Corrected entry: After placing his mother's body in the tomb, Theseus discovers and retrieves a magic bow embedded in stone. He cautiously tugs at the bowstring, revealing its magic power. As Theseus tugs and releases it, the bowstring vibrates loosely for nearly 4 full seconds, like a really, really bad guitar string. Such a loosely-strung bow would be useless as a weapon. Ancient Greek recurve bows were actually strung so tight (at well over 100-lbs draw) that they only vibrated with a THUMP for a fraction of a second upon release. The bow in the movie was probably strung loose so that Henry Cavill could make an "effortless" full draw moments later, but any archer would recognize the error.
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Correction: It's a magic bow that shoots magic arrows that appear out of thin air. The string is loose so that absolutely anyone may effortlessly wield the bow. It's a feature, not a fault.
Phixius ★