Hades (Ralph Fiennes, working hard to make his balding god of the underworld as different as possible from his signature baldy from hell, Voldemort) plays Zeus like a lyre, persuading him that releasing the Kraken on the uppity citizens of Argos - who are withholding prayers and worship like an unwelcome tax - is a good way to get the love flowing heavenward again.

The gods, meanwhile, warn one another that the human rebellion must be suppressed before it gets out of hand men must be punished and reminded of their place. The men continually tell one another that this arrangement benefits the gods much more than it does the humans, and it’s high time for men to rebel against the gods, throw off the yoke of servitude, and take their fate into their own hands. Over and over, from the opening voiceover onward, we’re told how the gods (specifically Zeus) made mankind selfishly, to bask in and draw strength from their prayers and adoration.

Clash of the Titans goes further: The gods aren’t just ignored, they’re all but dethroned. Troy retold one of the best-known Greek myths as a purely human story, leaving out the gods. Clash of the Titans takes the secularizing bent of the 2004 film Troy a step further.

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