After discovering the mystery of his own life, Percy Jackson was sent to a special school. The children who study in this school are descendants of numerous mythological figures. When Percy Jackson arrived at the school, Poseidon immediately declared Jackson his child. In this school, Percy Jackson made two good friends, one was the beautiful Annabeth Chase, a descendant of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and craftsmanship; the other was Grove Ender Grover Underwood, a descendant of Orcs. Not much time at the school, Percy Jackson was identified by the gods as the thief who stole the thunder rod of Zeus, the god of the universe. Percy Jackson is specified thunder stick to hand over within 10 days, otherwise, his mother would be killed these gods, and the war between the gods are inevitable ......
Behind the scenes
and a " Harry Potter?
Rick Riordan's "Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympia" is very much like another fantasy children's book, "Percy Jackson and the God of Olympia" in terms of subject matter, character settings, and even the popularity of the novel. Harry Potter series. So far, the latter has had huge global repercussions and even has a cultural syndrome associated with it.
However, in the eyes of director Chris Columbus, there is no comparison between the two. He said: "'Harry Potter' is the kind of film with an increasingly complex and darker story, where the protagonist matures little by little and the story becomes more and more unacceptable. So much so that by the end, the entire film is It's not a children's film anymore. But Percy Jackson has always been a child. In these novels, he only grew from 12 to 16 years old, and the story as a whole is childlike. What makes me happy is that I can find my 17-year-old mentality."
Fans of the novel are worried that Chris Columbus will change the story beyond recognition, because he made "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" because of the right The changes to the novel were relatively large, and were opposed by many fans. But Columbus himself was not worried about such doubts at all. He said: "I still have to say that the changes I made were necessary and correct. When the film is finished, everyone will think that this is a film. Exciting movie. I'm definitely not going to follow the novel's footsteps word for word, but the changes are sure to delight fans of the novel. For the rest of the upcoming Percy Jackson franchise, I also There will be bigger changes, and I'm sure everyone will like them."
Speaking of future sequels, Chris Columbus said he was very interested in continuing the series. He said: "I'd love to keep making this series, and I hope it's as successful as Harry Potter. I'm very familiar with pop culture and what kind of movies children like to watch these days. . We have now negotiated 4 films in the Percy Jackson series. But the series is getting thicker and thicker, the kids are growing up, and it's definitely going to be an adaptation. I'm still enjoying the filming process though. . "
visual effects and the actors are the focus
for such a series of" fairy melee, "the movie, the visual effect is often more important than the story. With good visuals, the film is almost half done. Most of the audience's enthusiasm for such films is also in the pursuit of visual effects.
Chris Columbus said: "Yes, I think about special effects almost every day. It's been more than 7 years since I shot two episodes of Harry Potter, and during those years, computer effects and CGI Technology has improved significantly. I don't need to talk to the VFX crew about how to shoot and then design the shot. I just design the shot, draw the storyboard, and put what I want Just tell them the effect. In the film, Uma Thurman plays Medusa with snake hair, and there are a few close-ups of her. In the past, this kind of shot was very difficult to make. Now it is convenient Well, we found a few real snakes, tracked their movements, and made a virtual snake wig, which we could put on Thurman on the computer. Pierce Brosnan's Centaurus in the film did the same Compared with the previous technology, the current technology is really convenient."
In addition to the visual effects, the choice of the leading role is also very critical to the success or failure of the film. This time Columbus found a rising star, Logan Lerman. Columbus's evaluation of Lerman is that he has great acting skills. He said: "Lerman is a very talented kid, he has a great execution ability. He can complete my requirements and instructions on set without compromise. In fact, I look at him like I look at myself. My child, he is actually younger than my child. I am very happy to work with such a child. And I am also very happy to have Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan join, although it is only a small role, but this The two big-name stars are still very dedicated." Speaking of making this film, he is only 17 years old this year, but Logan Lerman, who has been making films for 10 years, said: "I wish I could make a film like this very early on. this is so cool, so exciting. I can not wait to see me on the screen is how to take the lessons learned from that bad of lightning. "
tidbits
the film adaptation of the same name from author Rick G Ruiao Dan's series of novels. "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" is the first novel in the series.
There are 5 novels in the "Percy Jackson and the Olympian Gods" series, in addition to "The Lightning Thief", there are "The Sea of Monsters" (The Sea of Monsters), "The Titan's Curse" (The Titan's Curse) , The Battle of the Labyrinth, and The Last Olympian.
20th Century Fox bought the rights to "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" before the novel was released to the public.
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