What is Zeus without his bolt?ĭirector Chris Columbus has fun with this goofy premise, but as always I am distracted by the practical aspects of the story. That's what he does, hurl that lightning bolt. You can understand why Zeus is so upset about losing his lightning bolt. They had no personalities to speak of, but simply went about doing what they did. It's one of my weaknesses that I was never able to work up much of an interest in the Greek gods, who made for discouraging fiction because they were entirely defined by their attributes. Hades, you recall, is the brother of Zeus and Poseidon. There is also the advent of Steve Coogan as Hades. A young boy discovers hes the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Undoubtedly the biggest attraction among the gods is Medusa, and Uma Thurman demonstrates she can wear a snake-covered head as gracefully as Pierce Brosnan can trot around with a horse's netherlands. Its so far from the book that it is painful to watch. Perseus 'Percy' Jackson is the eighteen-year-old Greek demigod son of Poseidon and Sally Jackson. You may be looking for the series, the video game, the film, the film soundtrack, the film character or the character from the TV series. (The story requires a certain suspension of disbelief.) Why, when or how he allegedly might have done so begins as a mystery to Percy, but eventually the situation leads to slam-bam special-effects sequences, as the gods and demigods do battle. This article is about the book series character. Jackson), who is revealed as a sort of assistant demigod assigned to watch over him.His teacher is Mr. Poseidon was the god of the sea, you will recall. Zeus ( Sean Bean) and Poseidon ( Kevin McKidd) meet atop the Empire State Building to discuss Zeus' missing lightning bolt, which he believes Percy, Poseidon's son, has stolen. Percy finds he can think best when underwater for 10 minutes at a time. The gods of Mount Olympus and assorted monsters seem to have walked out of the pages of Percys Greek mythology texts and into his life - and theyre not happy. After learning of his real identity, he goes off to Chiron's demigod training camp with Grover, and he becomes friends with Annabeth ( Alexandra Daddario), a demi-goddess if ever I've seen one. Trouble-prone teen Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of school - but thats the least of his problems. Percy, for example, thinks he is dyslexic, but it's only that his eyes instinctively turn English into Greek letters. The movie, based on a novel by Rick Riordan, has fun working out modern parallels for Greek mythology. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - Movies on Google Play. Give Brosnan a lot credit for wearing the back half of a horse as if he'd been doing it for years. Brunner ( Pierce Brosnan), who is actually Chiron, a centaur. Jackson), who is revealed as a sort of assistant demigod assigned to watch over him. Percy finds he can think best when underwater for 10 minutes at a time.