According to wikipedia.org Leaders of the Hellenic claimed in 2005 that there are as many as 2,000 adherents to the Hellenic tradition in Greece, with an additional 100,000 who have "some sort of interest" No official estimates exist for devotees worldwide. This means that only 2000 people in the whole world commit their religion to the Greek gods. The movie and book The Lightning Thief written by Rick Riordan, Directed by Chris Columbus, brings back that faith of Greek gods and gives people a new insight on it. The Character vs. Character conflict in the story is that Zeus and the other olympian gods think that Percy stole his almighty weapon the Lightning Bolt and Percy needs to return it in time to stop a feud between the olympians.
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An example of this is the kind music that is played during several parts, it expresses on how important the conflict is and shows how dramatic it is. If Percy doesn’t return the Bolt, the world will end. Some other cinematic devices such as special effects, camera angle shots, and lighting are used throughout the movie. Another example is how Columbus portrayed the conflict in The Lightning Thief is when Zeus is talking to Poseidon about the lightning bolt being stolen the camera zooms out on them two talking while dramatic music is playing. This helps the reader understand how serious Zeus is about the fact that, his lightning bolt was stolen. This scene shows the external/internal conflict Person vs. A task they are compelled to undertake. Also, during this scene the lighting of the sky is very dark and gloomy, this use of cinematic device also shows how intense the conversation is. When the sky is blue and bright it sets the mood to be joyful and merry, but when It’s dark and scary, it sets the mood to be grim and
“The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel", written by Rick Riordan …show more content…
An example of this is the kind music that is played during several parts, it expresses on how important the conflict is and shows how dramatic it is. If Percy doesn’t return the Bolt, the world will end. Some other cinematic devices such as special effects, camera angle shots, and lighting are used throughout the movie. Another example is how Columbus portrayed the conflict in The Lightning Thief is when Zeus is talking to Poseidon about the lightning bolt being stolen the camera zooms out on them two talking while dramatic music is playing. This helps the reader understand how serious Zeus is about the fact that, his lightning bolt was stolen. This scene shows the external/internal conflict Person vs. A task they are compelled to undertake. Also, during this scene the lighting of the sky is very dark and gloomy, this use of cinematic device also shows how intense the conversation is. When the sky is blue and bright it sets the mood to be joyful and merry, but when It’s dark and scary, it sets the mood to be grim and