BRIEF SYNOPSIS
Teen Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, is self-centered and believes everyone should love her. Hera, Aphrodite’s stepmother and the Goddess of Marriage, tells Aphrodite that she has arranged for her to marry the ugliest God named Hephaestus, a blacksmith. Hephaestus is the son that Hera threw away and was raised by a Sea Nymph. When Aphrodite refuses and disobeys her father Zeus, he hurls her off the balcony, ripping off her Golden Belt that magically makes her beautiful.
Aphrodite lands in Newfoundland. She naked …show more content…
There are some clever moments like her falling into Cupid’s Crossing. Owen falling out of the locker is fun. However, the joke about sex vs. sect feels a bit contrived.
Aphrodite is a likable character. She’s clearly flawed, but the audience forgives her. On Earth, she’s a fish out of water. Make sure to show her being more proactive in her goal to win Donny over.
With that said, the tale does a nice job of showing how Aphrodite transitions from a selfish girl and matures into a selfless girl. She matures and learns about beauty and true love. She’s easy to like and root for. She has the potential to be a comedic character and her role should attract talent.
She shares nice chemistry with Hep, although there’s always room to enhance this. Hep challenges Aphrodite as a person. He forces her to see the inner beauty of people. Hep is likable. He’s a bit quiet and mysterious.
Echo is a fun sidekick friend, although she doesn’t feel used to her full potential. There’s some development between Echo and Owen, but it never reaches its full potential. This could work if they are smitten with each other and fall in “love” but then the longer that Aphrodite stays on Earth, their love weakens. This makes the consequences more