Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Percy Jackson lives a normal life. For a demigod, that is. He lives with his mother and stepfather in New York. Strange things happen to him quite often. He doesn't find out until his 7th grade year, though, the reason for these strange occurrences. Zeus's master bolt, the strongest weapon in the world, was stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect. Percy is shipped off to Camp Half-Blood, where he learns that his birth father is Poseidon. Because of his lineage, Percy has unusual powers and can control the water's actions. (FYI: Poseidon is the god of the sea) Percy and his friends, Annabeth and Grover, go on a quest to retrieve the lightning bolt. Annabeth's mom is Athena, and Grover is a satyr (half man-half goat). They end up going on this big adventure across the entire US and going to the Underworld towards the end. The movie and the book end kind of differently.

Movie: Luke (son of Hermes) is the lighting thief. Percy defeats him right before he returns the bolt to Olympus.

Book: Percy returns the bolt to Olympus. Only after that, when he's back at camp, does he discover that Luke is the real thief. Luke escapes before Percy can report him.

My opinion:  I love the book, and the sequels are great, too. The movie is great, but it really didn't follow the book. Also, the actress who plays Annabeth is not the right actress. 1) She's supposed to be blonde. 2) She gorgeous, but she looks just like him. Both have dark hair and BLUE eyes. They could be twins, for crying out loud!!!!!!! That's just wrong. People aren't supposed to start looking like each other until after they're married! Great movie, though, and an amazing book! I suggest reading and watching. (there's not really anything that's very questionable in the movie)

Until next time!
~Caroline