The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief
By: Luciana Paz

Have you heard about this action/adventure movie based on three teenage kids and trying to save the world? Does it sound familiar? No, I am not talking about Harry Potter but the new movie The lightning Thief directed by Chris Columbus and the book written by Rick Riordan.
Twelve year-old boy Percy Jackson is being kicked out of school for his seventh time now, he has saver dyslexia, ADHD, but that’s not all, Greek mythical creature are going after him. Zeus’s master lightning bolt has been stolen and Percy is the prime suspect. No matter how hard he tries he can’t get out of trouble. Soon enough, Percy’s mother—who has never told him who his father was—sends him to a camp where he will be safe or they think we will be safe.

Immediately he is given a quest from the oracle (the hardest thing he has ever done in his life) and bring two friend along Grover a satyr and Annabeth daughter of Athena. Will Percy find who he really is? Who is father is? Who is the lightning thief? And most importantly will he return the bolt and stop the next biggest war? Your will have to find out and see for yourself.

The movie and the book the lightning thief is based to be in Greece where gods ruled at the time. But now Rick Riordan gives in a special touch he brings the world of gods, monsters, tails, and myths into the 21 century. The movie and book are basically the same but the movie left out some things that were not that important but would have not hurt to put them in. The movie felt like it had a good plot but it seemed like the director just read the first few chapters then skipped to the end everything happened to fast. Another thing is that it felt like the actors dint connect it how really the character was they didn’t understand the background information. Because of those three reasons I would give this movie a 3.5 out of 5 the book I would give it a 4 out of 5.

Watching “The Lightning Thief” the movie is like opening a book and the word jumping out. The author really makes it very easy to familirioraiz and connect to. He also took events from the past and put them into our time, the 21 century.

If you are looking for a movie or book that has action, adventure, Greek myths, mythological creatures, or just a movie that will satisfy you than there you go The Lightning Thief, a movie that you will enjoy no matter what.