To begin, let the similarities get themselves out of the way. The original myth and the movie have many comparisons, the first of which is that perseus is the son of Zeus. Next is that Perseus must go on a quest which requires him to see the witches of Graene and slay Medusa. Another set of of comparisons is that Princess Andromeda is saved by Perseus and Acrisius is killed by him. Finally, one of the last similarity was that Zeus recognizes Perseus as a great hero and wished to reward him for his great deeds. With that being the end of the comparisons, let the the differences now be known.
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Where the movie provided tons of action, which many people of today like; I prefer a story to be told as close to the original as possible, which the movie definitely failed at. I am a lover of myths and legends, anything from lore of games and books to facts of history. Although the movie was very good, it butchered the myth and created a different story completely. I would recommend to both the myth of Perseus and the movie Clash of the Titans to anyone wanted to make their opinions but mine will stand firm with the decision that the myth is much