The Lightning Thief

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,…

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…

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…

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…

Do you enjoy fantasy stories with a little greek mythology? If so, The Lightning Thief is the best story for you. The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, is about how Perseus and his friends, Grover and Annabeth, are going on different adventures to figure out who the Lightning Thief is. The Lightning Thief if unique because it has the mythical gods and goddesses as the character’s parents. The book is different/unique because it has events that are no where near true but they are so detailed.…

Percy Jackson Essay In the stories Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief and “Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon” shows how the percy jackson movie modernises the perseus story with the events, hero types, and the theme. The first the that I am going to start with is the events. It transforms it through the events with the the start of the each of their quest. It all starts with both of them trying to save or get there mom back with persuas he was trying to protect his mom from the…

“Family Luke. You promised.” This is a quote from The Last Olympian, the final book in the Percy Jackson series. However, this quote, and the book it comes from, are not included in the movie franchise. The Percy Jackson books are about love, family, identity, isolation, deceit, and trust. They transport you into an intense world of adventure and danger. The movies destroy this point of view. Not only are the Percy Jackson movies a disgrace to its fandom because it completely changes the plot…