I must admit that I had never heard of Percy Jackson until I saw the teaser trailer last fall. I am a huge mythology nut, especially Greco-Roman mythology, so this movie looked like it was right up my alley. After watching the movie, I was more than a little pleased. I kinda liked how they made Percy similar to Perseus, whose exploits were fictionalized in Clash of the Titans starring Harry Hamlin, and will be reimagined in this years Clash of the Titans starring Sam Worthington.
Percy is the son of Poseidon (Kevin McKidd) God of the Seas and Earthquakes and one of the Big Three (Zeus and Hades). Being the son of one of the Big Three gives him a considerable amount of power. We saw him use his power over water; it will be interesting to see if they work in the earthquake powers if the series continues.
I haven’t read the books and don’t know how closely it tracks to the source material. I am not sure if they are going to make this a franchise, but considering how popular the book is, I am sure that there were discussions. The story was decent and the pacing was good. When it ended, I seemed to want more, and as a movie goer that’s a good sign. However, it ended in a way that if they don’t ever do another Percy Jackson movie it isn’t as if the story left you hanging.
The effects were good and the CGI was seamless with the live action. All of the actors were perfect in their roles, though I did have a hard time buying Alexandra Daddario (Kate in White Collar) as a 17 year old.
Oh, and don’t think of this post as just another reason to post a picture of Rosario Dawson.
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This post was written by Bedlam on February 22, 2010
