Clash of the Titans - Review
Consistent cinematography, exemplary believable acting, a strong cast, and dialog that makes Quentin Tarantino go back to his roots and restudy… These are all the things you WILL NOT find in this rendition of Clash of the Titans.
There is really no way around it, this film is a snore fest sponsored by Tylenol PM. The problem isn’t a lack of action; it’s a lack of great or even commendable execution. It’s a reel of mediocrity at its most mediocre. The film does have it’s moments but they are not nearly enough to bring this homage to the 1981 classic back from the depths of Hades.
So, what went wrong? Let us start with the cinematography. It doesn’t have a look that is by any means outstanding or captivating. At times it can be compared to watching ’ Xena: Warrior Princess‘, or ‘Hercules: The legendary Journey’ reruns on UPN. The cinematic inconsistencies take you out of the film more often than not. The heavens have a cool unique look, but are limited to one Olympian room, giving it a not so grand feel in the long run. It comes to a point where it just looks like a handful of Gods being cranky with each other in a studio apartment decorated with divinity and everything is glowing; on Mount Olympus, everything is glowey! It’s in the history books.
Earth is limited to Argos; as far as this film is concerned Argos is the only city in the entire world that matters. Because of this, the sense of grand adventure is lost. There is nothing special about the way Earth is portrayed. Man is dull and pale in comparison to the majestic beauty of the Gods. Though that may be true, it just does not convey well on the big screen. Watching the action sequences only to be brought back down to the story driven sequences, which move the film along, can be akin to watching an amalgamation of mismatched movies copy and pasted together. One moment you’re watching ‘The Scorpion King‘, a scene later it’s something in the style of ‘Legend of the Seeker‘.
There is really no way around it, this film is a snore fest sponsored by Tylenol PM. The problem isn’t a lack of action; it’s a lack of great or even commendable execution. It’s a reel of mediocrity at its most mediocre. The film does have it’s moments but they are not nearly enough to bring this homage to the 1981 classic back from the depths of Hades.
So, what went wrong? Let us start with the cinematography. It doesn’t have a look that is by any means outstanding or captivating. At times it can be compared to watching ’ Xena: Warrior Princess‘, or ‘Hercules: The legendary Journey’ reruns on UPN. The cinematic inconsistencies take you out of the film more often than not. The heavens have a cool unique look, but are limited to one Olympian room, giving it a not so grand feel in the long run. It comes to a point where it just looks like a handful of Gods being cranky with each other in a studio apartment decorated with divinity and everything is glowing; on Mount Olympus, everything is glowey! It’s in the history books.
Earth is limited to Argos; as far as this film is concerned Argos is the only city in the entire world that matters. Because of this, the sense of grand adventure is lost. There is nothing special about the way Earth is portrayed. Man is dull and pale in comparison to the majestic beauty of the Gods. Though that may be true, it just does not convey well on the big screen. Watching the action sequences only to be brought back down to the story driven sequences, which move the film along, can be akin to watching an amalgamation of mismatched movies copy and pasted together. One moment you’re watching ‘The Scorpion King‘, a scene later it’s something in the style of ‘Legend of the Seeker‘.
The casting seems to fall victim to the same issue as the cinematography, capriciousness. No one but Hades (Ralph Finnies) and the computer generated monsters executed their roles in a believable manner. The cast of the film struggle to come off as warriors, and men and women of ancient Greece. Instead all we see are actors trying to be. Not being. There is a chemistry lost between the performers. The love, the hate, the lust- None of it comes off as plausible. Sam Worthington as the young vengeful demi-god, Perseus, seemed to be about as far a stretch as the “Gomu no Bazooka” of Monkey D. Luffy (Google it!). His performance comes off as a stale emotional grind. Though it may not be completely possible to blame Sam for his performance, maybe more so the script. He never really had any moments to show off or explore his range, as an actor [in this film]. Zeus also did not come off as convincible. Liam Neeson as the King of Gods was far from outstanding in a normal sense of film. If this were a good movie with a strong cast, he would have fallen under the table. This could also be faulted to the casting director not giving the people what they believe they want. In our collective minds, Zeus farts thunder and defecates lightening. When he burps, typhoons of epic proportions form across the globe! Neeson’s performance just didn’t bring that to the screen. Yes, He kicked all the ass in the film “Taken”, but a God, that did not make him. It could be possible the costuming just didn’t bring that out in him, as well. Instead of looking like Zeus, ruler of the skies and heavens, he came off as Charlie, commander of that spot in front of Subway who only needs fifty more cents. The rest of the cast hit a wall of forgettable, apart from Gemma Arterton. Her role as Io, the ageless Pedophilic boy watching former priestess of Hera, wasn’t so forgettable, Not so much because of Liv Tyler like performance, but more because of the unique beauty she brings, and that thing they did with her at the end that could be seen coming from a mile away. Be ready to moan in agony.
What the Nerds of the world may find some kind of cool? At times the film does come off like an RPG adventure. Random encounters, setting out on an adventure, finding anomalous & powerful new weapons, and new party members with incomparable sets of talents.
What the Nerds of the world may find some kind of cool? At times the film does come off like an RPG adventure. Random encounters, setting out on an adventure, finding anomalous & powerful new weapons, and new party members with incomparable sets of talents.
Clash of the Titans fails to bring you to a point of caring for any of the characters involved in the story. It has moments where it is trying way too hard to be funny. It works out about as well as that friend you have with horrible timing and swears he’s funny, but in the end no one is laughs except that friend. If you don’t know who that friend is, it is probably you. The CG isn’t horrible, but it isn’t great, and it is also inconsistent. The music score is subpar. It lacks that defining tune you hear through out the film that pulls you back in to the universe. The music comes off as an afterthought. It feels as it is there because it has to be. It may have been better if they just revisited different forms of the song they used in the trailer, “The Bird and the Worm” by the Used. Faulty pacing, and scenery that feels compressed and stuffy, a shoddy script; Clash of the Titans is one you should skip on your box office trip as it is whole heartedly nondescript. Did you see what was done there? :)
This is the Gospel according to Roger,continued from the 
In 2014, Snake was approached by Colonel Campbell while visiting the supposed gravesite of Big Boss for one last mission. Campbell had received information that Liquid Ocelot had been spotted somewhere in the Middle East. Snake at this time was suffering from unexplained accelerated aging. His window for life was given as a year at best. Snake decided to take on one last fight.
Snake’s first order of business was to meet up with the members of Rat Patrol Team 01 which turned out to be commanded by none other than Meryl Silverburgh herself. On his way to meet the team Snake ran into a gun launderer calling himself Drebin. Drebin took guns that only responded to certain nanomachines in soldiers and made them so that Snake could use them. After meeting with the members of the team and getting Liquid’s whereabouts, Snake set out to kill Liquid once and for all. As Snake was approaching him, Liquid activated a machine that turned off the nanomachines in the all of the soldiers surrounding him. Nanomachines were standard in all soldiers. The nanomachines controlled the release of hormones and linked the soldiers of a particular unit together. They also help suppress the mental strains of battle. Therefore without the nanomachines, the soldiers would experience all the emotions of battle for the first time at once and as a result went crazy. Snake was also apparently affected by Liquid’s machine but not nearly to the extent of everyone else. As Snake was on the ground he was approached by Naomi Hunter who was working with Liquid.
Snake awoke to find himself on his airborne base again with Otacon. They had received an encrypted message from Naomi begging to be rescued in South America. Snake departed to save Naomi as that was his only lead. After making his way through Liquid’s compound, Snake found Naomi in a cabin. After examining Snake she found that the FOXDIE in him was mutating and she explained that eventually it would lose it’s ability to choose targets and would become a worldwide pandemic. She also explained that the accelerated aging was not because of FOXDIE but because of his own genes being programmed to die early. The Patriots had programmed the genes during the Les Enfants Terribles because they did not want the genes of Big Boss to fall into enemy hands. Snake was also given a nanomachine suppressor by Naomi. As Snake was about to leave he was confronted by Laughing Octopus.
Laughing Octopus was a member of the Beauty and the Beast Unit. The unit was comprised of incredibly beautiful female soldiers with each one having been through a very horrible experience. Each member also had a very powerful armored suit that could be used for both attacking and defense. Laughing Octopus had the ability to create the illusion of being something or someone else thanks to her special camouflage which could blend in with her surroundings as well as being changed into whatever she desired. Laughing Octopus was raised in small Scandinavian town known as the Devil’s Village. The village’s primary source of food was octopus. One night a cult attacked the village and massacred the entire population except for her. They forced her to help in the massacring and torture of her family and friends under the threat of death. The cult also demanded that she laugh the entire time. She began to hallucinate that the blood on her hands turned black like the ink of an octopus. Thus she took up the name Laughing Octopus. Snake was able to defeat Octopus and in her defeat she finally accepted what she had done and came to peace with herself.
Snake then went about tracking Naomi and found her about to be taken away by Vamp in a helicopter. Drebin suddenly appeared in his Stryker and rescued Snake and Naomi. The three were then surrounded by Gekko in a small town after the Stryker they were aboard crashed. Gekko are unmanned bipedal tanks equipped with machine guns. Just as the machines were about to close in they was saved by Raiden who had become a cyborg ninja himself. The three of them escaped along with a heavily injured Raiden.
Once inside the Nomad, Raiden informed Snake of what he needed to do next. The task was to contact Big Mama. Big Mama was the leader of Paradise Lost. Paradise Lost was a resistance army devoted to the destruction of the Patriots. After trailing one of Paradise Lost resistance members, Snake discovered her hideout. Big Mama explained that she was in fact EVA. The same EVA who assisted Big Boss in the Snake Eater mission and the same EVA who gave birth to both Solid and Liquid Snake. She told Snake the Patriots were formed by Major Zero, Big Boss, Ocelot, Sigint, Para-Medic and herself with the sole mission to carry out the final wish of The Boss. She told Snake how that Major Zero turned Big Boss into a legend and that eventually there was falling out between the two. Big Boss and Zero had two different views of what The Boss would have wanted. When Zero had Big Boss cloned without his permission, he finally left to form Outer Heaven which was his version of what The Boss wanted. Ocelot and EVA were loyal to Big Boss but Ocelot stayed behind for whatever reason. Zero then created four different AI’s with one more to head up the four to carry out his final vision. He believed that the next generation would not be able to handle this task. EVA then revealed that Big Boss was in fact still alive and that his mind was being kept at bay with nanomachines. As they were talking they were discovered by Liquid’s dwarf Gekko. Snake and EVA escaped on EVA’s motorcycle to protect the van which contained the supposed body of Big Boss. After a chase the two crashed and Snake climbed a tower to face off against Raging Raven.
Raging Raven was the second member of the Beauty and the Beast Unit. Raven had the ability of flight thanks to her armored suit and the ability to control several unmanned flying drones that resembled her suit. Raging Raven was born in a territory of Indonesia. Her homeland was war torn long before she was born. As a young child she was kidnapped by soldiers along with other children and beaten. When the children tried to cling to hope and encourage each other, the soldiers beat them harder and called them disgusting ravens. Then the soldiers up and left with the children still tied up, to be eaten by ravens that inhabited her homeland. She watched in horror as the ravens picked apart her friends one by one until they came for her. But instead of eating her they cut her bonds. When she was freed she, she became filled with an uncontrollable rage. She killed the ravens and tracked down the soldiers. Once nightfall came she went into the camp and slaughtered everyone, soldiers and prisoners alike. After Snake defeated her, she came to terms with had happened and what she had done.
Crying Wolf, the third member of the B&B corps, was a sniping expert. She was born in war-ravaged Africa. Her village was destroyed and her parents were killed in the name of ethnic cleansing. She left the village with her only surviving relative, her infant brother. She traveled with her brother until one day she was noticed by a platoon of enemy soldiers approaching. She took her brother and hid in an abandoned shack. While they were hiding in the shack her brother began to cry. Fearing for both their lives, Wolf covered her brother’s mouth to muffle his screams. After the soldiers passed she removed her hand now covered with snot, saliva and sweat to discover the horrible she had done. She had smothered her own infant brother and her last surviving relative. She carried her infant brother in shock all the way to a refugee camp. As she journeyed she began to hallucinate about a lone wolf walking beside her. While inside the camp she was tormented by the screams of infant children which constantly reminded her of her little brother. She hallucinated about the wolf waiting just outside the camp. She wished only for the crying to stop. The wolf granted her wish. The wolf went from child to child silencing their screams. Since the wolf was just a figment of her imagination it was actually her going from infant to infant, one by one, snuffing out their little lives. Snake was again able to out snipe and defeat this enemy and as a result she came to terms with what had happened and was finally able to rest in peace.
Snake had defeated the third member of the B&B corps., he made his way to REX’s hanger. Once inside he was confronted by Vamp. Vamp was filled with nanomachines that accelerated his healing tremendously and made him near invincible. Snake’s first order of business was to inject Vamp with his nano suppressing syringe and make him mortal. Snake accomplished this task and as the two were about to fight they were interrupted by suicide Gekko designed to destroy Shadow Moses. Raiden now healed showed up and took on Vamp while Snake fended off the Gekko. After Vamp was killed, Snake boarded Metal Gear REX and attempted to escape through the hanger door. Naomi was also killed in the process as she turned off the nanomachines in her body and allowing a terminal cancer she had been living with to take her life. Snake drove REX out of the base safely before it was destroyed. Just as he thought the threat was over he was attacked by Liquid piloting a Metal Gear RAY. RAY was designed to be a REX killer but with Otacon’s help Snake was able to destroy RAY. Ocelot escaped however and injured Raiden heavily in the process.
Screaming Mantis was a psychic and was controlling the other members of the B&B corps. She was born in South America. Her village was attacked and burned to the ground when she was still young. She was hunted day and night by death squads but was unable to escape so she took refuge in a basement. She stayed in the basement while being tormented by the screams of tortured villagers. She drank the dirty murky water and eventually began to hallucinate. She imagined a preying mantis who taught her how to block out the screams and would eat the corpses of males. Screaming Mantis had turned to cannibalism. Like a preying mantis she ate only male corpses. The fight between Snake and Screaming Mantis had striking similarities to the fight he had 10 years ago against Psycho Mantis. Screaming Mantis could manipulate anyone with nanomachines in them and would force the bodies of dead soldiers and Meryl to attack Snake. Snake incapacitated Meryl and defeated Screaming Mantis. Once again through defeat Mantis was able to deal with her past and was finally at peace. After she died however the spirit of Psycho Mantis himself took over her armor and demonstrated his powerful attacks. However before a fight could commence the spirit of the Sorrow banished him forever.
On the very top of Arsenal Gear which Liquid had named Outer Haven the two fought hand-to-hand in what would be likened to their fight atop Metal Gear REX ten years earlier. The two fought to the death with Snake becoming the victor. In his dying breath Ocelot returned to his former self and told Snake that this was his plan all along and that JD and the Patriots had finally been destroyed.
Big Boss approached Snake and disarmed him and forced him into a hug. Big Boss explained that the body destroyed by Liquid on the boat was actually that of Solidus. He explained that Revolver Ocelot had actually formed himself into Liquid Snake’s doppelganger to complete his mission of carrying out what he believed to be Big Boss’s final mission. Big Boss went on to say that he had been kept in a state of suspension by nanomachines and that after JD was destroyed he gained his consciousness back. He told Snake that he would not in fact become a biological weapon and that the FOXDIE in him would only live as long as he did. Big Boss explained that FOXDIE would only kill one more person and that would be himself. Big Boss became increasingly ill during the conversation and had Snake carry him to The Boss’s grave and saluted it once more as he had done 50 years ago. Big Boss then collapsed and died on The Boss’s grave. Before he died though he told Snake to live out his final days not as a snake but as a man. Snake then leaves the gravesite to live out his last few days in peace along with Otacon and Sunny.
Snake infiltrated the base and met up with the DARPA Chief who told Snake that the terrorists had a new weapon known as Metal Gear REX that was capable of launching a nuclear warhead. The DARPA Chief told snake that two codes were needed to activate REX. One of the codes was his, which the terrorists already had, and the other code was being held by Kenneth Baker. Snake was also told that there were three PAL keys that could be used to deactivate the Metal Gear. Suddenly however, the DARPA Chief died of a heart attack seemingly.
As Snake was continuing his mission he ran into Meryl Silverburgh, who was Colonel Campbell’s niece. Before Snake had a chance to speak with Meryl they were ambushed and Meryl ran into an elevator shooting at Snake along the way. Meryl had been posing as one of the enemy soldiers.
This is the same Major/Revolver Ocelot who worked as a triple agent in the Operation: SnakeEater mission. Ocelot was master of handgun combat and used twin Single Action Army revolvers in a gunfight with Snake. He was also the terrorist unit’s interrogation specialist. The two had a long gunfight with Ocelot using his superior western quick draw skills to ricochet bullets off of nearby objects to shoot Snake. The fight was cut short though by the Cyborg Ninja who intervened and cut off Ocelot’s hand. The Ninja vanished and Ocelot ran off. Snake helps Baker who tells Snake that Meryl should have the PAL override keys that he needs. Baker gave Snake REX’s launch data and told him to find Dr. Hal Emmerich.
On his way to Emmerich, Snake gets a call from someone calling himself “Deepthroat”. He claimed to be one of Snakes fans and warned him of an attacking tank ahead. The tank was piloted by 3 GENOME soldiers and commanded by Vulcan Raven The tank was easily decommissioned by Snake when he threw a grenade down the tank’s hatch. This would not be the last appearance of Vulcan Raven, however.
Snake found Meryl but discovered that she had only one of the PAL keys needed. As Snake and Meryl were making their way to REX’s hanger they were confronted by Psycho Mantis, who took control of Meryl forcing Snake to knock her out so she wouldn’t shoot herself. Mantis was a mind reader and a telekinetic. After one of the most epic fights in history, Snake defeated Mantis. Mantis as he is dying gives Snake vital information and used his powers to open a special pathway for Snake.
Snake then continued onto where REX was being held and in the process was met once again by Vulcan Raven. Vulcan Raven was a beast of a man who carried a machine gun that is usually mounted to an F-16 fighter plane. After Snake had defeated Raven, Raven revealed to him that the DARPA Chief Snake had talked to before was actually Decoy Octopus in disguise. Snake was then radioed by Master Miller, who was actually Liquid in disguise, that Naomi Campbell was actually a spy working against Snake.
After Naomi Campbell was arrested, she radioed Snake to explain why she did what she did. She explained that Grey Fox, or Frank Jaeger, was actually her adoptive father. Snake had presumably killed Grey Fox while in Zanzibar Land. She explained that she joined FOXHOUND to get revenge on Snake. Naomi had created an artificial virus which she named FOXDIE. The virus is set to attack people of a specific genetic code and make their hearts “commit suicide.” The genetics which this virus had been programed to attack were Snake’s along with the FOXHOUND rebels, though only Decoy Octopus and one other member of FOXHOUND were infected.
After Liquid explains how Snake is being used by Pentagon to spread the virus that will kill himself, he climbs into REX’s cockpit. This leaves destroying REX as the only option available to Snake. After fighting for some time and gaining little ground the Cyborg Ninja, Grey Fox, appears and destroys REX’s radome, which forces Liquid to open the cockpit to see, thus exposing himself. Grey Fox then explains to Snake that he adopted Naomi because he had killed there parents and had felt guilty about it. Grey Fox then goes about taking on REX himself but is crushed. Snake then begins to shoot stinger missiles at the exposed cockpit of REX which cause the bipedal tank to explode. The explosion knocks Snake out as well. 
Snake then wakes up to find himself on top of REX with Liquid. Liquid shares with Snake his plans about turning the world into a battlefield where soldiers would always be needed. Liquid reveals that they are brothers and everything about Les Enfants Terribles. Campbell then radioed Snake to inform that a nuclear airstrike was on the way and that would try to delay it. Snake and Liquid then engaged in hand-to-hand combat on top of REX with Snake coming out on top.
The Greatest Warrior of the 20th Century. Saladin. Naked Snake. Big Boss. No matter what you call him, he is without a doubt the greatest character ever created in interactive entertainment. No one person has changed the course of history more than this man. Multiple generations would be influenced by his life. If you have no idea what I’m talking about then get ready for some knowledge.
On August 30th, 1964, Snake again deployed into the Soviet Union with the mission of eliminating the Boss and her Cobra Unit. Once again with radio support from Major Zero, Para-Medic and Sigint, he began his trek into the Soviet wilderness to meet with Adam. Adam along with Eva were NSA code breakers who defected to the Soviet Union several years prior to these events. Eva then arrives to save Snake from an ambush and tells him that Adam couldn’t make it. Eva however, is unable to deliver the recite the password.
The Pain is a member of the Cobra Unit that is headed by the Boss. He is badly disfigured from the stings of the hornets which he controls. The Pain will use hornets to shield himself from attacks and also to attack enemies. Snake would be the first to defeat the Pain and because of it, he learned the pain of battle.
The Fear is the second member of the Cobra Unit to confront Snake. He is extremely agile and quick with double jointed elbows. The Fear employs the use of a new stealth camouflage, booby traps and two crossbows. The arrows from the bows are either poisonous or carry a frag grenade. Because of this very quick movements and the stealth camo, the Fear must constantly eat to replenish his stamina. Snake is able to beat the Fear and is the first man to do. Upon defeating the Fear, Snake learns the fear of battle.
EVA when he is encountered by The End. The End is the father of sniping. He is over 100 years old and is somehow able to communicate with forest that surrounds him. The End uses a sniper rifle equipped with tranquilizer darts and stun grenades. He also employs the use of a Parrot that acts as his spotter. After one of the most epic fights in history, Snake is able to out track and out snipe The End.
The Fury is a former Cosmonaut who during a re-entry into earth became engulfed in flames. He was burned severely and thus was no longer capable of feeling pain. He wears a space suit and carrys a flame thrower. During a fight in total darkness, Snake defeats the Fury and as a result is subject to the fury of battle. In his dying words, he tells the Boss that she is the last one and that he has gone to join the Sorrow.
companion and lover. After a scene where Snake is confronted by every person he kills in battle he touches the Sorrow, he seemingly falls dead. However, this is just a trick and Snake can use the revival pill in his tooth to bring himself back. During his revival, Snake hears the voice of the Boss and the Sorrow on a mission where the Boss is assigned to kill him. Upon awakening, Snake radios his team who tells him that the Sorrow has been dead for some time now. Snake learns of the sorrow of battle from this encounter.
Volgin has an almost superhuman strength and has the ability to manipulate electricity. He uses this to shock Snake and uses his electricity to fire bullets at him. Snake defeats Volgin and escapes the base with Eva on a motorcycle.
The Boss explains to him how she was twice exposed to radiation and how she and her comrades were betrayed by United States at the Bay of Pigs. And how she and the Sorrow had a child in 1944, which was immediately taken away from her by the Philosophers. She said that all she ever wanted was to make the world whole again. The Boss tells Snake that if he can beat her in a certain allotted time, he will have time to escape before MiGs bomb the entire area. After a long and emotional battle Snake is able to defeat the Boss using weapons, camouflage and CQC. After he defeated the Boss, she gives him the microfilm which contains the Philosopher’s Legacy and her gun known as the Patriot. Snake then shoots her completing his mission. The Boss was also known as The Joy so upon defeating her, Snake knows all the emotions of battle making him the most complete soldier who ever lived.
Gene is the product of the Successor Project. Which was designed to create the perfect battlefield commander. He was modeled after the Boss and thus considered himself and Snake to be brothers. Snake defeats Gene and Gene gives Snake the funds which he had planned to use to build him army. Big Boss then joined The Patriots with Zero and Ocelot and two years later in 1972, the Les Enfants Terribles project was executed.
Little is known at this point about Big Boss’s next endeavor in 1974 in Costa Rica. What is known is that he founded his Militaires Sans Frontieres or Military Without Borders. And during this time, he finally accepts the title of Big Boss. The Militaires Sans Frontieres would later become Outer Heaven.
In 1995, Big Boss commanded Solid Snake, FOXHOUND’s most inexperienced soldier on a mission to Outer Heaven to rescue Gray Fox and to find out about Metal Gear. Big Boss sent Snake in because he expected him to be no match for Outer Heaven’s army and placed many traps for Snake. Solid Snake is later revealed to be one of 3 clones made of Big Boss during the Les Enfants Terribles project and beats the odds that Big Boss stacks against him every time. After realizing that Snake has ruined his plans, Big Boss confronts him in the Metal Gear hanger. Snake defeats Big Boss but does not die and vows that they will meet again.
The next few decades would be centered around those trying to fulfill Big Boss’s dream and Snake fighting to save the world from them. And in 2014, it is revealed that Big Boss did not die after the events of Zanzibar Land and was being kept in a coma. There is a fight for Big Boss between a faction who want to use his genetic coding to destroy the Patriots and Solid Snake who wishes to stop it. Snake is able to defeat his enemies and just as he is about to commit suicide on the supposed grave of Big Boss, he is stopped. After a speech where Big Boss explains everything to Snake that has happened, they make their peace and Big Boss finally dies.
