So it's basically about this boy - Percy Jackson - who is accused of stealing Zeus (Sean Bean)'s lightening bolt, and if he doesn't get it back there'll be a big war between the gods, which will tear up the earth and basically ruin everything. so the missing bolt leads to Percy's mother being stolen by Hades. so, Percy travels across America, led by a map given to him by Luke (Jake Abel), one of Percy's new demi-god friends with Grover (Brandon T. Jackson), his hilarious protector and best friend, and the mysterious yet very capable Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) who is set to be a love interest from the start, in order to get his mother back from hell, whilst tackling the many opponents trying to steal the lightening bolt from Percy, despite him persistently telling them that he doesn't have it.
I thought the ending especially was a high point, not because it was the end, but because of the unseen twists, and because although their journey was entertaining, the last fifteen minutes is where it all really kicked off, and everything added up. there were lots of clever links to actual Greek mythology, which is a plus, and although i don't know a lot about Greek mythology, so i can't tell if it was all entirely accurate, the fact that they put so much of it in, while still modernising it to fit in with the twenty first century was very clever, although i'm sure they had to use their creative licence to adapt some of the stories to fit with their tale.
So to conclude although the idea of having a summer camp type demi-god fortress somewhere in America is awesome, i am still slightly dubious about some of the Greek mythology but i don't think it would ruin the film for anyone except Greek mythology fanatics who knew the stories with great accuracy. the special effects were good, and although it wasn't all action all the time, i didn't find myself getting bored at any point, which is always a good thing. i think i'll probably watch it again at some point in the near future, even if it's just to marvel at the idea of it all, but probably mostly for the story, and despite knowing all the twists and turns i'm pretty sure i'll still enjoy it just as much as i did the first time.
So to conclude although the idea of having a summer camp type demi-god fortress somewhere in America is awesome, i am still slightly dubious about some of the Greek mythology but i don't think it would ruin the film for anyone except Greek mythology fanatics who knew the stories with great accuracy. the special effects were good, and although it wasn't all action all the time, i didn't find myself getting bored at any point, which is always a good thing. i think i'll probably watch it again at some point in the near future, even if it's just to marvel at the idea of it all, but probably mostly for the story, and despite knowing all the twists and turns i'm pretty sure i'll still enjoy it just as much as i did the first time.of course, this is all just my opinion.. feel free to disagree...ܤ
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