Percy, played by Logan Lerman, is an average kid
living in New York City. He doesn’t try too hard at school, deals with dyslexia
and ADHD and doesn’t have the best home life since his mother (Catherine
Keener) remarried a bum (Joe Pantoliano). However, when he is on a field trip
to the museum, his life is changed forever when Mrs. Dobbs, played by Maria
Olsen, turns into Alecto and demands Percy to return a stolen lightning bolt. Before
he knows it, a confused Percy is being sent to a secret camp for his own
protection, where he finds out that his wheelchair-bound tutor Mr. Brunner
(Pierce Brosnan) is actually a centaur and his crutches-using best friend
Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) is a Satyr who were sent to protect him.
Percy finds out that he is actually the son of Sea God,
Poseidon, played by Kevin McKidd, making him a very powerful demigod.
Unfortunately, Poseidon’s brother Zeus, played by Sean Bean, thinks that Percy
has stolen his lightning rod, which has the possibility to start a war between
the Gods. To make the situation worse, the God of the Underworld, Hades, played
by Steve Coogan, kidnaps Percy’s mother and demands the lightning bolt. The only
problem. Percy doesn’t have the bold and doesn’t know where it is. Still, he
decides to go on this risky journey to the Underworld so he can save his
mother, before trying to convince Zues that he is telling the truth.
Despite the parts of the surprisingly violent Camp
Half Blood, where Percy learns how to control his powers, drag on too long, his
journey across the country along with Grover and Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario),
the warrior daughter of Athena (Melina Kanakaredes), are enjoyable. Their journey
takes them from the botanical garden of Medusa, played by Uma Thurman, to the pleasure-seeking
casino in Las Vegas, and the glory of the Parthenon in Nashville as they race
against the time to rescue Percy’s mother, while learning different Greek
history lessons on the way. Martin said, “The brief detour to the Underworld is
one of the movie's biggest highlights, with a campy Coogan draped in metallics
and leather as Hades, while Rosario Dawson oozes sex appeal as the lustful and
trapped Persephone. Big names like Brosnan, Bean and Thurman add plenty of
gravitas to proceedings, while relative newcomer Logan Lerman shows he is
definitely one to watch as he transforms Percy from bratty schoolkid to brave
hero, shining in his battle sequences and displaying a knack for comedy.”
Yes, there are plot holes, and so many loose ends,
including how no one even thinks about the destruction of the Empire State
Building, Parthenon, and so on, but that aside, the film manages to make Greek mythology
both fun and exciting and is sure to attract its key demographic. With Chris
Columbus, the director of the first two Harry Potter movies, directing this
one, we get exactly what we would expect. Beneath all of the explosions,
violence, and awe-inspiring special effects, is a nice story about a boy
wanting to save his mother and the importance of friends, which could give
Harry Potter a run for his money.
As a person who never read the books, I found myself
enjoying this film, being a huge Greek Myths fan. My sister got this from
Netflix back when they had DVD rentals and we watched this one night. I believe
we both liked this and if you have a Disney+ account, you should see this. Give
it a chance, but if you don’t like it, I understand. Just judge it based on
your own thoughts.
Next week, we will finish off “Greek Mythology Month”
with the sequel to this film. Sorry for the last posting. I fell asleep after
coming back from work.
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