Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Greek mythology that happened in modern times
2021-12-31 08:01
He is a warrior with a special liking for water, and his best friend is a patron saint who hides his true identity. At the same time, he also meets a violent and ill-intentioned beauty. Before learning to use one's own abilities, he was constantly struggling and entangled between being a human being or being a god. In the end, all people will gather in a hidden territory, fighting frantically and desperately in order to achieve their goals-this is the basic movie concept embodied in "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief", The film is directed by Chris Columbus and adapted from the best-selling novel Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson) created by Rick Riordan. The whole story is modern and revolves around several Unfolding, the young man with the blood of the Greek gods flowing on his body, they are all half-human and half-god superpowers. In the process of realizing their true identity, they not only need to find their place in this world, but also have to assume the responsibility of "savior".
In this way, "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" is based on Greek mythology, and then incorporates some cruxes and topics that can only be encountered in modern times, making this film and other surrealism The background works are completely distinguished. After experiencing the transformation from novel to film, Jake Abel, the actor of Luke, the son of Hermes, admitted: "In my opinion, it is precisely because of the very modern right and wrong contained in the story. , Which makes this film so prominent and unique among other works of the same type. And everyone will find an interesting fact that after so many years, these Greek gods are still arguing."
The protagonist Percy Jackson in the film is Logan Lerman. Although he has just turned 18, he has already accumulated a wealth of film experience. ), Christian Bale and Russell Crowe (Russell Crowe) and other movie stars in "Patriot" (ThePatriot) and "Duel Yuma Town" (3:10 toYuma) Opposing the scene, Leman said: "You can find a lot of topics that are closely related to the story of "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" from the environment around you, all of which are symbols of problems that need to be dealt with in daily life. Percy looks It's like your high school classmate, a little active and doesn't like studying—then he found out that he was the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea."
The character of Brandon T. Jackson, Glover Underwood, appeared on the premise of a protector and a good friend. He concealed his true identity and followed Pere like a normal person. On the left and right of West, Jackson said: "I think Percy is obviously much cooler than the magician Harry Potter. He is from Brooklyn. This also explains why he always has a slightly mocking coldness in his character.I think the "Percy Jackson" series of novels are not only full of amazing surrealism, but also full of unrepresented reality. The Glover I play is also a half-human and half-god, although he has lost My own divine power, but still loyally staying by Percy’s side, is the real protector. The film describes us in class, but unexpectedly the substitute teacher suddenly incarnates into the nemesis and attacks us—I What I want to say is that all fantasy elements are based on realism."
As for Alexandra Daddario (Alexandra Daddario), her role in the film Annabeth Chase, the daughter of Athena, is regarded as an ordinary young woman with the only difference. It is because she has a fighting skill that no one can match. Daddario said: "Annabeth has her own weaknesses. Like any girl her age, she is always incompatible with the surrounding environment. Unable to concentrate and seem at a loss. This is very similar to the feeling that I have come all the way in the acting industry, and I have experienced countless self-denial and self-questioning."
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief quotes
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Percy Jackson: Oh, I wish I could spend all day underwater instead of this place.
Grover: Right. It's like High School without the musical.
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Medusa: [When she meets Annabeth & the Hysterical Woman] Well, *this* is a fabulous surprise.