After a few weekends of seeing romantic comedies, revenge and shoot ’em up movies, I was in the mood for a light film with some fantasy. I saw the trailer for “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief” and thought this would be a good choice. The story is about, of course, Percy Jackson, who is a child of Poseidon, the god of the sea from Greek mythology. Percy is only a demigod since his father procreated with a human. I like the choice of actor Logan Lerman to play Percy. He has a heroic quality to him and he was likeable. Percy’s friend and protector is played appealingly by Brandon T. Jackson.
There is a great supporting cast of who’s who among Hollywood elite from Pierce Brosnan as a centaur to Rosario Dawson as sexy Persephone and Uma Thurman as Medusa.
I enjoyed the film and its special effects; they were reminiscent of 70s and 80s films, such as “Clash of The Titans.”
The storyline is typical: something is stolen and if it is not returned the world will be destroyed. Of course, Percy is destined to find it.
As I was reading about the books, I found that the corresponding literary Percy is 12 years old, but in the film he is 17. This is a difference between the Harry Potter films and the Jackson series. We have gotten to watch Harry grow up; with Percy, he is pretty well there.
“Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lighting Thief” is overall a good film with a feel good message. It was directed by Valley native Chris Columbus, who directed the first two Harry Potter films.
Hopefully in the sequel, Percy will grow up -- but not too much.
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