Greek Gods

I saw Clash of the Titans last night. Although not as good as Avatar in terms of 3D cinematography (I feel slightly pretentious having used that word, sorry), CGI effects, and story line it was none the less an enjoyable experience and an unexpectedly thought provoking one at that. The story is all about the interplay between the gods on Mt Olympus and the humans down below. The contrast between the Greek gods and the God couldn't be more striking. Zeus, the king of the gods created mankind to love him and is in fact reliant on their love to sustain his immortality. He acts in human history to manipulate people into loving him and worshiping him, first by being nice, then by letting his bad brother be nasty. It struck me in the car on the way back home how the real God is so different. He needs nothing from us yet gives us everything. His love isn't manipulative, its self sacrificing.

Then there is Perseus, a demi-god, half human and half God. His relationship with his father Zeus is decidedly dysfunctional. How far removed from the incarnation where Jesus is both fully human and fully God knowing such unity and love with his father.

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