Out of the two films viewed, my favourite was the story of Daedalus and his son Icarus. I preferred it to the other story as it was faster paced. It went from one exciting event to the next. I enjoyed the characters more than the story. I found the character’s personalities were very unpredictable. Daedalus was surprising, one minute he is creating and building, the next he is flinging his nephew over a building!
Some themes that are common in the two stories include regret, sadness, loneliness and hatred. Daedalus regretted killing his nephew and blamed himself for the death of his son Icarus. Theseus regretted not putting up the white sail on his ship, which caused his father to commit suicide. Daedalus lived the rest of his life alone and in sorrow. Theseus lived in sadness, knowing that if he had put the white sail up, his father would have still been alive. Both men had enemies or the hatred for something or someone. Daedalus had King Minos searching for him all over Greece and Theseus hated the Minotaur for taking the lives of innocent people.
Overall I enjoyed both of the stories. After hearing several Greek myths, I have noticed that most don’t usually have a happy ending!
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