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and check this comedy show out. Images courtesy of Paramount Pictures Imax: Forces of Nature at Fernbank FILM the head of the animation re- the dragon takes much longer his weekend you can check out the ilm Forces of Nature in surgence at Disney with he than expected. In a triumph of Imax at Fernbank Museum of Natural History. his National How to Train Your Dragon Little Mermaid onwards. near wordless interaction, Hic- Geographic ilm showcases the amazing power of earthquakes, GENrE: Comedy/Adventure It concerns a teenage boy cup and Toothless (his name volcanoes, and tornadoes; all in thrilling 3-D. Additionally, the StArriNG: Jay Baruchel, named Hiccup, who with his for the dragon) begin to learn Gerard Butler, Jonah Hill diminutive stature looks de- to trust one another. It doesn’t science behind Earth’s iercest powers is explained as you follow cidedly out of place next to hold the poignancy of the scientists on their quests to understand how these natural disasters dirECtor: Dean Deblois, the monstrous people that opening of Up, but what does? work. Audiences will also see what is being done to predict and Chris Sanders surround him, for they are all Every step Hiccup takes closer prepare for these natural disasters. his Imax experience allows rAtiNG: PG Vikings. to Toothless feels earned, until you to get a irsthand look at some of the most incredible forces in rElEASE dAtE: March 26, he most disappointed of inally he takes a leap of faith, nature, all in the safety and comfort of your seat. Tickets are $13, 2010 all the Vikings turns out to raising his hand to the dragon be the village leader, who also in an image that rivals the best and it will be playing at Fernbank Museum of Natural History our tAKE: ««««« conveniently happens to be seen in any ilm. until May 2. For more info, visit fernbankmuseum.org. Hiccup’s father. hese Vikings In conjunction with this, do not have the problems of Hiccup begins Viking train- SCAD-Atlanta hosts AtlantAmation By robert Solomon historical ones, instead being ing, but his unexpected suc- his Friday, April 9, is the irst of what organizers hope to be Contributing Writer plagued by raids by dragons, cess comes not through his many annual AtlantAmation events. Seven shorts made by local who snatch up livestock like strength of arms, but the em- SCAD-Atlanta students will be screened in a festival of shorts With How To Train Your a bird would snatch a mouse. pathy that lead him to ind showcasing the students’ animated ilmmaking abilities. he se- Dragon, Dreamworks Anima- Tired of this insurgency, the that Toothless was not the tion inally sheds the oily skin Vikings ight the dragons, killer the village folklore lead lected ilms cover about 90 minutes with diferent style techniques of stale pop culture references leading to a war without a con- him to be. and stories. Some of the shorts are funny, some are sad, some are that has plagued their output ceivable end. In summary, this seems heartbreaking and some are dramatic. Just because they are ani- since Shrek in 2001. In this, Hiccup is small in size, but rote and trite, but the quality mated does not mean they are appropriate for all ages, howev- inally, lies a story and char- he more than makes up for of How To Train Your Dragon er, and some may not be suitable for children. At the end of the acters that can stand on their this with empathy and ingenu- lies in the ilm’s exceptional screening there will be a question and answer session with the own, with surprising warmth ity. Not only this, he is a big execution and in its trust in young ilmmakers. If you are interested in ilmmaking and wish and heart. It is a ilm that can nerd (hooray!), fashioning a the power of images to illus- stand up next to the very best mechanical device designed trate its emotions. to get a glimpse of what other young people are up to, feel free works by Pixar. to take a dragon out of the None of this would matter to attend this AtlantAmation event to be held in the Earl Smith One can only hope that sky, hoping that its success if the dragon-riding sequences Strand heater. Tickets are $8, and it starts at 7 p.m. with the impending end of will win him the approval he were not so thrilling, but they the Shrek series this May that so desperately seeks. Hiccup’s are, even more so than the Lookingglass Alice at the Woodruf this ilm is a promising sign of attempt at shooting down a equivalent sequences in the ac- In the wake of the recent success of Tim Burton’s ilm adapta- work to come instead of a for- dragon initially is perceived to claimed Avatar. tion Alice in Wonderland, the Alliance heatre at the Woodruf is tunate detour. be a failure, but after a fearful As one skeptical Viking presenting its own interpretation of the Disney classic in the form he story itself is simple, walk, Hiccup comes across a goes from fear to awe while of Lookingglass Alice. Much more than just a regular play, it is an and not out of place with the small black dragon caught in on their irst dragon ride, the extraordinarily entertaining amalgamation between theatre and sort that Disney may have his trap. visuals parallel the emotions, used in the past. his should As expected, Hiccup even- changing from barely con- circus. Directed and adapted by David Catlin, the performance come as no surprise consider- tually frees the dragon after trolled chaos to serene light, will run until May 2. Priced between $20 and $50 dollars, the ing Jefrey Katzenberg (the K a battle with his conscience, tickets are well worth the costs. Visit alliancetheatre.com. in Dreamworks’ SKG) was at but the expected taming of See Dragon, page 17 16 • April 9, 2010 • Technique ENtErtAiNmENt SUDOKU 7 5 62 2 8 3 6 1PUZZLES 7 63 8 9 2 Fill in the grid so 6 1 4 3 that every row, 1 7 9 column and 3 by 1 3 box contains 9 6 the digits 1 9 8 4 through 9. 1 8 9 5 7 3 3 1 4 8 4 9 7 1 7 5 3 2 6 6 5 4 1 9 8 3 1 9 2 8 3 7 9 4 7 8 5

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dragon from page 15 Titans lacks in character development with both extremes and every- thing in between handled law- FILM lessly. he 3D is not as essential, how- Clash of Titans ever, and if you see How To Train GENrE: Action/Fantasy Your Dragon on 35mm ilm, you will not be missing much. It is the StArriNG: Sam curse of well made 3D movies for Worthington, Liam Neeson the third dimension to be forgot- dirECtor: Louis Leterrier ten as the ilm itself picks up nar- rative steam. rAtiNG: PG-13 Many pundits have cited the rElEASE dAtE: April 2, 2010 lack of recognizable celebrity voic- es as being a reason that How To our tAKE: ««««« Train Your Dragon did not open to a comparable box oice to By Kenneth Phillips Shrek and the like. Senior Staf Writer Whatever this decision may have cost them in dollars, it ben- Clash of the Titans is fantasy eited the ilm immensely. Jay Bar- ilm of an epic tale as old as… chuel (last seen in the forgettable thirty years ago. As evident by comedy She’s Out Of My League) the familiar title, Clash of the Ti- Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios shines in particular, with his voic- tans is a “remake” of the last Ray tain favors of Zeus and search for the ictional history of Perseus of mortal idolatry. Perseus even ing of Hiccup amplifying not just Harryhausen ilm of 1981 which a method to defeat a beast which has little efect when paired with rebukes ofers of Zeus and chooses his anxieties, but the very depth of detailed the mythos of demigod cannot be bested by the arms of much more successful measures to face the Kraken to foil Hades his feeling. Perseus, son of almighty Zeus. mortals. his search is only the such as adding interesting new for taking his adoptive family. It is this empathy of Hiccup However, even Zeus has problems irst of Perseus’ diiculties for he races like the Djinn. So, the tale takes a turn to that permeates this ilm, and one and his bickering with Hades must return alive and in time to he ilm also takes measures to a conlict of man against gods could say this is the irst Dream- might lead him and the realm of become the hero of legends. return characters from the origi- where a group of soldiers led by a works animation to have a soul. mortals to ruin. So basically Clash of the Titans nal ilm. Calibos, the adversary of demigod travel across the wastes he ilm treats the characters with Rather clear from everything does not stray very far from the Perseus in the original, revives his and to the realm of death to de- respect rather than contempt, I have stated, the story borrows original ilm’s base, but it does role with a completely novel iden- feat the pantheon’s champion, and as such the audience does the heavily from Greek mythol- have major diferences in both tity as Acrisius, who was Perseus’ but near the end, the line gets a same. ogy concerning the trials of Per- setting and back story, revolving grandfather but is instead made bit blurry and it again boils down With the gimmicks and crude seus of Argos. He is challenged around the city of Argos rather his stepfather for the ilm. to one god’s champion versus an- winks at the adult audience es- to save Princess Andromeda, in than Joppa. However, the greatest change other as it was in the original. chewed, Dreamworks has taken what might be the basis of “white Most everything ephemeral to to arise from Travis Beacham and hrough these changes in con- its own leap of faith, one that knight tales” and perhaps Hideo the major points in Perseus’ quest Phil Hay’s screenplay is that the lict and obtaining the favor of should rightfully be rewarded. Kajima’s ictional storyboards, to becoming a hero has been re- gods have far less inluence upon Zeus, Perseus’ motivations remain his will be diicult for Pixar from the wrath of the gods and placed. I suppose it is a measure to mortals than in the original. In- pretty shallow. He only wishes to to top with Toy Story 3 later this their terrible Kraken, the most make the story less relevant to the stead, the gods have been cast as be a isherman and embarks upon year, and this is certainly the best fearsome of aquatic monstrosi- original Clash of the Titans. How- reactionary forces against secular mainstream ilm to come out so ties. First, however, he must at- ever, renaming a city or changing humanism, spiteful from the loss See Clash, page 20 far in a young 2010.

ENtErtAiNmENt Technique • April 9, 2010 • 19 New God of War appeals to gore-loving gamers into an amazing, albeit sadistic, best makes him only mildly more elty’s sake. Kratos to travel. he action is fast GAMES experience. likeable. It’s an odd aspect on the he graphics showcase the and frantic with the cut-scenes God of War III he basic plot structure is game, as it has no relation to ei- PS3’s full talent. he opening level even being a part of the game, CoNSolE: PlayStation3 simple but saves itself from being ther the plot or gameplay and is absolutely gorgeous, featuring a cliché with the constant twists seems to be cruelty simply for cru- seamless massive environment for See God, page 20 GENrE: Action-Adventure and turns as well as inversion of dEVEloPEr: Saint Monica common themes. Despite being Studio the third game in the series, all one needs to know is that the anti- rAtiNG: Mature (M) hero, Kratos, has been betrayed rElEASEd: March 16, 2010 by the Olympian gods and now works with the titans to extract our tAKE: «««« only the bloodiest of vengeance. Riding on the back of Gaia, the earth titan, the game begins By Yameen Huq with him ighting of Poseidon Staf Writer and attempting to climb Mount Olympus and reach Zeus. How- I don’t think I’ve ever before ever, he soon discovers that Gaia played a game that made me is all too willing to cast him aside widen my eyes in shock nearly for her own revenge against Zeus, every minute. his game puts ev- and he is thrown of the mountain ery classical war movie to shame, by her in an act of betrayal. After calling them out on their relative this, he wakes up to ind himself timidity. in the Underworld with many of It embraces violence and de- his powers gone. At this point, struction as the key component, Kratos vows to kill everyone that which is what many gamers really stands in his way, including every want to play. God of War III is an single god on Olympus. example of the game every politi- here are very few genuinely cian and social conservative loves good people in this game. Kra- to hate, thus making it a favorite tos, himself, is often hard to like. of everybody else. Much of his dialogue is reduced to he game relishes in its bru- one-liners (“I will kill all of them!” tality and is a non-stop chain of and its variations), and his cru- shock and awe with an emphasis elty can sometimes be too much. on gruesome shock. hose who here are often random cut-scenes are able to stomach the smorgas- and moments where characters bord of guts will experience the will ask Kratos for help, only to be most frantic, fast-paced action killed or told that he doesn’t care game yet–one where style and about their problems. substance are successfully fused An explanation of him at his Image courtesy of Saint Monica Studio 20 • April 9, 2010 • Technique ENtErtAiNmENt

Image courtesy of Saint Monica Studio Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Studios Gods from page 19 more and more creative ways to gore. Clash from page 17 no, there was no time to spare for kill enemies with Kratos, at one he voice-acting and leshing out characters in Clash of yet there is never any lag. Riding point, gutting a giant warthog soundtrack are both top notch. a rather basic revenge plot. he the Titans and Perseus was lucky on the head of Gaia the titan and and ripping out its innards. In he music heightens the atmo- character development is also a bit to be given what time there was to ighting a giant watery Poseidon is another moment, Kratos ights sphere, reminiscent of movies strange. spare between action sequences. the deinition of an epic battle. In the Cyclops and rips out its eye, like Troy and 300. he sweeping Of course everything can be To be frank Clash of the Titans certain moments, it almost seems leaving a fountain of blood in its orchestral sounds blend well with explained away by the fact Perseus takes the same route as Tim Bur- photo-realistic. wake. the action and add a level of depth is a demigod, but going from a ton’s Alice in Wonderland where Of course, the gameplay is he violence can be a little too and intensity. Overall, the music life at sea to, after spending only the established story becomes set- where this game ultimately shines much at times. Kratos often kills makes this game feel more like a ive minutes with a sword in his ting for action scenes. as well as horriies. Kratos wields civilians for no reason at all, and high-budget movie in which one hand, jumping through giant Despite what negative opinions two blades attached to long the boss ights are often a guilty controls the protagonist. scorpions, is a bit ridiculous. I un- I have given here, the movie is ac- chains, allowing him to perform pleasure. I don’t think I’ve ever his game is deined by what derstand he’s a legendary hero and tually enjoyable even if it is more feats of Spiderman-esque agility played a boss ight where half the often makes video games contro- Sam Worthington gives Perseus a a technical spectacle rather than as well as kill large hordes of un- ight consisted of torturing and versial: blood, gore and violence. somber action hero portrayal, but following in the footsteps of Hel- dead soldiers. he moves are end- beating the enemy and ending Anyone who can stomach the vio- could not some more time be used lenistic drama. It is a very capable less and involve everything from with an eye-gouging. his game is lence will ind this one of the most to make a more natural develop- action movie and ine choice for tearing of heads to using people not for the faint of heart and every high-energy and satisfying games ment? entertainment while escaping the as battering rams. he game inds moment is one of destruction and of 2010. To answer my own question, returning heat. ENtErtAiNmENt Technique • April 9, 2010 • 21

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