Guest Blogger: Abdi 1

This movie starts off with a demigod named “Hercules” played by Dwayne Johnson. What Hercules is the son of Zeus and a mortal women hence the word demi god which means half god, half man. Hercules went through many brutal tasks known as the legendary 12 labors which in the process made him stronger and more famous as well. He became an idol in his hometown of Thrace and had a nice loving family. Until the king of Thrace drugs Hercules and slaughters his family then blames it on Hercules. That made everyone hate the great Hercules and drove him out of the city. So he was driven out of the city and to gain wealth he became a missionary and helps towns with his crew for money. His crew contains a Archer named Atlanta and played by Ingrid Berdal, a story teller named Arius and that’s played by Isaac Andrew, a maniac named Tydeus and that’s played by Aksel Hennie, and last but not least a soldier named Amphiaraus and that’s played by Ian McShane. He comes upon a small village seeking aid from Hercules and he is to mold an army of farmers into fearsome soldiers to defeat a warlord who is causing trouble upon the villages. But after the task is done they turn on Hercules. What will he do? You watch and find out. The characters are outrageous and very energetic. Most of their motivations are to get rich and die wealthy. But Hercules just wants to help people and the money is just a bonus to him. A critic on Ew states that “Hercules might seem perfect for The Rock, but we really need a better Dwayne Johnson” and I definitely agree with it the figure of Dwayne is perfect for the movie but his acting really need to be stepped up. But overall it was a great showing and rated it a C+. I think it’s definitely worth your time and money because it definitely gets you on your heels and keeps you on your toes