Tarsem Singh's Immortal's is perhaps one of the most visually arresting movies about the Greek Mythology I have seen in a long time. It's not the best directed or the best acted movie mind you, but the sheer visual intensity of the movie screams at you, blinding you from any of its underwhelming aspects.

Immortals starts off with John Hurt narrating about the great war between the titular group of beings living in the heavens who found out that they could kill each other and for some unknown reason a war erupts between them. The winners call themselves the Gods and the defeated ones are named Titans and are imprisoned in Mt. Tartarus and a vengeful King Hyperion (wonderfully played by Mickey Rourke) who is trying to free them.

Immortals is filled with one dimensional characters usually found in Greek mythology based movies. You have your noble hero who belongs to a low birth, a virgin priestess who can predict the future, a noble thief and a group of loyal soldiers whose main purpose is to die gloriously. Though never have I seen these caricatures presented so stylishly on the screen. 

There are many plot threads left unsolved. Why did the Rourke's King Hyperion so angry towards the gods? Why was Henry Cavill's mother shunned by the local villagers and how the Freida Pinto's priestess was able to see the future. All these elements in the movie are never fully explained but rather, they are just there to help the plot move forward.

The gods in Immortals are very young and handsome, a far cry from the old bearded approach usually taken by Hollywood and for me, the logic of it actually worked. For why would these people who doesn't age, are immortals would keep chest long beards and white hairs, when they can be as handsome and ripped as an Olympic athlete. There you have it, a small hint of originality in this movie. Instead of wearing Romanesque togas or battle armors, they are almost wearing nothing except for a golden undies and elaborately designed helmets based on their realm.

 Tarsem Singh, the director of the movie, shoots this movie with a keen eye on how to make the movie look grandiose and personal at the same time. His background in making commercials is clearly evident here and particularly in battle sequences, which are fast, brutal and made to deliver sudden impact. 

Surprisingly, for a movie clearly geared towards today's videogame playing teenagers, Immortals carries a solid hard R rating for violence and brief bit sexuality. The final battle scenes between the Gods and the Titans are visually arresting and unflinchingly gory. Heads and limbs fly like each man had more than one pair of them. 

The 3D version of Immortals, which i saw isn't that bad either. Its not as good or as creatively used like in Avatar or Coraline but it is nonetheless much better and less headache inducing than Clash of the Titans. I know that Immortals isn't going to win any kind of awards anytime soon (though Oscar voters should seriously consider the costume designers of this movie) and neither will it ignite a renewed passion of Greek mythology among the movie goers. But if you are looking for a good mindless and stylish fun, Immortals doesn't disappoint.