The Lightning Thief
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The Book vs. The Movie (Why is the movie so off on the events in the book?)
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Jun 13, 2014 04:30PM
So, if you have not read AND seen the Lighting Thief movie/book, stop here, because this is all about the movie and I do not wish to start a movie spoiler party. Just because you read the book does not mean you qualify, you must have seen the movie AS WELL as read the book.
So, everyone who has seen and read The Lightning Thief, this is a discussion about what difference there are between the book and the movie. I have also seen and read it, and I have my own opinion which I will reveal after 40 DIFFERENT people have commented. So what I wish you all to do is to comment how you feel, what made you feel that way, comparisons between the book and the movie, and vote whether you you liked the movie or not. See? Its that simple!! I want to see what you guys think!! So lets see what you think!! Go on and spill the beans!!
So, everyone who has seen and read The Lightning Thief, this is a discussion about what difference there are between the book and the movie. I have also seen and read it, and I have my own opinion which I will reveal after 40 DIFFERENT people have commented. So what I wish you all to do is to comment how you feel, what made you feel that way, comparisons between the book and the movie, and vote whether you you liked the movie or not. See? Its that simple!! I want to see what you guys think!! So lets see what you think!! Go on and spill the beans!!
I think it's beyond 'off on events'. The movie TLF and the book have practically nothing in common except the Percy-finding-out-he's-a-demigod-thing. Everything else is just made up. They made up their own plot and everything. Oh, and the other thing is the whole gotta-get-my-mom-out-of-the-underworld-thing. But apart from that, everything, and I mean everything, except the characters and even they are a bit off, is different. There might be some more things similar but I don't remember the book since it's clouded by the movie because I've seen it a 100 times. The movies IS good though, if you do not count it as a book to movie adaptation.
What I hated about the movie:
First of all I would to point out that it was plain awful! It's very inaccurate to the book and the acting is pretty terrible. (Sorry, this is gonna be REALLY long)
1: The actors are 17-20 years old when their supposed to be 12, okay director?!?
2: Capture the flag at Camp Half-Blood: Alright, all Hades is about to break lose in me.
Where the freaking heck is Clarisse? Oh wait that's right, the director didn't even add her to the movie! So, whose the red team captain? Annabeth. Alright, now THAT is jacked up. What could possibly make this worse, oh ya....she FIGHTS Percy! And, Percy wins?!? How? Oh, because he had a sudden eager to touch the water and he suddenly got "magical" Poseidon powers to overcome Annabeth and like 4 other guys, and the Red team just lets Percy take the flag even though they're out-numbering him 50-1???
3: Hades appears at the campfire! What.....on......earth? That SO didn't happen in the book. And what is he doing there? Black-mailing Percy to swap the bolt for his Mom?!? O_O That's NOT ACCURATE!
4: Aww, Luke is SO nice to let Percy have these shoes that he will use at least 3 times in this movie, when he didn't even use it once in the book...oh and they WEREN'T his ultimate demise to send him to Tartaus...it was just a nice gift...yay? And, WHAT!?! He had a map that so convientely shows Persephone's pearls! WHAT!?! Percy was given them in Hollywood by some see nymph or someone under the water.
5: All the stops they make to find the pearls.
1. Medusa: She was supposed to be some "kind old lady" but instead she's some young lady wearing a heck of a lot of black leather....ya very close to the book right? Then their was some weird lady whose husband was turned to stone and she was dragging Annabeth around like a lunatic? Oh, and yes its VERY realistic that Annabeth (who somehow has brown hair) drives straight through a brick wall with her eyes closed, kills Medusa, and walks a way unharmed.
2. Some museum where they fight the Hydra. Oh my gosh, they DON'T fight the Hydra til' the 2nd book, this NEVER took place in the book! This was like some rip-off part of the Echidna and Chimera!
3. The Lotus hotel and casino. Oh yes, all these people are TOTALLY fine with letting some obviously underaged teenagers into a casino. It's not like they were only in the hotel part in the book (sarcasm). And they so LUCKILY find a pearl just sitting in the casino.
6: Okay, they reach the underworld. The Hellhounds are nothing more than a few German Sheperds. Ooh, SO scary. They're called off by Persephone who somehow manages to make an appearance in the 1st book, when she isn't even introduced til' the 4th book. And she suddenly has some interest in satyrs O_O! And if that wasn't bad enough, she grabs the lightning bolt and BLASTS Hades (who happens to look like some regular dude in an average living room, not the God of the Underworld or nothing)! Since when can the bolt do that!?! And there was NO mention of the Helm of Darkness either! And, oh my gosh, GROVER IS LEFT BEHIND INSTEAD OF PERCY'S MOTHER!?!
7: Instead of the ending being where Percy returns the bolt, battles Ares, and gets back to Camp Half Blood where Luke tries to kill him with this poisoness scorpian, the ending battle is not of Percy fighting Ares, but of him fights Luke, while flying with the Hermes shoes!?!?! And if that wasn't' bad enough ANNABETH is slicing her knife around trying to slit Luke's throat; after all, it's not like they ever knew each other, right? For crying out loud, Ares wasn't even mentioned in the movie! It was just TERRIBLE!
Okay, there's all my thoughts on the movie. And don't even get me started on Sea of Monsters!
First of all I would to point out that it was plain awful! It's very inaccurate to the book and the acting is pretty terrible. (Sorry, this is gonna be REALLY long)
1: The actors are 17-20 years old when their supposed to be 12, okay director?!?
2: Capture the flag at Camp Half-Blood: Alright, all Hades is about to break lose in me.
Where the freaking heck is Clarisse? Oh wait that's right, the director didn't even add her to the movie! So, whose the red team captain? Annabeth. Alright, now THAT is jacked up. What could possibly make this worse, oh ya....she FIGHTS Percy! And, Percy wins?!? How? Oh, because he had a sudden eager to touch the water and he suddenly got "magical" Poseidon powers to overcome Annabeth and like 4 other guys, and the Red team just lets Percy take the flag even though they're out-numbering him 50-1???
3: Hades appears at the campfire! What.....on......earth? That SO didn't happen in the book. And what is he doing there? Black-mailing Percy to swap the bolt for his Mom?!? O_O That's NOT ACCURATE!
4: Aww, Luke is SO nice to let Percy have these shoes that he will use at least 3 times in this movie, when he didn't even use it once in the book...oh and they WEREN'T his ultimate demise to send him to Tartaus...it was just a nice gift...yay? And, WHAT!?! He had a map that so convientely shows Persephone's pearls! WHAT!?! Percy was given them in Hollywood by some see nymph or someone under the water.
5: All the stops they make to find the pearls.
1. Medusa: She was supposed to be some "kind old lady" but instead she's some young lady wearing a heck of a lot of black leather....ya very close to the book right? Then their was some weird lady whose husband was turned to stone and she was dragging Annabeth around like a lunatic? Oh, and yes its VERY realistic that Annabeth (who somehow has brown hair) drives straight through a brick wall with her eyes closed, kills Medusa, and walks a way unharmed.
2. Some museum where they fight the Hydra. Oh my gosh, they DON'T fight the Hydra til' the 2nd book, this NEVER took place in the book! This was like some rip-off part of the Echidna and Chimera!
3. The Lotus hotel and casino. Oh yes, all these people are TOTALLY fine with letting some obviously underaged teenagers into a casino. It's not like they were only in the hotel part in the book (sarcasm). And they so LUCKILY find a pearl just sitting in the casino.
6: Okay, they reach the underworld. The Hellhounds are nothing more than a few German Sheperds. Ooh, SO scary. They're called off by Persephone who somehow manages to make an appearance in the 1st book, when she isn't even introduced til' the 4th book. And she suddenly has some interest in satyrs O_O! And if that wasn't bad enough, she grabs the lightning bolt and BLASTS Hades (who happens to look like some regular dude in an average living room, not the God of the Underworld or nothing)! Since when can the bolt do that!?! And there was NO mention of the Helm of Darkness either! And, oh my gosh, GROVER IS LEFT BEHIND INSTEAD OF PERCY'S MOTHER!?!
7: Instead of the ending being where Percy returns the bolt, battles Ares, and gets back to Camp Half Blood where Luke tries to kill him with this poisoness scorpian, the ending battle is not of Percy fighting Ares, but of him fights Luke, while flying with the Hermes shoes!?!?! And if that wasn't' bad enough ANNABETH is slicing her knife around trying to slit Luke's throat; after all, it's not like they ever knew each other, right? For crying out loud, Ares wasn't even mentioned in the movie! It was just TERRIBLE!
Okay, there's all my thoughts on the movie. And don't even get me started on Sea of Monsters!
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