Elvis-Virtus

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is the first of the movie adaptation of the Percy Jackson and The Olympian franchise, which are (will be) movie adaptation of the 5 books series created by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson stars a up and comer actor Logan Lerman along with an ensemble cast which includes Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan, Uma Thurman, Catherine Keener, Sean Bean and Pierce Brosnan.

Percy Jackson is a demi god, half human and half god, having a human mother and a father who is a God. His father (Poseidon) isn't your ordinary god, he is part of the Big 3 Olympians, which consists of Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. Percy is wrongfully accused as the lightning thief, the one who stole Zeus' bolt. To prevent a war between the worlds, Percy tries at all cost to prove his innocence and at the same time catch the real lightning thief. Alongside with his companions, a satyr bodyguard, named Grove Underwood, and another demi god, the daughter of Athena, Annabeth Chase, they travel across the underworld, across earth and across the heavens to find who is the lightning thief.

If you read the book, you should watch this movie because it was 100% loyal to the book and Percy Jackson is a lot more entertaining and charismatic compared to Harry Potter, the plot of the stories are more straight forward and the idea of Greek methodology in the modern world is a welcome surprise. As a note, the first book is the most boring book compared to the other 4 books, but it also one of the most important because a lot of important characters are introduced in the first book, this is the only drawback with the movie, is that it has a 50/50 chance to attract the audience because of the weak storyline of the first book but i guarantee that the next sequels will blow your head away.

PROS: Very Loyal to the Back, Ensemble Cast, Percy is very Charismatic and the same time funny, Audience will enjoy the film

CONS: 50/50 chance of the film turning the audience to be hard core fans, Most boring (yet, still enjoyable) of the 5 book series


RATING: out of 5 stars

Eijan Says: If you read the book, SEE IT, if you haven't read the book, still SEE IT.

That's all for now

Peace out!!