5. Son of Zeus: Hercules
Starring: Dawn Johnson / Ian McChollshahn / John Hurt
Genre: Action / Adventure
Country of Production: United States
Plot: Hercules (Dawn Johnson Dwayne Johnson), the son of Zeus, has experienced unimaginable pain and trials in the world since childhood, and he has completed the twelve trials arranged by God, creating a demigod legend revered by all. In fact, Hercules, the god of Hercules, has only embarked on a dazzling altar with the help of warriors who can entrust life, such as Otolikos (Rufus Sewell of Lufus Sevell), Amphi araos (Ian McShane), and Atalanta (Ingrid Bolso Badal Ingrid Bolsø Berdal).
The hero and his companions wander around as mercenaries, never seeming to care about what justice is. One day, Hercules was hired by King Cordus of Thracism to help him train an indestructible army to thwart the rebellion of the evil wizard Rezos. But as the war comes to an end, Hercules is dragged off the altar by a conspiracy and has to face the most painful memories in his heart and the last cruel trial of his life...
4. "Posey Jackson and the Thief of Fire"
Starring: Logan Lerman / Brandon T. Jackson / Alexandra Dar dalio
Genre: Fantasy / Adventure
Country/Region of Production: United Kingdom / Canada / United States
Plot: In the night, zeus summons Poseidon, the god of the sea, saying that his son has stolen lightning and fire, threatening him that if he does not find it as soon as possible, he will go to war. In reality, Poseidon and his wife, Sally's son, Posey Jackson (Logan Lerman), a college student, can spend 7 minutes underwater at the age of 17, but is not interested in the teacher's questions about Shakespeare. While visiting the museum, he meets a wheelchair-wielding Centaur teacher (Pierce Brosnan). The literature teacher, on the other hand, transforms into a goddess of vengeance and presses him to ask him about the whereabouts of lightning and fire. Fortunately, Professor Centaur and The Sheep Boyfriend arrived in time to save the day.
They take Posey to the camp and train posey, and they bring in a female warrior, Annabes (Alexandra Daddario), to compete with her. After the defeat, the water-touched Posey is activated to become an invincible warrior and embarks on a heroic journey in pursuit of lightning and fire. In the face of the attack of the snake woman Medusa and other gods and monsters, the difficulties of the Pluto Queen Persephone, his self-redemption is only 10 days left...
3. Spartan 300 Warriors
Starring: Gerald Butler / Vincent Reagan / Lina Heidi
Genre: Action / History / War
The film depicts one of the most brutal wars in human history: the Battle of Hot Spring Pass. In 480 BC, the Persian king Xerxes I (Rodrigo Santoro) personally led an army of 300,000 to Greece. The Greek city-states quickly sent armies to form alliances to prepare to resist the invasion of the Persian army.
The forefront of the line of defense was at the Greek thermal pass, which was guarded by king Leonidas (Gerald Butler Gerard Butler) of Sparta, 300 elite soldiers and more than 4,000 allied troops. Due to the betrayal of the traitors, the Greek army was copied behind by the Persian army to form a siege and suppression. In order to preserve the strength of the coalition forces, Leonidas let the coalition forces retreat first, and led 300 elite soldiers to defend the hot springs after the blockade.
Hundreds of thousands of Persian troops flocked to the battlefield, and the Spartan soldiers, who knew they were bound to die, were morale high and exploded in the battle. The whole war lasted for 2 days, and finally Leonidas and his 300 elite soldiers were all killed, while the Persian army lost more than 20,000 soldiers, and two brothers of Xerxes I were also killed in this battle...
2. The Wrath of the Gods
Starring: Sam Worthington / Ralph Fiennes / Liam Neeson /
Genre: Action / Fantasy / Adventure
Plot: Ending the war with the North Sea Demons, the hero Perseus (Sam Worthington) and his son Helios (John Bell) live peacefully in a small village. But the war in Olympia never stops, and the gods led by Zeus (Liam Neeson) are engaged in a protracted and fierce war with the Titan giants, and even Kronos, the father of the three gods (Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades), the god of the sea, is about to be resurrected.
The scales of war gradually tilted in the side of the Titans, and under the planning of Hades (Ralph Fiennes), the king of Pluto, Zeus strayed into the underworld, lost all his powers, and was imprisoned. In order to expel the darkness and bring the light back to the earth, Perseus puts on his armor and travels with a group of heroes to the underworld to rescue Zeus, and the war of the gods ushers in the most critical moment...
1. "War of the Gods"
Starring: Sam Worthington / Gemma Artden / Max Mickelson
Plot: Jason Flemyng, king of Agos, who cannot bear the brutal oppression of the Olympian gods, rebels and is disrespectful to the supreme god. At the instigation of Hades (Ralph Fiennes), the god Zeus (Liam Neeson) decides to punish stupid humans. Perseus (Sam Worthington), a young man who was shipwrecked and exiled to Argos, is a demigod born to the queen of Zeus and Yakris.
He witnesses the horrific miracles performed by Hades and learns that Hades will unleash the North Sea monster Kraken to punish the world, unless Yakris sacrifices the beautiful princess Andrew Meda (Alexa Davalos) to the gods as a sacrifice. At the behest of the goddess Élesez-e (Gemma Arterton), Perseus learns of his origins and mission, and decides to set out to kill the North Sea Monster and destroy Hades' plot...
These five foreign war movies, after watching, can make you understand the history and mythology of ancient Greece, have you seen it?