It's very, very late right now, and I don't have lots of time, so I shall give a brief(ish) review of Percy Jackson. In most aspects, it was quite average. The acting and sets, fight scenes, etc... were mediocre. In addition, the plot was completely predictable. Hero is in ignorance of his unique abilities, hero discovers he is the hero, hero meets love interest and then sets off on a quest with love interest and funny sidekick. Adventures, followed by hero's defeat of nemesis and his ultimate victory, followed by final scene with love interest. I was able to predict almost all the "character development", which really had no depth or development to it at all. Despite the mediocrity, however, I still enjoyed it. Why, you may ask? Because Percy Jackson and the Olympians has some story idea. The very concept is rather ingenious and refreshingly new. And so, thought the acting and plot lacked life, the idea was so fresh and living that the movie was still quite enjoyable.
Oh, and for those few happy students who, like me, are students of Greek - this story should win an award for the funniest joke in a dog's age. Apparently (at least in the world according to Percy Jackson), dyslexia is a sign that you're hotwired to read ancient Greek.
Hahahah. I read the books, but I've given up on watching movies based on books.
ReplyDeleteThe books are hilarious. And I've never caught any mistakes in the mythology, though it did misdefine hubris...
But yeah, I can't help but grit my teeth at the fact that everyone can automatically read Greek. >.<
(though it's really funny Mr. D cusses in Greek, because I know what he's saying ^_^)