KAOS
2024
Original language: English
- comedy
- sci-fi & fantasy
- drama
The story
As discord reigns on Mount Olympus and almighty Zeus spirals into paranoia, three mortals are destined to reshape the future of humankind.
What it’s like
Saturated, sun-drenched Mediterranean colour throughout, with marble halls and gilded palaces lit like theatre sets and bright, washed-out daylight on the mortal world below. The camera tends toward wide, deliberately staged frames and clean, slightly theatrical compositions, letting the gods' absurd bickering play out in full view. The score leans on playful, rhythmic strings and modern pop-leaning cues that puncture the classical grandeur, so the sound feels both ancient and knowingly contemporary. Its vibe is irreverent, arch and bright, with a sly, cerebral streak. The pacing is brisk and wry, and the emotional register swings between caustic comedy and quieter moments of family unease, following divine siblings and parents who are petty, insecure and self-sabotaging while the mortals stumble toward something larger. Violence is present but stylised and mostly comic, with occasional sharper moments; sexual content is suggestive rather than explicit, and there is no real gore. It suits a lazy weekend binge, a comfort watch with a sharp sense of humour, or a grown-up take on myth for viewers who enjoy dysfunctional family dynamics and genre-bending wit.
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