of the slideshow - even asks "why is a monster whose face is supposed to be able to turn any man into stone being played by [[wikipedia:Natalia Vodianova|one of the world’s most beautiful models]]?")

** This becomes [[Fridge Logic]] if one knows that Medusa received her curse ''because she was so very beautiful'' [[Unfortunate Implications|driving Posiedon to rape her in Athena's temple]]. Whether or not she was made so grotesque that her face turned men to stone - or retained her beauty but had her gaze cursed so that "no man could look upon her" is a matter of interpretation.

* [[Anachronism Stew]]: The gods are wearing medieval European suits of armor! Contrast with the goddesses, who wear classic Hellenic attire.

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* [[The Dragon]]: Calibos to Hades.

* [[Do Not Taunt Cthulhu]]: Note to Acrisius: When attempting to murder your wife and the bastard son of the thunder god, refrain from doing so on top of a cliff, in a storm while waving your sword around like a lightning rod. [[Fate Worse Than Death|The results are... unpleasant to say the least.]]

* [[Double Standard Rape Divine On Mortal]]: Medusa and Danae, both of whom get punished for being raped.

* [[Double Standard Rape (Divine On Mortal)]]: Medusa and Danae, both of whom get punished for being raped.

* [[Dull Surprise]]: All of Sam Worthington's performance as Perseus. He's recently apologized for his unconvincing acting in the movie and promised to do "[[Precision F-Strike|fucking]] better".

* [[Dwindling Party]]: Don't get too attached to all those soldiers.

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** [[Fridge Brilliance]]! {{spoiler|He's made of wood. Wood is flammable.}}

*** [[Fridge Logic]]. {{spoiler|Then how did he survive that long when he was made of wood and fire?}}

* [[Mass Oh Crap]]: When Hades makes his appearance in the throne room scene, it's obvious everyone is thinking [[Oh Crap]], especially the queen who had just finished saying [[A God Am I|that they were the new gods.]]

* [[Mass "Oh Crap"]]: When Hades makes his appearance in the throne room scene, it's obvious everyone is thinking [[Oh Crap]], especially the queen who had just finished saying [[A God Am I|that they were the new gods.]]

** The arrival of the Kraken seems to sum this up.

* [[Mickey Mousing]]: During the battle with the scorpions, the musical "stings" accompany the scorpions' attacks.

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* [[Oh My Gods]]: Largely averted, at least with Perseus. Sam Worthington seems fond of saying "What the hell is/was this/that?" instead of "Tartarus" or something along those lines.

* [[Older Than They Look]]: Io.

* [[One to Million To One]]: Hades can teleport by having demon imps fuse into him (and he can de-fuse into said imps).

* [[One to Million to One]]: Hades can teleport by having demon imps fuse into him (and he can de-fuse into said imps).

* [[Opt Out]]: The monster hunters ([[Know When to Fold Em|probably wisely]]) decide to leave the party just before they head off to fight Medusa.

* [[Opt Out]]: The monster hunters ([[Know When to Fold'Em|probably wisely]]) decide to leave the party just before they head off to fight Medusa.

* [[Pegasus]]

* [[Plot Hole]]: The entire plot of the movie hinges on internal contradictions.

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* [[Serial Escalation]]: Just how much bigger can the Kraken get?

* [[Shining City]]: Argos (somewhat). Olympus takes it [[Up to Eleven]].

* [[Shout Out]]: The super-shiny armor of the Olympians? Apparently, they were modeled after the "cloths" of the Saints of ''[[Saint Seiya]]''.

* [[Shout-Out]]: The super-shiny armor of the Olympians? Apparently, they were modeled after the "cloths" of the Saints of ''[[Saint Seiya]]''.

* [[So My Kids Can Watch]]: [[Liam Neeson]] took on the role of Zeus because his sons thought it would be awesome.

* [[Taking You With Me]]: The {{spoiler|Djinn}} does this to {{spoiler|Medusa}}. It doesn't quite work, but does provide a crucial distraction.

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* [[Lady of War]]: Andromeda, although more as a strategist.

* [[Last of His Kind]]: By the end of the film, there's only one real god left, and even he is no longer immortal.

* [[Legendary in The Sequel]] / [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun]]: Perseus is still hailed as a great hero for his victory over the Kraken and is given a salute of honour by Andromeda's army.

* [[Legendary in The Sequel]] / [[Remember When You Blew Up a Sun?]]: Perseus is still hailed as a great hero for his victory over the Kraken and is given a salute of honour by Andromeda's army.

* [[Love Redeems]]: {{spoiler|Hades of all people.}}

* [[Made of Iron]]: Compared to the first movie, Perseus takes ''a lot'' of punishment, and it shows on his body, yet it's still much more than a normal human would be able to take - [[Justified Trope|he's a demigod after all]].

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* [[Plucky Comic Relief]]: Agenor.

* [[Second Love]]: Andromeda to Perseus.

* [[Shout Out]]: The Chimera's fire breath requires the two heads to work in tandem - [[How to Train Your Dragon|one head breathes gas, and the other head lights it.]]

* [[Shout-Out]]: The Chimera's fire breath requires the two heads to work in tandem - [[How to Train Your Dragon|one head breathes gas, and the other head lights it.]]

* [[Sudden Sequel Death Syndrome]]: Io appears only as a tombstone.

** {{spoiler|Poseidon also gets just SLIGHTLY more screentime here before getting killed off.}}