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Dressed in a modern piece of Greek mythology
Nakia 2022-03-21 09:01:32
If there is no "Harry Potter" or "The Chronicles of Narnia" in front, everyone must be surprised and exclaimed. But the movie is better than the movie, and the one who dies must be completely broken. The story structure is classic to complete specific tasks: bad people frame good people, good people are inexplicably persecuted, and then cultivate, unite with friends to find the truth, it is best to compete with bad people, and a happy ending; the special effects pictures are nothing new, although far beyond Chinese. level, but in the rapid technological wave of Hollywood, it can only be regarded as a drifter, and the lack of creativity is the biggest Achilles' heel. The only thing that is fresh about the story is the background. Like the original novel, the film is set in Greek mythology and tells the adventures of hybrids born of gods and mortals. Greek mythology has been circulated for thousands of years, and even became a part of people's subconscious psychology under the guidance of the psychoanalytic school. This system has a very important position in the scope of human discourse. The original author is a teacher, who must be quite familiar with Greek mythology. He chose the gods like to show mercy everywhere as an entry point, and the demigods and demigods born by them and mortals became the protagonists of the story. These protagonists are also just adolescence, that is, the age of twelve or thirteen (the movie was changed to sixteen). Compared with the "Harry Potter" going dark, the "Percy Jackson" series is more of an "adventure"-style journey. Director Chris Columbus is the best director of this lighthearted family-friendly theme, and his two Harry Potter works, the first two in the series, are a far cry from the darker style of the later four. far; "Home Alone" has established its status as the king of family comedy directors. Therefore, fans of Harmony and Narnia need not expect or worry about a new Potter. Percy is the representative of the modern and young versions of Greek mythology. The protagonist is already sixteen years old, and growth is not the most important theme.
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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.