#the lightning theif movie

[skimmoons]

I think one thing that people are getting wrong about the Percy Jackson TV show is that Rick is a hypocrite for changing the story when he was so angry at the movie adaptation for its changes.

Two things are central in order for you to make a good adaptation of a book: maintaining the essence of the story (so main plot points, characters motivations and the general direction of the plot) and the essence of the characters (which also includes the characters motivations as well as their personality traits). What the show is doing is changing the story to enhance both things, the storyline and the characters.

The movies not only changed main plotpoints (Percy not knowing who his father was until said father needed his help, Percy having to take a quest to clean Poseidon's name, Poseidon helping Percy by giving him the pearls, Percy having to sacrifice the possibility of saving his mom in order to stop the war, etc.) but also completely disregarded the characters main personality traits and motivations. That's what pissed most fans off and, specially, the author. So don't compare the changes the show is doing to the changes the movies did when only one of the adaptations (two, in this case) felt like watching a bad fanfic.

Also, I would like to add that making the characters more deep and three-dimensional does not mean changing their personalities or anything. The show is supposed to show us actual human beings as opposed to background characters in a story, so they WILL need to deepen their traits and such to make them more real. The books sometimes lacked this kind of thing and if we read them now, instead of ten to fifteen years ago, we would be able to see this more clearly.

[batcavescolony]

So their is so sO SO much wrong with the Lightning thief movie But I think my two favorite things that don't make sense are

1) apparently Percy's name is just 'Percy' because he needed help to name a third demigod and he had to look at the Greek to get the name 'Perseus'

2) for some reason their are Thirteen thrones on Olympus. It's goes (right to left) Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera (a decision to put her here of all places), Hermes, Aphrodite, Poseidon, Zeus (at the head), Athena, Ares, Demeter, Apollo, Artemis, EMPTY THRONE! Why 13? For Hestia? But she doesn't have a throne she gave it up. For Hades? He also doesn't have one on Olympus!

[purpleshadow-star]

So I went to an early screening for the first two episodes of the Percy Jackson show yesterday (Saturday), and let me just say, it is 100% the adaptation we deserve. It was amazing. Once it ended, I wanted more.

The characterizations were amazing, any changes there were made sense and made the situation more realistic and added tension, the story was straight from the book, it was just amazing.

I went with my mom and she, who doesn't know the books, really enjoyed it. I asked her how she liked it (literary just the first two episodes) compared to Harry Potter (which i had her watch a few years back), and she said there was no contest. She likes the pjo show much more. She said it was engaging and even had her wanting the next episode once it was done.

Everyone needs to watch this show. It was amazing. It lives up to the hype. We need to make sure it gets greenlit for season 2.

[demigodsanswer]

When the first Percy Jackson movie came out, among all the complaints of its inaccuracies was the constant complaint that Alexandra Daddario wasn't blonde. In fact, this was repeated and complained about so much by fans, that for The Sea of Monsters she went ahead and dyed her hair blonde. However, despite this new hair color, The Sea of Monsters proved to be a fundamentally worse movie and even more incompetently adapted than the first one (imho), almost as if what determines the success of an adaptation is in fact not how much the actors look like their book counterparts.

[femslashspuffy]

It's kinda crazy how much of this book is just set up and yet you don't even notice it when you read it but they always try to breeze past it in adaptations

Well, almost always

[1800-lemon-boy]

“The weight of the worlds on my shoulders, like atlas is crushing me down. We’re not brave, we’re not strong, we’re not soldiers, my hearts just a drum and dam does it pound”

“I’m not leaving your side till we find what matters”

“I’m not leaving your side till we’re back home”

“I’m not leaving your side till your remembered”

“No matter how far we have to go”

Someone give these poor kids a hug-

[genderenvyelimination]

Surprise Round!

this goes out specifically to the person who submitted this particular half-blood. i hope you know this is what I've done

[hitchell-mope]

More albums that I’ve recently added to my Spotify playlist.

Guys and dolls. 1950

Grease

Guys and dolls. 1955

Grease 2

Guys and dolls. 1992

An American in Paris. 1951.

Singing in the rain. 1952

An American in Paris. 2014.

Singing in the rain. 2012

Cabaret. 1966

Pretty woman

Cabaret. 1972

The lightning thief

Cabaret. 2021

Kinky boots. 2005

Tick tick boom

Kinky boots. 2013

La La land.

Kinky boots. 2016

Hannah Montana the movie

Sweeney Todd. 1979

Frankenstein.

Sweeney Todd. 2005

Young Frankenstein. Broadway

Sweeney Todd. Movie

Young Frankenstein. West end

Sweeney Todd. 2012

Tomorrow morning

Sweeney Todd. 2023.

Jersey boys. Broadway

Billy Elliot. Musical

Jersey boys. Movie.

[happypeachsludgeflower]

(ಥ﹏ಥ) so close. Yet so far.

[professionallylesbian]

whe i first read PJO:TLT, i was in 5th grade (10-11 years old) and we were reading it as a class. I was so excited because i absolutely loved reading (and still do). I loved the book so much i immediately ran to my school library to check out Sea Of Monsters when we finished TLT. and in this class, whenever we finished a book, we would watch the movie (if it had one). I was so beyond excited, because i loved the book so much. now you can imagine my disappointment when i saw the actual movie, i swear you could hear my little 10 year old heart break.

i actually wasn’t allowed to watch the movie for some reason i forgot. it was a punishment for something, though i can’t remember what. i was made to face the back of the class, along with some other kids, and now i can’t help but thinking that that wasn’t actually a punishment at all.

[demigods-posts]

interestingly enough. i first read the lightning theif when i was eleven. watched the movies at twelve. listened to the musical at thirteen. watched the tv series at eighteen. and i've yet to understand the meaning of impertinent. no, i won't look it up. why? because it's too funny now.

[minkyungseokie]

Actors

Where I write for an actor or any of the characters they have played

Bill Skarsgård

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Jacob Elordi

Jacob Elordi is an Australian actor known for Euphoria, The Kissing Booth film series, and Priscilla

Jeff Ward

Jeff Ward is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Deke Shaw in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Peter Gadiot

Alan-Peter Gadiot is a British actor. Gadiot is best known for his role as James Valdez in the USA Network show Queen of the South and for his role as Shanks in the One Piece Live Action

Milo Manheim

Milo Manheim is an American actor. He is known for his starring role as Zed in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies

Pearce Joza

Pearce Joza is an American actor, known for Mech-X4, Lab Rats, and Zombies 2 + 3

Charlie Bushnell

Charlie Bushnell is an actor portraying Luke Castellan in the Disney+ adaptation of Percy Jackson and the Lightning Theif

Taz Skyler

Tarek Yassin “Taz” Skylar  is a Spanish and English actor and screenwriter based in London. Kown to play Sanji in OPLA

Iñaki Godoy

Iñaki Godoy Jasso s a Mexican actor who is known for his role as Juan Ruiz in The Imperfects (2022) and Monkey D. Luffy in Netflix's One Piece Live Action

Morgan Davies

Morgan Davies is an trans Australian actor known for playing Koby in the One Piece Live Action. I love him sm

Tom holland + Zendaya Coleman

Thomas Stanley Holland is an English actor known for Spiderman Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman is an American actress and singer Spiderman, and more

Timothée Chalamet

Timothée Hal Chalamet is an American and French actor and producer.

Jacob Romero

Jacob Romero Gibson is an American actor. He is best known for playing Usopp in the Netflix series One Piece

Finlay MacMillan

Scottish actor who plays Enoch O'Connor in the film adaptation of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children

[femslashspuffy]

As much as I love new show annabeth... musical annabeth really represents everything that I've always loved about annabeth. It's 100% just because of the nature of it being a musical but "my grand plan" saves it for me. Kristin Stokes will always be my perfect annabeth... at least until Leah Jeffries gets to play Last Olympian or further Annabeth

[zephyrwynd]

Let's Talk About Gabe Ugliano for a minute.

Percy show is out, I saw it, then had a mental breakdown.

More under the cut

So let's like. Let's talk about Gabe for a minute. Is Gabe Ugliano as bad as he is in the books? No. He isn't. Is Gabe Ugliano more likable in the show than in the movie.

No! No, he isn't! I'm not sure where the Fandom is coming from with "Gabe is actually likable now" - that's just the actor being really good at acting?

Gabe in the books was what I like to call Aggressive Abusive - he openly threatens Percy, is an ass to Sally, all sorts of nasty. I hate him. Makes him getting turned to stone extremely satisfying.

But then in the show version, Gabe is more tame. Sally has back and forth with him. They watch the Knicks together. That's not abusive! That's just jerk behavior! He said please, he's not abusive!

You're right. He's not Aggressive Abusive, he's a new kind of monster - the Charismatic Abuser. While not as overtly abusive as he was in the books, Gabe Ugliano is a new kind of ugly. He's nice to the most minimal degree. So what ARE his abusive traits that we DO see?

He puts all the financial burden on Sally

He answers Sally's phone, meaning Sally doesn't have the right to privacy.

He neglects to care about Percy's education.

He gambles away his money on Fantasy Poker and, I assume, horse racing - adding more financial strain to Sally.

When Sally mentions they're leaving to Montauk, there's this "When did I approve you leaving to Montauk." back and forth, to which he only relents when Sally agrees to give him food.

On the food thing, it's a Demand at first, then he sarcastically throws in a Please to get what he wants.

It's a more nuanced take on abuse than presented in the novels, sanitized for modern Disney audiences and also in line with the show's theme of "when is a monster a monster, when is a hero a hero." Many people think this is to add nuance to Medusa and do an Oops All Redemption Arcs but I think it's different than that.

I think Gabe will end up getting petrified because it's such an important story beat for both Percy and Sally. Sally has more agency than her book counterpart, but she doesn't have more power. She doesn't sucker up to Gabe, but she's still trapped in that relationship because of what that relationship means for Percy (remember, Gabe is protecting them with his human stench).

My dad wasn't overtly abusive to my mom. We never saw if he hit her or not - but I noticed bruises. The abuse was more towards me. My mom had agency in that dynamic but not power. You don't have to act like a complete monster to be abusive. He took us to Disney World, gave us Nintendo consoles, took us to see every Marvel movie in the world. He also neglected me, favored my brother, put unrealistic expectations on me, and I think he's the reason why my mind is so shattered at this point.

You don't have to be a complete monster, certain people just need to see you that way.

An aside about Sally Jackson:

People are saying Sally's character is completely ruined because of Gabe being nicer. Sally isn't defined by Gabe's abuse. She's defined by her resilience despite the abuse. She's defined by her resilience, her kindness to Percy, her defiance in the face of unwavering challenges. Reducing her character in The Lightning Theif to just "a victim of Gabe's abuse" sits so unwell with me. This is Sally "a queen amongst mortals" Jackson. Sally "observe as I fuck up the armies of Kronos with my shotgun" Jackson. Let's not reduce her to JUST a victim of Gabe's shit.

Anyways percy show 9.6/10 - what's with the cuts to black I don't get it

[pjo-obsessed-nerd]

11yr old sister's reaction to Percy Jackson and the Lightning Theif - The movie (any typos are due to exhaustion, I've been up for nearly 48 hrs and still can't sleep)

Percy underwater - 

Sister: Whose he?

Me: That’s Percy.

Sister: Well, why is he underwater???

***

Sister: Grover sounds very different…

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* talking about Perseus the son of Zeus *

Sister: OH, i thought they meant Percy, not… Ok.

***

* Percy gets thrown to the ground by Dodds *

Sister: Whoa!!!!! What the heck was that!?

***

* Brunner gives Percy a pen *

“This is a pen. This is a PEN.”

Sister: it’s not just a pen…

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Percy fighting with Gabe

Sister: Ugh, i hate when they fight! It makes me annoyed.

***

Grover crutches Gabe in the soft spot

Sister: OH! Yes!

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Minotaur flips the car

Sister: Oh, wow… That is… dangeroussss…

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Sally: im not like you

Sister: hands over face, gasping, about to cry, then instantly gets distracted by her fingernails

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Grover: “Annabeth, daughter of Athena, goddess of wisdom.”

Sister: pans around in chair to deadpan at me (i just about DIED)

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Grover running to the duaghters of aphrodite.

Sister: ………………………………………………..

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Chiron: your father built this (cabin) for you.

Sister: LITERALLY!? 

***

Sees the flag

Sister: Oh, that was easy… It probably won’t actually be, though. 

Annabeth drops

Sister: OH. OH!

“Did you really think it would be that easy?”

Sister: No.

***

“This is the best part!”

Sister: WHAT

“Stand up and fight. Hero.”

Sister: Wha- shes meeean.

***

Percy gets up from the river

Sister: hah. Water is how he heals… * giggles as Percy kicks the sons of Ares’ asses *

Percy gets Annabeth’s sword

Sister: * squeal * HA suck it

***

“I get the sense you don’t like me very much.”

Sister: nods frantically

“I mean our parents kind of hate each other.”

Sister: wait, really? (i’ve failed this kid in terms of mythos omg)

***

Hades comes out of the fire

Sister: Wha… What is that!?

***

“Give me the bolt and i will exchange it for your mother.”

Sister: liar…

***

“Ha, you’re being followed.”

Sister: ha-ha!

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Luke gives Percy the shield.

Sister: Whoa…..

***

“You see my dad on the highway to hell… kick his ass for me.” * cue Highway to Hell *

Sister: What. What??

***

Random lady: “PLEASE HELP ME! SHE’S COMING!”

Sister: whose ‘she’?

***

Grover body slams Percy on accident

Sister: OH-ho-ho-ho-HO!

***

Sees Medusa

Sister: Whose she? Is THAT Medusa?? It is. Uh oh. It is.

***

Medusa gets hit by a broken statue

Sister: WHOA!!!!

***

“Why do I gotta take off MY jacket?”

“Cus you’re the protector…”

Sister: Oh, ya, true.

* finds pearl w/ medusa *

Sister: Oh, SHE had the pearl.

***

Grover drifts into oncoming traffic

Sister: look out, look out, look out! TIME TO GET OFF THE ROAD!

***

Grover takes bite of can

Sister: Why is he- Ow?

***

* camera pans up to Athena’s diadem in the Parthenon *

Sister: The pearls in her TIARA??

***

Janitors start speaking in unison

Sister: Uh oh…  

Janitors become Hydra

Sister: Is that Cerberus!?

Me: Nope, that’s the Hydra.

Sister: I was close, though, because they both have more than one head, right?

Me: * laughing * kinda…

***

Hydra heads grow back

Sister: oh no…

***

Percy uses water to stall Hydra

Sister: Good thing you have the son of poseidon with you.

Grover turns Hydra to stone

Sister: And medusas head.

Grover kisses Medusa’s head, “Oh, that’s nasty…”

Sister: Yup!

***

(I’ve shown her the Lotus Hotel and Casino scene with Poker face cus she was curious)

Sees Lotus Hotel and Casino on map

Sister: is, is that the scene we saw in the video!?!?

Percy Anabeth and Grover go inside

Sister: My question is, do they get the pearl??

***

Percy: Where would we find a green pearl in this place?

Sister: Idk, they look more cyan to me…

***

Poker Face begins

Sister: * giggling uncontrollably *

***

Dude at the pinball game: whats a DVD?

Sister: he forgot what a DVD is??

***

Percy: This year?

Dude at pinball game: Ya. 1971.

Sister: Oh…

***

Lotus Casino worker: is there a problem, Mr Jackson?

Sister: uh, oh… How’d he know his name?? 

LCW: Percy Jackson is awake.

Sister: They want to keep them there so they don’t complete the quest!

***

Percy, Annabeth and Grover start running

Sister: Get the pearl. GET THE PEARL!

Percy gets the pearl

Sister: Okay! They got the pearl!

***

Me: notice how they don’t have Ares at all? Or Waterland?

Sister: No, they don’t… ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?

(girlie is maaad hahah)

***

Charon burns the money

Sister: he just… burned all that money???

***

Had a small Underworth Mythology lesson so she wouldn’t get confused by the show compared to the movie, and she was very, very tuned in lmfao

***

Hades: Would you prefer I looked like… This? * goes monster mode *

Sister: jumps back in fear, “WHAT THE-”

***

Percy drops the shield and reveals the master bolt

Sister: OMG! Luke hid it in the shield!!!

***

Sees the hellhounds

Sister: They look more like ugly cats to me…

***

Persephone kisses Hades

Sister: ew…

Persephone knocks out Hades

Sister: Ok! I like that!

***

Persephone: go. Take the botl and your mother.

Sister: okay then.

Persephone: only three?

Sister: oh NO

***

Grover bleats when Persephone beckons him to her

Sister: Haha!

***

I had to put in my own sense here, but HOW THE FUCK DOES SALLY KNOW WHERE THE OLYMPUS ENTRANCE IS???? (they also totally fucked Luke’s motivations, it’s so dumb)

***

Luke kicks Percy

Sister: Oh, NO

***

Sister: so, how does Luke fly???

Me: * now has to explain that movie!Luke has several pairs of flying shoes while TVShow!Luke and Book!Luke only had one *

***

Sister: How does his mom know how to get into Olypus tho????

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Percy and Annabeth run up to Zeus

Sister: oh, wow, he’s BIG

***

Poseidon walks up to Percy

Sister: whose he?

Me: That’s Poseidon.

Sister: That’s his dad? Heheeee!!!

***

Gover: noticed anything different about me?

Sister: fingers up at the top of her head “He has horns!!!!!”

***

Chiron: you left camp, betrayed my orders… Which is why you’re my favorite student.

Sister: OH!

***

Sister sees Annabeth’s shirt

Sister: Her arms look all red…

Me: That’s her shirt, hun.

Sister: oh…

***

Annabeth fakes out Percy, takes his sword

Sister: Haha!!!

***

Sister: Oh, wait, Annabeth doesn’t have the thingy that makes her invisible…

***

End Credit scene bonus:

Gabe opens up the fridge, Medusa’s head opens her eyes

Sister: AHHHHH! WHAT THE- WHY WAS HER HEAD IN THE FRIDGE!!!!!!

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Overall thoughts:

“I think it’s a good movie, but I prefer the tv show. Also, I’m glad Gabe got turned to stone. He totally deserved that.”