N Narrator
Long ago, in the far away land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extrodinay heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes... was the mighty Hercules. But what is the measure of a true hero? Now that is where our story--
M Muse
Would you listen to him?!
M2 Muse 2
He's making the story sound like some Greek tradgedy!
M3 Muse 3
Lighten up, dude!
M4 Muse 4
We'll take it from here, darling.
N Narrator
You go, girls.
N Narrator
[The camera opens in on a museum hallway featuring Greek statues and vases.]
Long ago, in the faraway land of ancient Greece, there was a golden age of powerful gods and extraordinary heroes. And the greatest and strongest of all these heroes was the mighty Hercules. [A Greek vase is shown with a picture of Hercules fighting a monster lion. Vase zooms in slowly] But what is the measure of a true hero? Ah, that is what our story is-
Will you listen to him? He's makin' the story sound like some greek tragedy.
Calliope We'll take it from here, darling.
Calliope We are the Muses. Goddesses of the arts and proclaimers of heroes.
Honey, you mean "hunk-ules". Ooh, I'd like to make some sweet music with him-
Calliope [Muses start humming]
Our story actually begins long before Hercules, many eons ago.. [scene changes colors and the Muses start walking and singing] Back when the world was new, The planet Earth was down on its luck. And everywhere gigantic brutes, Called Titans ran amok!
It was a nasty place! There was a mess wherever you stepped.
Calliope Where chaos reigned and earthquakes, and volcanoes never slept!
M Muses
And then along came Zeus!
Calliope He hurled his thunderbolt,
Locked those suckers in a vault!
M Muses
They're trapped! And on his own stopped chaos in its tracks. And that's the gospel truth! The guy was too type A to just relax.
And that's the world's first dish.
M Melpomene
Zeus tamed the globe while still in his youth.
M Muses
Though, honey, it may seem impossible- That's the gospel truth! On Mount Olympus life was neat and smooth as sweet vermouth. Though, honey, it may seem impossible- That's the gospel truth!
[schematic picture of Olympus zooms in and turns into a real one. While the Muses still repeat their "ah's and yeah's", camera moves up the mountain slope. While it does, the movie title, HERCULES, is shown.]
