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character. The characters casted can make or break a film when they are shown on screen. Movie producers end up using famous people who have acting experience to act out the character in the book. For example, in the book, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, Percy is supposed to "look" like a 12 year old who doesn’t know what he is doing and would lose any fight he got into. Yet in the movie, Percy looks partially athletic, and is 16 years old. Casting decisions play an important role while…

Rick Riordan the Myth Thief The movie, Percy Jackson and the Olympians; The Lightning Thief, is an interesting adaptation of many Greek myths. The major plot line isn’t actually an ancient myth at all. This movie, based off the book by Rick Riordan, creates the perfect blend of Hollywood and Greek myth. It follows the main character, Percy Jackson, through many different myths and legends in a tangled story about the Olympic Gods and their wrath. The main storyline is that Percy Jackson, son…

Movie VS Book Spotting the differences in the 2 versions of the Lightning Thief Rick Riordan’s hit Percy Jackson series has become one of the most popular and best selling novels in the world since it hit shelves in 2005. After five years of praise the book was adapted into a movie in 2010. While watching the movie I noticed many differences in the story in the movie and the book, some of these were minor changes that might have been used to explain the backstory or powers of a character,…

There are many people who have read or seen The Lightning Theif. If you don’t already know, the book is about a twelve year old boy named Percy Jackson and what happens when he is flung into a world that he didn’t know existed - let alone know that he was a part of. As with most movie adaptations, a lot of changes were made to get the most action possible. In this case, however, there are so many changes to the point where the plots could almost be two completely different stories. Beyond…

Have you ever felt confused about who you really are? The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan is a based on Greek myth. Percy Jackson goes on a journey in which he discovers his true identity. When the story begins, Percy Jackson is unaware of who his father is or that he has special powers. He views himself as a "bad kid," one who always is always getting into trouble. Over the course of the story, however, he learns things about himself that he never thought possible. What he thought were…

Many stories that are famous today originated from past legends of greek mythology, so let’s take a closer look at the popular Percy Jackson series. In the book, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, the quest plotline, perfect hero archetype, and the good vs. evil theme have been modernized from the myth “Danaüs, Perseus, and the Gorgon” by Edgar Parin D'aulaires. Devising the quest plotline was the heroes protecting their mother, help from gods (and goddesses), they kill the same monster, and…

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. “The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel", written by Rick Riordan…

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Medium Thief In 2005, a new novel was released by author Rick Riordan. Entitled Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, it quickly became a New York Times Bestseller, was named a Best Book of 2005 by School Library Journal, and the YASLA Best Book for Young Adults for 2005, to name just a few of its numerous awards and recognitions. Over 1.2 million copies are known to have been sold thus far in the United States, and the book has been met…

experience as a little cub scout in those days. Being away from home did not help my fear of severe weather. I always had a constant fear of lightning and tornadoes, which did not help the fact that I was attempting to sleep in a lightning storm at around midnight one night. I also had moments where my life would flash before my eyes, especially when a lightning bolt hit not too close but not too far from where my…

lighting rod, stove, bifocal eyeglasses,(Block 42). His ingenuity helped build the foundation of the United States, which wouldn’t have been accomplished without Benjamin Franklin. The first invention that showed ingenuity was the invention of the lightning rod. “The lighting rod was the result of a flash of genius that came to Franklin after years experimenting with electricity” (Block 40). “After Franklin learned about the success of the sentry-box experiment in France, he installed a tall,…