The Best Movies With Ancient Greek Titles You Probably Haven’t Seen
Posted on Friday, June 8th, 2012 by Jordan Hoffman
Draw a Venn diagram of film that has both mass appeal and is of interest to movie website editors and, dead center, you’ll have Prometheus.
Never in my sixty-eight years of writing professionally online have I banged out so much copy about one title. There is absolutely nothing left to scrutinize – that is, until, the general public sees it and starts floating their own interpretations. This gives us a window (here in the US, anyway) of about one day.
As such, I figured this week’s TBMYPHS should be about the one thing Prometheus-related that hasn’t been overly analyzed – its title. (Prometheus, Greek titan, tied to a rock, hit Wikipedia for more.)
So light yourself a plate of saganaki, it’s time to explore our Greek titular heritage. Read More »
