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A few weeks ago, I saw the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. This is based off a series of novels written by Rick Riordan. In the movie, some aspects of the book have been changed. It tells the story of 17 year old Percy Jackson struggling with his life as a student, son, his ADHD and dyslexia. He has a friend named Grover who has always stuck by him.
While on a field trip to a Greek and Roman exhibit he is called away by a teacher and suddenly she turns into a Fury who tries to kill Percy. Next, Percy finds out from his Latin teacher Mr. Brunner that Percy is a demigod, meaning he is half human and half god. After he gets to Camp Half-Blood along with his friend Grover, he finds out his mother has been kidnapped by Hades and that Zeus’s lightning bolt has been stolen, and the prime suspect is Percy himself. He has no choice but to train to be a warrior and fight to save his mother and find out who really took the lightning bolt before it’s too late.
I thought this movie was a great fantasy adventure film. It took a plot, put it in modern times, and made it fun to watch especially when you have one funny line after the other. From the battle scenes to the special effects and the cast, it was a good time at the movies. It stars Logan Lerman, Alexandra Daddario, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Uma Thurman, Rosario Dawson and even CSI NY’s own Melina Kanakaredes, among others. So, if you are a fan of mythology and fantasy, this is the one to see. You won’t be disappointed. I give this a rating of eight out of ten, and if the executives and director Chris Columbus decide to make a sequel to it, I am in full support.
