The Lightning Thief Movie: How it Disrespected a Great Series (Percy Jackson Video Essay)

[@MovieFlame]

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[@austinmasoni3577]

@Movieflame i saw this movie when was 9 or 10 and i almost forgot it after a week i remembered basic plot points and that scene where hades looks like a demon that form that he takes looks cool but doesn't fit him at all it looks like it belongs in dark souls video game or god of war video game

[@noorelamir9232]

Movieflame I love ur videos you can always explain things I on,y watched the harry potter films and the Percy Jackson films but now I know what the canon is and you make me see movies in a different way

[@13pepper]

I read all the books and I hate the movies too.

[@jorgnocke991]

Fate - The Winx Saga please can you review this book can you make a video reviewing this book can you tell us what you think about Fate - The Winx Saga

[@eyebrow5915]

Thankyou

[@loganjoh1]

Rick: I don’t know if you read past the lightning thief The screen writers: bold of you to assume we even read the lightning thief

[@lyssa744]

Lol 😂

[@mikelsaliba2619]

Lmao🤣

[@august1837]

I’m quite sure that they didn’t read anything more than the blurb on the back of the book

[@anubhabghosh8706]

😂😂😂😂

[@dexterfilmsgaming7269]

I subbed to u cause ur right

[@blink8383]

Bruh all the iconic annabeth are missing "You drool in your sleep" And of course "Seaweed brain"

[@miconico9798]

Actually, to make things worse, they actually filmed the "You drool in your sleep" line but then cut it for NO APPARENT REASON

[@brandonb4742]

And HER HAIR

[@InvincibleSucks]

“So it would on;y work on Percy”

[@michelcomenta]

And her cap

[@Reediscoolig]

Wait Seaweed= Percy Brain=Annabeth it was the real ship name

[@l.m.hammond1927]

Book: Percy, Annabeth and Grover go on a quest to the underworld where Percy appreciates and respects his companions and we are able to root for him. Film: Peter, Bethany and Oscar go across the states to find pearls where Peter acts like an overconfident jerk, Oscar is obsessed with girls and Bethany flirts with Peter.

[@Chatterbox1237]

Lol

[@DavidRay_40]

Wasn't Percy Jackson referred to as Peter Johnson in the books at one point?

[@discodonkey4945]

@@DavidRay_40 yeah. Thats when Dionysus always miss-says percys name on purpose just to be annoying and calls him Peter Johnson

[@jeffthegamerboy3476]

Lets just call the movies: the adventure of Peter Johnson by Mr. D

[@chrisj8244]

@@jeffthegamerboy3476 what there was another name?

[@devin6079]

Luke’s betrayal in the book: Tricks Percy into coming into the woods with him, expresses disillusionment with Camp Half-Blood and the gods themselves, puts a scorpion on Percy, monologues pretty realistically about how he’s been let down time after time, then disappears like a badass and leaves Percy to die. Luke’s betrayal in the movie: HAHA TWAS ME ALL ALONG *shoots lightning and makes big kaboom*

[@kanishkpandey6068]

That’s so true also in the book he won while in the movie he lost

[@Woopor]

He literally says “I’m the lightning thief” just how all the memes say stuff like “I am the Morb” or “I am breaking bad”

[@texasred8424]

@@Woopor my favorite part of the movie was when luke said "PERCY, I AM PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF!"

[@icecube614]

Luke in the movie be like(HI IT WAS ME I DID IT TIME TO DIE BECAUSE BAD WRITING FROM THE SCREEN WRITER SAID SO)

[@StormyRessurected]

Done as average 2010’s Hollywood

[@moondreamer1677]

they pretty much made annabeth useless. annabeth: "I've never lost a fight" also annabeth: immediately loses to percy, who just came to camp and has no training whatsoever also also annabeth: "you need me for this quest" ughhh annabeth was my favorite in the books and they completely ruined her

[@Starling_stars]

Ikr, she's so badass in the books

[@six_of_crows2780]

SHE DIDNT EVEN HAVE HER INVISIBILITY CAP OR HALS DAGGER LIKE WHY EVEN HAVE HER IN THE MOVIE

[@vivianarickert8230]

also they immidately tried to get annabeth and percy to be interested at the very start (its obvious)is also so bad because what made their relationship special was all the buildup they had and stuff like I hate it

[@six_of_crows2780]

@@vivianarickert8230 YESSS espesially with the quote I have feelings for you I just dont know if they are good or bad yet, like to me that just ruined their whole relashionship while in Sea of Monsters litterally Percy and Clarisse have more of a percabeth relashionship than Percy and Annabeth

[@six_of_crows2780]

@@charlzker SHE DOSENT AND IS PRACTICALY USELES😭 *cries in Annabeth stan*

[@ishaanwankhade4834]

Rick Riordon: Did you even read the books? Screen Writers: There are books?

[@leo-kl9nh]

LMAO SO TRUE

[@mukhundsrinivasan7984]

lmao

[@a.k.d4651]

FRRR THO

[@riyaxziz]

I actually think this happened tho

[@GreenTomas2372]

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[@captainmalcolmreynolds1526]

Yeah the movie was “Peter Johnson and the thunder stealer”

[@PixelPunk4784]

😂😂😂Ohhhhhh! Screen writer :- Mr D the wine dude 🍷

[@strwberylemonade]

Underrated comment 😂😂

[@riduanaqil1452]

Lollll

[@funnythehaha]

Pete Jollyfather and the Cloud go brr robber

[@calypso5316]

@@PixelPunk4784 exactly

[@agoodgirlsguidetotaylorswift]

the screen writers: **reading TLT** "I'm Percy Jackson." the screen writers: WELL, THATS ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED! LETS BEGIN MAKING THE _PETER JOHNSON_ MOVIES

[@stephaniewolfe6604]

Best comment on this video

[@ESparkAster]

Would make sense that Mr D. was a screen writer XD

[@unit_chaeso]

Soooo true 😂😂😂

[@Rekik_and_Cherelle]

Mr. D has entered the chat

[@inkylace7045]

Yup

[@zebruh5930]

Gods in the movies: Oh we’re so sad we’re forbidden to speak to our kids but we’re going to cause we love them Gods in the books: We have kids?

[@Chatterbox1237]

Literally all unclaimed demigods in the books:wimps

[@cybercery5271]

Yeah they tried to make the gods the good guys instead of the lesser of two levels in the books

[@doge8825]

I remember that moment in the fifth book when Percy had to tell Zeus and the gods to stop being a bitch and recognize all their demigod children and I thought Zeus was gonna lighting strike him then and there lol

[@jordancastillo3470]

This made me spit out my soda thank you 😭

[@oshigames6857]

LoL facts

[@justinhorrocks8564]

You forget to mention the part where Persephone wasn't even supposed to be there. Cause it takes place in the summer, when she's with her mom.

[@depressed_firefly]

and she never was stuck with Hades either, as she complained, there was actual rule about her spending time with Demeter

[@thesararithikapeiris6511]

I noticed this too!

[@rezazorro00]

Current media : "Gonna make hades as evil as possible!! He is literal satan!!!"

[@JoshtheOverlander]

@@rezazorro00 My biggest trigger as a Greek Mythology nerd

[@Light-on9qi]

@@JoshtheOverlander same not nerd but i get triggered everytime they do that

[@ccdonuts]

There's only one thing I'm thankful of the Movies for: That they made me go read the books.

[@sarahlovescoquette]

I was reading the books frist and during reading the second book I was exited to watch the 1st movie and then I saw a hate vid and I was like: Never mind.

[@checkm88]

I can get behind this sentiment. Been a long while since I read the books and seeing videos like these just makes me want to go read them again

[@TheMoqq]

i watched half the first movie after finishing all of heroes of olympus i hate the movie, every bit i watched

[@ihaveapjoobsession]

sameee

[@miyamura_izumi_yuji]

one more good thing is the incredible soundtrack

[@Tiamat951]

Another thing you learn about Hades is that he was the best father of all the Gods, truly loving Nico and Bianca and even trying to protect their mother. He cursed the Oracle and fell out with his brothers again. I hate the way that almost every film that features Hades makes him out to be the Devil when he is far from it.

[@diip-ali1228]

Haven't read the books in a while but I remember even Percy thinking he's a chill guy lmao

[@longphan7656]

@@diip-ali1228 yeah but what they did to him and Persephone is as dirty as Disney's old Hercules animated film. Persephone is shown to be a b*tch who hate living with Hades; and when his back is turned, she just zap him

[@Bryan198026]

@@longphan7656True. To be sure she wasn't exactly fond of Hades even in the actual myths but she had great compassion for the spirits of the underworld which is why she returned every six months.

[@elizabethrobins6477]

That's untrue in Greek mythology Hades and Persephone by far had the best marrige.

[@Tiamat951]

​@@Bryan198026 Persephone loved Hadies, and he loved her in return, and even though he did have extramarital relationships with other women, she remained loyal and never complained about the other women. (Though she did try to keep Adonis.)

[@selectedshipper8282]

The shade Rick has thrown at the movie is incredible

[@finnick_odair_he_is1785]

Yup, it such a wonderful feeling knowing the CREATOR of the series himself hates it more than we do

[@christopherbzowski4346]

Rick is soooo badass

[@greekfountain9303]

@@finnick_odair_he_is1785 Yeah same. It makes sense tho they messed up his life work I would be pissed off as well. I love Rick he’s such a good role model

[@iced-americano900]

Reading the emails he sent have been an absolute experience. I love that the fandom is united in hate at the Peter Johnson movies XD. Really strengthens that sense of community, especially with Rick at the helm. I am so so glad the movies never made it to Titan's Curse, as well. (on a side note aaaaa fellow fansie! hii!!)

[@mop2254]

This movie had the full Hollywood Woke treatment. No wonder why it failed. Not every black character has to be a cool and confident ladies man and not all female leads have to be strong and dominating. There is such a thing as being vulnerable to grow as a character.

[@mango2042]

“You guys still aren’t over the movies? After all this time?” “Always” Wait wrong fandom-

[@mischiefmanaged7222]

Omg... lol 😂

[@kage3069]

I remember this quote but I forgot where it's from, plz help xD

[@diyabhatnagar7903]

@@kage3069 harry potter, snape's classic line

[@mikelsaliba2619]

Damnn thats hilarious 🤣

[@anabach3125]

Hahaha

[@gonapasreehita2220]

One of the most annoying and worst change is that annabeth charges on luke in the movies whereas in the books she always had a soft spot for luke and never admits that luke is completely bad,the fact that she charged at luke with the cursed blade is like the whole point of the prophecy is gone.

[@frankzhang866]

Oh no. That's NOT the cursed blade. Riptide is. Jk that's movie logic. Which means it isnt logical. Annabeth having the cursed blade is so poetic and how THAT was what killed Luke in the end is just an amazing story

[@Zenith_682]

The most annoying and worst change is the movie. Just, why did the movie have to change SO MUCH WHYSXUIJIDNICJENINCE

[@marshallneff1631]

Movie 2 is basically the worst movie adaptation i've ever seen, based on book 2 and 4(?)/5(?) or whatever that fight with a meatball named after the titan of time wanted to be

[@berengustav7714]

Rian Johnson took notes.

[@silverfoxalylyn6867]

Loyalty is literally Percy’s fatal flaw, and how they made him into this narcissistic, arrogant character who doesn’t care about his friends just mystifies me. Plus, Mount Olympus’ being turned to this dark mysterious place is brought to a whole new level of disrespect when in the Trials of Apollo it is actually reviewed why Mount Olympus was dazzlingly white - as a counter to Kronos’ palace which is all dark and evil themed. To quote: “… reminding me a bit too much of Kronos’s palace. (He and his Titans had been all about black marble. That was one reason Zeus insisted on Mount Olympus’s strict building codes that kept everything blinding white.)”

[@adityavarshneya2275]

Basically they made him a jock percy is so kind and giving and they completely ruined his character in movie.

[@heartonwindowsill]

Not mystifies, repulses

[@khakachu7778]

Dude and they even got what Annabeth and Grover looked like which is so messed up. Also, bro, the book said Ares was thee lighting thief but in the movie they said it Luke. 😤😐

[@sonofhades9349]

This isn’t just said in TOA, its mentioned many many times through out the entire Camp Half-Blood Chronicles and multiple times in Percy Jackson's Greek Gods. It just amazes me how they just completely pretended this didn’t exist and went on with their plans even when Rick told them to change it may times. Fuck Fox Studios for making this sooooooooooo terrible. The Disney adaptation will me infinitely better.

[@juanitamorgan5475]

Well let's hope that Percy Jackson and the Olympians which will be released on Disney Plus in 2 years does Justice to the books I'm really excited and our young Walker will do incredible and he is age appropriate to Percy's character

[@Starling_stars]

Can you believe they left out the most iconic line, "You drool when you sleep." They filmed it and had the AUDACITY to delete it?

[@bellatrn9125]

I was so pissed off when I found out the only accurate scene was cut off

[@christopherbzowski4346]

those HETHANS shall pay dearly

[@bommer5750]

EXACTLY, ITS UNACCEPTABLE

[@startenderspacebar]

studio execs: “hmm... too accurate”

[@Blueturtle1]

*UNACCEPTABLE*

[@poseidoneatsbeans]

Also, adding on, Percy talked in the book about how Latin class is the only class he takes seriously, while in the movie, he walks around carelessly with headphones in not listening.

[@bgnoise_]

yep

[@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496]

Latin is the most useless class ever!!! Why you need to learn a language that is dead and rarely speaken

[@lil_beast7142]

@@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496 they are talking about percy Jackson and he only listen because chiron was the only teacher he had liked

[@than0shark]

@@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496 history, idiot. It was a history class.

[@Nat-nr2oq]

HONESTLY THE BOOKS ARE ONLY GOOD NEVER WATCH THE MOVIE

[@missmegan3073]

in an interview someone asked the cast about blue food and they just said “that’s not really related to percy jackson but whatever” LIKE IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH PERCY JACKSON

[@jiannacabarse5169]

WHAT!?

[@faithfullyfaith199]

It was because his mom loved blue and wanted everything to be blue right? It's only been a few months since I finished both the PJ and HOH series and I already forgot.

[@Whosthisbitch26]

THAT PISSED ME OFF 1000 TIMES OFF THE CHART LIKE WHY?! HAVE THE ACTORS ATLEAST READ THE BOOKS?! of course they haven't lol

[@dartharbiter4774]

@Drew actually it was Grover. His stepdad came later in the series.

[@sharmainecrespo]

I saw that interview and at one point the guy who played Tyson in Sea of Monsters actually said that he read the book(SoM) and said that the movie follows the book like what?! I'm actually so disgusted.

[@kiwigamer4671]

One of my favourite parts of the book is that Hades is not only terrifying but funny. For most of the book he’s a big bad dark grim reaper type villain. But when Percy gets there he just complains that the underworld’s bureaucracy is too complex. It’s amazing and I love it.

[@thelegolistme3250]

Absolutely, my favourite was when Hades was lamenting and Percy just bursts Out "Charon wants a raise"

[@juliarust4909]

​@theLegolist Me That might be the best moment in the entire book and that says something. I basically worship the books and have done so since I was 8 that is more than 10 years ago.

[@tazaycharla3426]

​@@thelegolistme3250I love that upon hearing that Hades just straight up went like "Oh Charon now too, that's great, he and his STUPID ITALIAN SUITS are bankrupting me" He was a fantastic bait and switch that played with how many stories have Hades as The Big Bad while ignoring the myths

[@judelbugsrutter6727]

Yeah and giving Ares no air time esp his part in the whole fiasco ita almost as frustrating as him getting off Scott free in the books and appollo getting punished. But I would not care to be along for the ride with Ares as I did for Apollo

[@Perry-Johansson-zs1mu]

"More security ghouls," he moaned. "Traffic problems at the judgment pavilion. Double overtime for staff. I used to be a rich god, percy jackson. I control all the precious metals under the earth. But my expenses!" "Charon wants a raise," I blurted, just remembering the fact. As soon as I said it, I wished I could sew up my mouth. "Don't get me started on Charon!" Hades yelled. "Hes been impossible ever since he discovered Italian suits! Problems everywhere, and I've got to handle them all personally. The commute time alone from the palace to the gates is enough to drive me insane! And the dead just keep on arriving. No, godling. I need no help getting subjects! I did not ask for this war" -hades: the lightning theif, chapter 19 page 311-312

[@TM-tb4di]

"apparently Chris Columbus thought that having a 12 year old swing a sword would look weird" Chamber of secrets: *"AM I A JOKE TO YOU??!!!??"*

[@-cosmixnebulae-7398]

Yeah, lol, it’s weird to have twelve-year-old swing a sword, but he had no problem with it in CoS, but it “feels weird” in Percy Jackson, like I can’t believe it.

[@JustAguy006]

Imagine the bullshit reason was because he was older or that he only use the sword for a short amount of time for Harry Potter

[@louisthunder10]

Exactly

[@bigbearkat2010]

I remember hearing once he was less than happy with the kids performances at the time so he aged up Percy's characters to avoid that headache again.

[@potARTo]

but it feels more weird watching fully grown kids acting like idiots and idiots and idiots...

[@prestonlogan3808]

You know what's more impressive than holding your breath underwater? Being able to breath water. Which I don't think I should have to tell you, but Percy can. Almost all children of Poseidon can.

[@christopherbzowski4346]

they didn't even make him talk to horses what a let down

[@mightbeapersonmaybe8379]

@@christopherbzowski4346 blackjack is easily one of the best comedic characters from the books and this means he wouldn't be in it

[@itsazinotfullname46]

The worst part is it’s 1 minute and 40 seconds first that is possible in the real world and it possible for longer and it’s not the world record so he’s doing nothing impressive

[@DaSpcWIz]

Yo......why tf did I never notice that 🤣🤣 it never clicked that he wasn't breathing

[@Dino-god69]

@@mightbeapersonmaybe8379 my personal favorite interactions lol. Percy and the horses

[@estherkowalewska7149]

Movie summary 5% something from the book 15% Annabeth hitting on Percy 30% me crying form disappointment 50% something they made up

[@vexcrafts1600]

5% ? more like 0.00001%

[@Argonautlighting41]

True

[@calypso5316]

Yup

[@fidgetlord2665]

don't forget about like a full 1 hours of random bull shit that doesn't even have anything to do with what happens in the book

[@hanifsulistiyo3559]

@@notcammy5579 I KNOW RIGHT

[@awholenewworld5796]

As someone who has seen the movie first, all I can say is that it pushed me to read the book. And you were absolutely right, they were totally disrespectful. Also, the scene where Percy holds his breath underwater isn't just useless, it's also inaccurate because Percy can literally breathe underwater

[@unoriginal1562]

To give any Harry Potter fans who haven’t read Percy Jackson imagine if in Sorcerer’s Stone Harry went into the room with the mirror of Erised and standing there was Severus Snape. That’s just one example of how they mess things up

[@00Sunburn00]

I mean, it's worse. It's as if Harry Potter was already wielding the elder wand and went around bullying students while calling them mudblood.

[@marshallneff1631]

@@00Sunburn00 And drinking in roxmorts from the money, he got for killing Sirius Black

[@dustpanman2998]

That is exactly it. One of my favorite things about the first book was how it broke away from that "evil god of death" stereo-type.

[@Mari-eo3yi]

The messed up BAD. like, imagine if Harry called Draco his best friend,then proceeded to kiss Voldemort. THEN slaughtering the entire school with the killing curse and laughing like a maniac. That,but 1000 times worse. Like Harry slaughtering everyone in the wizarding world,every muggle,and plot twist,he murdered his parents.

[@scaranvostok3637]

Dumbledore would slam Harry's head into a wall and ask him CALMLY.

[@movieboymike]

It’s funny because when I met Rick Riordan 4 years ago he tried telling me he’s never seen the adaptations of his books. He said he refuses to watch them because of how disappointing he knows they are. Lmao

[@akashgaming3199]

Lucky boi

[@l.k9043]

Good lord.

[@teetheminx5096]

I don’t blame him, I wouldn’t watch it either.

[@notme_ytx1076]

@@teetheminx5096 I watched it before the book :(

[@teetheminx5096]

@@notme_ytx1076 it’s okay. I have the book I just didn’t get to read it but I wish I read it before the movie

[@SarcasmKing23]

Also, they said that they had to journey for the pearls, when in the book, Poseidon told a Nereid to give them to Percy, showing that Poseidon cared enough to help his son, but not enough to show his face. This also shows off his powers to talk to sea creatures and breathe underwater.

[@masonambrose1093]

I feel like he was ashamed for abandoning him and all that. He's a really sweet and gentle and nice etc God (can't say the same for most of them) that's why Poseidon is the only God I have respect and love for

[@leonessie8971]

And they didn't even mention the school girl who made fun of Percy(I don't remember her name)and The god of war.

[@masonambrose1093]

@@leonessie8971 her name was Nancy

[@leonessie8971]

@@masonambrose1093 Yeah Nancy Bobofit

[@magic2ball530]

Oh yeah I noticed that

[@kunolacarai]

Part of the reason the Percy Jackson novels work so well is that it’s strongly character-driven, where the story moves forward because of everyone’s distinct personalities and motivations. The movie version turns everyone into flat Hollywood stereotypes: Percy is the dull uber-masculine hero, Annabeth is the so-called action girl, Grover is the Black Best Friend (TM), and Luke is blatantly obvious baddie. The story simply doesn’t work with them.

[@rev0568]

Also another thing, Luke stealing from Hermes? I get Luke is a really good thief, but stealing from his father, the god of thieves and the guy who likely has every defense measure possible against this sort of thing from ever happening? Luke wouldn't get past the front door.

[@pokemonfan7211]

hermes probally let luke steal them

[@StrangerJayden]

ahem, the demigod diaries

[@bitbook2000]

@@StrangerJayden ? could you expand on that?

[@StrangerJayden]

@@bitbook2000 the staff of hermes, hermes got his staff stolen

[@khanhngoc2404]

@@StrangerJayden The Staff of Hermes was stolen from the giant Hippolytus, bane of Hermes. Luke would never have stood a chance of stealing from the god of thieves himself

[@wyattmcgahey3035]

The films are so bad that they aren't even Percy Jackson films, they're Peter Johnson films.

[@Blueturtle1]

*We don’t talk about the Peter Johnson incident*

[@levislens776]

@@Blueturtle1 They arent Percy Jackson films, they are Percy Jackson movies.

[@Blueturtle1]

@@levislens776 how am I related to your reply

[@yaeleah0722]

They aren’t even Peter Johnson movies, they’re the Perry Johansson movies

[@prinshiahirwar5698]

Lol Dionysus is that you?

[@asinicw9906]

Percy Jackson fans: There are no Percy Jackson movies, we only know the Peter Johnson movies. Avatar fans: There is no movie in Ba Sing Se.

[@aruemon78]

That is an excellent comment.

[@felcityhe1058]

Both fandoms are in denial

[@DaDualityofMan]

Not to mention they came out the same year, thank god I didn't see this movie in theaters like Airbender, because I can't think of many more times in my life where I was as disappointed as I was then lol

[@kanataslover]

Don't forget full metal alchemist an attack on Titan there live actions were trash

[@kineretgilboa2391]

@@kanataslover wait aot has a live action? Oh gods no. Also the death note adaptation was absolutely horrible as well

[@alou7782]

in the books, we talk about how immortals, demi gods, humans ect have fatal flaws. Percy's one is that he is too loyal. He would constantly chose the ones he love over him, protecting them from dangerous situation more than once. This flaw is one of the things that made him who he is, he is humble and kind and would save a stranger's life even if it meant giving up his own. In the movie, they got rid of this. Percy is just this huge jerk who doesn't care and would probably kill an innocent to save his life, something the real Percy would never do. This flaw is also his greatest quality and taking that away is just nonsense.

[@bennettslavin3975]

The worst part is how easily They could’ve wrote in Annabeth calling him seaweed brain which could’ve saved the whole movie

[@nilkanchamusic]

Yaah idk what this writer was thinking

[@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496]

This movie doesnt exist, you all are dreaming

[@eli_are_ftw]

@@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496 how the hell are we dreaming. You mean nightmares?

[@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496]

@@eli_are_ftw a nigthmare caused by hipnos

[@sophiebubbles07]

Or… “You drool in your sleep”

[@mikedup697]

Percy is also only sad for like five minutes after he hears his mom is dead

[@stansman5461]

"Mom noo- So anyway, who's the hot girl?"

[@mikedup697]

@@stansman5461 😂

[@xanthiusdrake2775]

@@stansman5461 thats another thing they ruined is the relationship between Percy and Annabeth, it does not just happen over a few weeks like it does in the movies, it takes time. A big reason why it takes a while is because their parents Poseidon and Athena don't like each other, and Percy and Annabeth try to be different from their parents in the books.

[@vibhutiverma664]

@@xanthiusdrake2775 All while simultaneously ruining the relationship between Percy and Sally. In the books Percy is lowkey planning on breaking into the underworld to rescue his mother as soon as he finds out that underworld is a thing. It's a deciding factor as to why he took the quest in the first place, his goal wasn't saving the world, it was saving his mother.

[@xanthiusdrake2775]

@@vibhutiverma664 another relationship they ruined was Hades and Persephone, I think they got her confused with Aphrodite. The fact that they tried (and failed horribly ) to compress five books into just two movies, also skips over the relationship between Grover and Juniper, that one is really nice. And yet another relationship they ruined is when Percy's mother finds a boyfriend, and rather then be skeptic about it, Percy is actually happy about it.

[@semlord9075]

Lol did anyone else think Annabeth literally was Clarisse when she first appeared? I was shocked when she was revealed to be Annabeth. Can’t believe the screenwriters messed up so badly.

[@00Sunburn00]

Yeah. The actress would have been perfect for Clarisse thought

[@Mari-eo3yi]

THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE 😭 I thought “oh they’re introducing clarrise” and then he said “Nah,that’s Annabeth.”

[@cat_clawz9473]

That was my first thought when I watched it too 😂😂

[@christianneikirk3723]

I thought Annabeth was Clarisse as well I mean come on besides no camo or very muscular dead what I imagined Clarisse looking like

[@Eve.003y]

the actress who played Clarisse had blonde hair in the hunger games movie and it suited her so well. Would have been better if they switched the actresses

[@anemoinsanity8208]

One of the worst things they cut from the movie for me is that Percy just immediately gets his own cabin. Percy spending time in Hermes cabin is what made Luke’s betrayal hit as hard as it did.

[@huzaifasiddiqui1624]

I’m just glad uncle Rick is making a Disney plus adaptation series of PJO

[@dabirdelin7961]

Really?

[@kendrajahnea]

@@dabirdelin7961 yeah, if ratings are good. It’ll span the 5 books.

[@dabirdelin7961]

@@kendrajahnea yayyy

[@aaronbarnwell4452]

They have an open casting call which might bring really good actors. Personally I am going to audition

[@katjsjsj]

@@aaronbarnwell4452 ooo good luck!

[@Lupinemancer87]

There is no Percy Jackson movies, it's just a trick of the Mist.

[@sarahlovescoquette]

Edit: Nobody will know how I got likes. Bigger edit: Oh wait no-body

[@gilikostman1804]

Yep

[@gratecheese1266]

They’re the Peter Johnson movies

[@larkisalive9819]

“There is no war in Ba Sing Se”

[@sarahlovescoquette]

@@larkisalive9819 huh

[@kingpinpasta2934]

The thing I love the most about the books is that it’s one of the few pieces of media that portrayed hades how he actually is in Greek mythology

[@temirab.5891]

I agree tho hades in the Disney movie Hercules was fun. But nothing will ever compare to the Percy Jackson series imo

[@convergentradius]

@@temirab.5891 _zuko voice_ Disney always lies. Disney always lies.

[@Amatureb]

The Percy Jackson films were definitely created by Dionysus and Tantalus. I’m honestly surprised that the first one isn’t called Peter Johnson and the goblet of wine.

[@kanishkpandey6068]

Omg that’s so funny

[@Amatureb]

@@kanishkpandey6068 Tysm :)

[@beatriceretops]

That’s an insult to Dionysus 😞😞

[@Amatureb]

@@beatriceretops Oh Gods, I broke the number one rule of how to not die as a demigod… Well he hasn’t killed me yet..

[@LordG-MaxGengar]

Did you put your name in the goblet of wine?!

[@philreddiii2048]

In sixth grade, for like a month we had to read The Lightning Thief and watch the movie and compare. We'd read a chapter or two every few days and then watch the corresponding moments of those chapters in the movie the next day. Although I never really took an interest to the movie enough to decide if it was good or not, the amount of time we spent discussing the differences and mistakes they made in the movie was ridiculous. I think one chapter we viewed in the movie, when they were at camp I believe because we were covering the Capture the Flag to the Minotaur attack, it took two whole separate class days to talk about the mistakes the movie made in that like 25 minute time span.

[@bigbearkat2010]

I think the capture the flag scene is when I knew for a fact this movie would be hot garbage. Annabeth talks about being the daughter of Athena but I feel like a 12 year old would beat her at Risk her strategy is so terrible.

[@aarondunford4953]

Not enough time

[@V1vyx]

:o

[@vivimhy]

Percy's biggest weakness is literally caring to much about his friends and family, and the movies were like: oh why not make him selfish?

[@juanitamorgan5475]

I like Percy's selflessness and how much he cares for his family and friends and I really hope that they depict those things about his character in the series that were never seen in the movies

[@vivimhy]

@@juanitamorgan5475 yea me too♡, i really hope the show remembers to highlight this part of his personality

[@peetasburntbread7919]

He must have been great at writing essays in school

[@laraabel6100]

Lol

[@djaxbo]

dislikes are prob the 10 alts of the makers of this movie xDDDD

[@randylopez7328]

A+ he would

[@andreasfasl6403]

Yeah he is really good. But it is way easier to write an essay about a topic you have a big interest in.

[@eyebrow5915]

Only at things he likes

[@isabelles4949]

About your comment on them making Percy seem selfish and the fact that his selflessness is such an important point of his character. In The Sea of Monsters, Annabeth discusses the fatal flaws of heroes and at the time, Percy doesn't know what his is, but Athena later points out that his flaw is he cares too much and wants to save everyone. Making him seem selfish completely ruins his fatal flaw.

[@kanishkpandey6068]

TRUEEEE

[@taylormansonshadicstorm9008]

No no no no no. They made him ‘shellfish.’ Get it? Shellfish? I DID THE JOKE!!!!!!!!!

[@loa9863]

I wrote one of my college essays about this series and I got into UCLA. that’s how much of a profound impact this series had on my childhood development

[@rubir2676]

That's impressive and awesome Summers! Congratulations! Definitely those books teach you more than you expect. I love them too

[@Isai314]

I read this when I was 8. I'm 14 now and this is still one of my favorite books.

[@brendenlim2158]

@@Isai314 oh man I read the heroes of Olympus when I was 7 and I’m now 18. You make me feel old :/

[@anvay9984]

Well Done 👏👏

[@paintingdreams290]

@@Isai314 i reread the series last yr when i was 14 i remember the first time i read it i was 9 or 10.

[@ozellerickson370]

It makes me so sad that Logan Lerman is the perfect role for Percy, just 5 years too old

[@cromestone1684]

Tbh I think that he is a really good actor to play percy I'm just sad the movie had such a bad script

[@sarahbosch9660]

i would love him to cameo as poseidon in the upcoming series or something xD

[@cromestone1684]

@@sarahbosch9660 ehh idk about the role of poseidon though

[@ozellerickson370]

@@sarahbosch9660 idk that would be pretty cool but give him a beard or sum to make him look old

[@sarahbosch9660]

@@ozellerickson370 yeah, i can imagine that! =D

[@Percytheravenclaw5296]

Also can we talk about how it’s supposed to be the middle of summer but Persephone is in the underworld?!?!

[@ognicho2333]

Thank you. I mean the movie is terrible and it totally ignored the books but that is ok when you watch it at school and didn't read the books before. But they ignored mythology with this film is supposed to teach. I mean really how can you do the film about Greek mythology ignoring Greek mythology. I think this is one of the worst of all changes.

[@marshallneff1631]

The second film is even worse. When they show how Kronos ate his children they tell the story like not just Zeus, but Poseidon and Hades too were saved by Rhea (edit: sry, they wasnt even saved, they escaped somehow) and only this three fought against the Titans, and they even forget to mention their siblings, so if you never read mythology, it looks like every other god, is this trios descendant

[@Percytheravenclaw5296]

@@marshallneff1631 I have not seen the second and I am happy I haven’t I was drawing the entire time I was watching the first and still suffered

[@calibribody6776]

bruh that didn't even click in my head until I read this. Wow that movie just got even worse.

[@gracekim1998]

Yeah and I remember reading her mythology story and the fact that she calls the UNDERWORLD HELL🤦‍♀️ for god sake they’re NOT THE SAME

[@TSkillessB]

One thing that enrages me and makes the movie unforgivably bad is that the didn’t make Annabeth say “You drool when you sleep!”

[@tatum8083]

I also hate how they left the “ I said hello to the poodle so you need to say hi to the poodle” as well as the entire zoo truck scene.

[@LittleBlackKittyCat]

​@@tatum8083 and the enchilada scene

[@bibidanaher2355]

​@@tatum8083 Exactly!

[@E_Does_YT]

@@tatum8083and the water park scene (super important to the Percabeth development, and cut out Cerberus and how that adds to Annabeth’s character and relationship with her family 😔)

[@delreybaby]

honestly, if you told me chris columbus, the man who brought us the magic of the harry potter universe, who was by far the most faithful to the source material out of all the directors, would completely destroy one of the greatest fantasy series of our time by disregarding the source material, i’d probably burst out laughing.

[@jasoncoolguy777]

it wasnt his fault. it was mostly the screen writers. its literally in the video

[@delreybaby]

@@jasoncoolguy777 yes..but a director like him, who gave jo so much love and care, allowing this to be such a disaster...

[@dracrorasco4907]

Yeah but he didn´t do anything about it personally I think its because he´s not a fan of Percy Jackson which was the opposite for Harry Potter

[@firewingy]

Ikr

[@abramsullivan7764]

Well it not his fault so we can't even blame him.

[@Staniszpil]

Anabeth in books: *smart tsundere* Anabeth in movie: *a female RPG character*

[@olivierdubreuil-gagnon2201]

Oh come now. Don’t be like that. Female RPG characters have WAY more personality than her!

[@bigbearkat2010]

What I really hated about the capture the flag scene is that even though she specifically mentions being a daughter of Athena, her strategy is absolutely terrible. Like she basically left it to be defended by one person. I can forgive compositing character moments and whatnot but they picked the absolute worst character to do it with.

[@cinderleaves3949]

we stan tsundere annabeth

[@mithmoonwalker]

@@cinderleaves3949 why

[@cinderleaves3949]

@@mithmoonwalker because she's super good

[@asrielwithans]

Percy Jackson: I fear no man... but that thing... **Looks at the movie** It scares me

[@MrWill9002]

Grover: “No I-I ain’t talkin’ about that movie! All right? ...It’s not here, is it? How do I get this thing off!?” Annabeth: “One shudders to imagine what inhumane thoughts lie behind that mask....what dreams of chronic and sustained cruelty...”

[@MrWill9002]

@Jack Dillon26 *But in reality, people are raging at the movies, even the Titans teams up with the Gods to trash the movies*

[@riyaxziz]

The script that these people are writing in the replies are better that the movies

[@nilkanchamusic]

@@riyaxziz LOL but true

[@christopherbzowski4346]

@@MrWill9002 the giants have been added as back up

[@hydrasent563]

The percy vs ares fight on the beach is one of my favorite moments in the books, it would have been so cool to have it adapted in the movie.

[@avatemplet3210]

them not showing Percy being claimed by his father pissed me off so much

[@bgnoise_]

samee

[@squashy7068]

that was one of my favourite parts of the book and i was so annoyed when they didnt include in the movie :(

[@lunarVNDL]

I FRICKIN WANTED TO SEE THAT TRIDENT ON TOP OF HIS FRICKIN HEAD!

[@Mustymusterson]

ikr! >:( I remember when I was reading it and being like: *woah dude* 😳

[@xvxniial4272]

Ahhhh ikr

[@minatoaudiph7883]

Imagine how many Monster Donut shops Percy accidentaly opened just because of that Hydra... Even in the books, he only chopped off three of its many heads...

[@sophiegomez5302]

Exactly

[@rowanthestar]

Ikr

[@rawcookiedough7518]

I forgot how monster doughnut shops are made. Care to educate me?

[@sophiegomez5302]

@@rawcookiedough7518 you cut off a hydra head and I’m pretty sure a shop opens up (I might be wrong it’s been a while and I’m just going off memory)

[@brendofire2084]

@@sophiegomez5302 yeah apparently some hydra nests are connected to chain restaurants so if a head is cut only for it to grow back, that opens another monster doughnut

[@eunahjang]

"He drowned bullies using *toilet water* " "Don't worry mum, I'll send you a *hogwarts toilet seat* "

[@junokalita_]

Actually he told it to Ginny

[@someshwarkoshti9638]

Be

[@someshwarkoshti9638]

Right

[@someshwarkoshti9638]

Back

[@crazyharrypotterfan2326]

Yes!!!

[@panzeratom695]

Your point about Annabeth and Clarisse was spot on. The first time I watched that scene I was expecting her to turn and start bullying Percy and was absolutely shocked to learn that it’s not Clarisse

[@kanishkpandey6068]

Clarissa is not even in the movie

[@panzeratom695]

@@kanishkpandey6068 which is a shame because she is what really grounds Percy. Would have been a great way to show that he's a powerful demi-god but still just a kid, and a bit of an outcast too

[@leilanyx]

@@kanishkpandey6068 she's in the equally terrible sequel, bc they realised they needed her to exist for the plot of the sea of monsters to work - and honestly, percy literally has more chemistry with clarisse than he does with annabeth, his ACTUAL love interest. like, i shouldn't be wanting to ship percy with clarisse? it's so dumb.

[@gnarrcan108]

It’s crazy how much the Percy Jackson series got me through. Like as an ADD 6th grade kid who also was a really talented swimmer I literally thought those books were written exclusively for me. I read the first 5 and never read the sequel series until I was 17 and bc of unfortunate decisions was incarcerated in a juvenile detention center. Those books took me far away from jail and I hope they get a good adaptation soon.

[@yaboi9183]

I know what you feel like I never went to jail but I do have a history of getting into fights in school and also I’m not really smart I’m probably going to make a spelling or grammar mistake in this comint but Percy Jaxson showed me that even kids with “problems” can be heroes I like everyone else was super disappointed in the movies but good thing there’s going to be a tv show soon that Rick rirodern is helping with I’m super hyped for that

[@-cosmixnebulae-7398]

This also related to second to third grade me. I didn’t like reading, and while I was good at word sort, kinda like Annabeth is good at reading, I hated reading and I sometimes couldn’t get past chapters in relatively small books like Whatever After and a book about a magical wolf. The only books I read were like, the Stacy Plays Wild Rescuers series cause it’s the only series I liked. I got easily bored with books and sometimes words got swirled in my brain.

[@gabrieljones3086]

im 12 and i have the entire series ive read it all although i have adhd aspurgers hypochondria anxiety and stress and mixed with puberty feelings i dont know if ima pass 7th grade..

[@Liam.2000]

@@gabrieljones3086 keep ur head up man youll be fine

[@riyaxziz]

I think the screenwriters just looked at the cover and went: “Oh yeah! Now we know what to do!”

[@ericgabrielalvesdecarvalho3496]

Ferb: i know what to do today

[@Mustymusterson]

They really said: *dam..the cover looks like it has a kid and some lighting around it..PERFECT! I KNOW EVERYTHING NOW!*

[@Sarah-mv5fb]

I think this could actually be true because they changed literally the hole plot

[@crazyblues_]

I agree completely

[@alexmarquez2639]

Why TF they didn't put Clarisse in the story if she's very important for next book I guess the rumors are right on how bad is the movie.

[@greeninja5991]

She was in the second movie actually

[@alexmarquez2639]

@@greeninja5991 Sorry I didn't know that I just read the books put they should've include it in the first movie tho.

[@greeninja5991]

@@alexmarquez2639 totally agree

[@d.a.r.n1869]

Lol the first scene in the second movie we see is basically Clarisse vs Percy. They should've at least mentioned her in the 1st one

[@signodeinterrogacion8361]

They where like ''Humm, this characters doesn't seem to do a lot outside being the main threat to Percy inside the camp and a reflection of bullies, something the average kid would relate to. I don't think it's important, let's just give Anabeth some of her characteristics, I don't see a problem here. OH IT TURNS OUT IT'S ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CHARACTERS IN BOOK 2, LET'S JUST SAY SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE AND WE DIDN'T SHE HER BEFORE BECAUSE (insert reason here)

[@alyssap7620]

Let’s not forget how Grover stayed behind so Percy could save his mom. Which takes away Percy’s relationship with his mom, and his relationship with Annabeth and Grover!! In the book he was so touched as they both volunteered to stay behind, and Percy knew that his mom would never be happy with that conclusion. So he sacrificed the ONE thing he went on the quest for (his mom) to keep his friends safe. This is a big choice and big moment in Percy’s character ark. And the movie writers messed that up too! Literally the only way Grover got those horns in the movie was cause of how horny he was.

[@pranjanaborah7052]

We fans wear Camp Halfblood tshirts more than any person in the movie xD

[@visionofsolace8961]

The fact Luke is Percy's "admiration crush" (a lot of us have one when we are kids) and then becoming a villain that tries to KILL him is the biggest twist in the first book and in the movie is so shabby, and makes me SO ANGRY

[@lisanaidoo9232]

Whoever designed Hades got too deep into the metaphysical (God, Jesus, Satan). Hades was described as 3m tall, with shoulder-length black hair. It really bugs me that they completely disregarded the whole plot that Rick wrote.

[@MrWill9002]

And I actually felt sorry for the guy. He was misunderstood and Zeus just blitz his mortal lover (Nico and Bianca’s mother) in an attempt to kill his children JUST because he fears the Great Prophecy. Honestly that dude deserves a break and a bit more respect

[@treehugs43]

hades could have been like keanu reeves

[@berengustav7714]

I love how all the pantheons exist and the Triune God is hinted at.

[@LittleBlackKittyCat]

Amd his clothes being made out of souls or somthing (in the book it said that there were faces in his robes)

[@E_Does_YT]

NO LITERALLY. Also, in the second movie they literally design Kronos the exact same way?? They’re both fire-y devil-looking creatures with horns. They literally made both main ‘villains’ (in quotes cuz Hades isn’t a villain) the devil 😭😭

[@zacmaffeo5759]

What REALLY pisses me off is I’m SURE they heard complaints from the first movie and instead of being like, “Yeah, okay, maybe Rick was right. Maybe we should bring him on to assist more before we destroy this franchise”, they just continued to do their own thing. bUt ThEy ChAnGeD aNnAbEtH’s EyEs - I don’t care. They had the perfect cast and they still fumbled the bag.

[@athena8335]

Look,the eyes of the characters are a symbol of who their parents are.Percy's are green,because his dad is the god of sea.Annabeth's are grey,because her mother has the same eye colour.Her blond hair also is a part of her personality.In the HoO Series we found out that because she is blond,she always thought she has to prove that she is not dumb and weak.BUT I wouldn't mind,if they did her character justice.

[@TheLady_Lynn]

But it is not as bad as removing Nancy when she got soaked by Percy it was the best scene ever

[@denisucuuu]

They did not have the perfect cast. Everybody is way too old

[@brendankirk2225]

They were trying to make Percy “edgy” and “cool”. That’s the entire point of aging them up.

[@thedude8457]

But Percy is already cool just the way he is

[@lenny2685]

But the point is that it didn’t work

[@conserztasfia0078]

The makers of harry potter tried to make him more decent and selfless than he was in the book Cz they didn't want to make him look bad as hero Movie harry wasnt a jerk Where percy jackson makers tried to make percy more selfish and jerk in the movies than he was in the book

[@jumper2149]

I think a reason for the age is also so they can somehow slap a romance in there, because duh, of course there has to be a romance and a kissing scene

[@conserztasfia0078]

@@jumper2149 aging them up is a huge and horrible mistake We feel pity for percy cz he was only 11 when he had to deal with these stuffs Where in the movie he was edgy teen And also prophecy and other stuffs were ruined bcz of aging them up a mindset of 11 y/o and a mindset of 16y/o aren't same Comparing to original percy's age he is really mature and selfless where in movie he's trash

[@michael_cairns]

Massive Percy jackson fan here, I've never seen anything on your channel before but after watching this on my recommended I couldn't not subscribe. The amount of effort that went into this video is insane. Really looking forward to more Percy jackson content! As a huge Star Wars and Avatar fan there's lots of other videos I'll be catching up on in the meantime.

[@MovieFlame]

Thank you! So happy to have you here on this channel!

[@scaranvostok3637]

@@MovieFlame Hi, Morgan. Can you please make a Harry Potter video on how the movies really screwed up the golden Trio dynamic. Like how the perfection of Hermione by the assassination of Ron's character really ruins the trio dynamic onscreen. Also, how the films' goal for H/Hr route downplayed H/G and R/Hr in the films??

[@fidgetlord2665]

I'm also a HUGE percy jackson fan/rick riordan fan. I've read all his books on mythology, i got all the books in the 3 main series, and i even got a signed copy of the tower of nero.

[@dhruvbharija172]

@@scaranvostok3637 🤣🤣 How annoying you are commenting this to every comment That compliments hp He loves hp movies He even said He imagine Actors while reading books Go cry now 😚

[@katiehanson2290]

I remember when I first saw this movie I literally thought Anabeth was Clarisse because of how they changed her character.

[@saadahmad913]

All because 2OTH CENTURY FOX Trusted the Person who wrote SCOOBY-DOO!

[@bgnoise_]

same lol

[@juliaklaassen2247]

Same lmao

[@lukenotlucas2428]

Same

[@Mustymusterson]

NUHBVTWJWNE SAME- 😭

[@TEAMKYR]

Imagine if in the Harry Potter Movies, Harry just hears the traits of a Gryffindor and says "Yup, that's me" instead of having the Sorting Hat ritual. That's basically what they did with Percy's claiming in the movie

[@Chicko_Perez]

In the book,everything starts after arriving at the camp. In the film everything CRASHES after arriving at the camp...

[@kenzieaarons5609]

These movies had such potential. Harry Potter was hugely successful, but all the books from Goblet to Deathly Hallows were super thick so the movies had to cut a bunch of stuff out. These books are really small so they could’ve made them into incredible book to movie adaptations that were funny and educational.

[@scaranvostok3637]

The HP movies (expect the first two almost) really suck when you compare them to the books. They butchered the characters, canon pairings and many great scenes because the filmmakers wanted to make Hermione a Mary Sue for marketing purposes.

[@winxclubfairiesrule1]

With HP, it also didn't help that they filmed at the same time the books were being released.

[@scaranvostok3637]

@@winxclubfairiesrule1 I wish the movies were made after the books ended. Because I feel that JkR got influenced by the films and there is a drop in narrative quality for the last three books

[@winxclubfairiesrule1]

@@scaranvostok3637 definitely.

[@dhruvbharija172]

I think all hp movies were good except hbp

[@bhavanar3548]

IF the Chris and the screen writers took more time to actually read the books and sit and discuss to how everything would be then, the movies would have been a masterpiece

[@aaronschecter2676]

Dw there’s a show coming out where he’s gonna have lots of influence, gonna be great.

[@Zenith_682]

To be fair, it isn’t Chris Columbus’s job to read the books.

[@jomz2058]

@Matthew Wu How do you adapt anything without researching the source material?

[@Zenith_682]

@@jomz2058 because he wasn’t the person that is responsible for researching. I forgot what the role for it is called, but it’s addressing in the video

[@ASCR]

It was a chance for a Harry Potter-type megafranchise, but no...... a couple people were too lazy to do a couple hours of reading.

[@avamay4224]

They actually did make Annabeth into Clarisse. If they had introduced the same actress in the same way, and just made her Clarisse daughter of Ares instead of Annabeth daughter of Athena it would have been perfect and set her up exactly the way she was in the books. Looks, personality, and the way other characters treat her are almost the same between movie Annabeth and Clarisse.

[@meghnagoel6766]

The first time I watched the movie I literally thought she was Clarisse!😂 Until they said her name and showed how he was watching her

[@chipbag5046]

I don’t know about you, but one of the things I’m most ticked off about is that they didn’t include the scene where Percy and his mother go to Montauk Beach (thank you Project S.O.S. for helping me out :D) That scene, for me, showed Percy’s love and absolute admiration for his mother. And I’m not just talking about when they got to the beach, it’s when Percy got home and talked to his mother and how much he missed her. Those few scenes really said what needed to be said about Percy and his mother, and made the whole “I want my mother back” that Percy showed constantly throughout the book make sense. I’m convinced they drew names out of a hat to see which scenes made it into the movie.

[@adrianpamintuan5876]

Yeah, it also shows us a glimpse of his fatal flaw which is too much loyalty. Which is his most defining trait, he would rather sacrifice everything than lose his loved ones.

[@mr.history6404]

Montauk Beach (Not trying to be snobby, just helping you out :) )

[@mohammedusman415]

Thats literally it there is way too much good scenes the ones he talked abt in the vid and so many other its all not gonna fit into a 2 hour movie imo Which is why rick riordan is making a series which is perfect for something like this hopefully it is true and is good

[@lievesfilms1839]

honestly annabeth not being blonde was a big deal to me when I was like 9/10. as a blonde bookish girl it was great to read about a girl that was also blonde and bookish because i'd never seen/read it before.

[@malcolmjenkins3585]

The grey eyes are a big deal too.

[@lievesfilms1839]

@@malcolmjenkins3585 oh yeah definitely!

[@riddhilikhe5741]

ngl the annabeth not being blonde thing is still a big deal to me because literally every part of the books that has to describe annabeth in some way ALWAYS mentions her hair being blonde, like how did you magically miss that? Her blonde hair and stormy grey eyes are mentioned over and over because Annabeth is meant to have a very specific look which also contributes to her entire plot line. Taking that away from her to me felt like taking away Annabeth entirely.

[@temirab.5891]

Percy mentioned it a lot and also in the books Annabeth often felt alienated and wished to have her mother’s brown hair.

[@marshallneff1631]

Sometimes Anabeth even acted like a stupid blonde girl, to fool enemies (like when she tricked octavianus after trowing her dagger into the sea to warn Percy), so making her brown became even worse

[@ShreyasA07]

Potterheads: They gave one of Ron's lines to Hermione ATLA and Percy Jackson fans...

[@justintime3656]

thery are no movies

[@antemonkeyboy]

lets add eragon to that

[@hermionegranger2930]

*all

[@candypg1]

What atla movie *none exist*

[@MakenaForest]

ATLA has a movie?

[@emmetthowell899]

One little detail I think would’ve been cool to see in a movie is Percy telling a giant great white shark to go away and it does. Also Persephone being in the underworld doesn’t make sense for the obvious reason on her (pretty well known) mythology dictating she wouldn’t be there in the summer, but also that fact is specifically brought up in the book, Percy wishing she /was/ there because he heard she made hades more reasonable

[@aki4ketski]

Why is there something ruining every amazing series? For harry potter it's the cursed child, For Percy Jackson it's the movies Why do people always have to ruin every great series?!?!?!? Just keep a great series a great series so we have nothing bad to talk about. And like Annabeth is completely messed up 1. "Seaweed Brain" (If you understand you understand) 2. "You drool in your sleep" 3. She wasn't interested in Percy at all during the start Percy as well 1. Why tf is he so rude? 2. He would protect anyone at any cost. 3. HE WAS EFFING SMART HIS FATHER DOES NOT TELL HIM EVERYTHING And grover 1. He wasn't a ladies man 2. He had his horns 3. He wanted to clean the earth 4. He wanted his searcher's license 5. He wanted his searcher's license to find pan most of these are Morgan's Points please don't come for me thank you for listening to my talk

[@-cosmixnebulae-7398]

Also, why is Sally back when they’re still in the Underworld? Like Poseidon TOLD Percy Sally was back and she pleaded with Gabe to not call the police.

[@somegoodsoup7008]

I could still see grover cringe dancing to impress juniper.

[@beatriceretops]

@@somegoodsoup7008 I mean……. Grover might………. Or he would stalk her

[@Helloknight]

Finding pan is literally grover’s entire motivation why tf would they change it

[@aki4ketski]

@@Helloknight ifkr

[@goldarch64]

The Percy Jackson show on Disney+ is going to be actually good because Rick Riordan is actually involved in the production. Too bad it won’t be coming until 2022.

[@BladeOfSteel-Sword_Saint]

Most likely not until 2023, casting has yet to begin.

[@BladeOfSteel-Sword_Saint]

Forgot to update: casting began two weeks ago, yay.

[@thedude8457]

@@BladeOfSteel-Sword_Saint to bad Logan is too old for the role now. He actually looked like Percy in these two movies

[@Meg-hs1zy]

@@thedude8457 He might be able to play Poseidon if they age him up with cgi. I feel like it would be a cool cameo

[@squashy7068]

does the disney plus version follow just the lighting thief or the whole series ? Lmk

[@Nai-qk4vp]

Someone once called the second movie" Perry Jorgensen and the Puddle of Nasties." That sounds like the name of a badly written porno. And yet that would still be better than this abomination that we got.

[@dubiouscloud5115]

to be fair, the second movie is significantly worse than the first one.

[@discodonkey4945]

I can’t ruin the 69 likes, especially with the comment

[@foodplayzgames]

Perry Jorgensen is not bad because maybe that s another thing Dionysus calls Percy

[@isabelahrnborg468]

Me and my friend call the movies the “Peter Johnson” movies because we will not call those monstrosity’s Percy Jackson.

[@buttfart7123]

Someone once wrote the “Hairy Potty” series

[@JonCom3dy]

This movie is a terrible adaptation: I am a middle school English teacher. One of the traditions kids look forward to is watching the movie after finishing a book. I’ve done this with The Giver, A Raisin in the Sun, etc. When I taught Percy Jackson, I told the kids that we should skip the tradition this time. They begged me to show them the movie anyway. I caved and showed them. My students never questioned me again for the rest of the year.

[@sophiedonofrio9883]

Lmaoo this has me cracking up, they just had to know for themselves 😂

[@noelle_reads_alot]

I loved the Giver book but the movie was also really bad

[@JonCom3dy]

@@noelle_reads_alot The Giver movie is better than the Percy Jacksons. But the movie spoils the twist that the world is in black and white at the beginning.

[@noelle_reads_alot]

@@JonCom3dy agreed

[@tyleralmquist7606]

Literally saying that Luke has never met his father is the dumbest thing ever. Luke hates his father because he knows that his father knows how they struggle, yet he does nothing to help them. At least if Hermes never made any contact then there is the chance that he has no idea what is going on. Also it’s a pretty big plot point later, so there’s that too

[@MrWill9002]

Well he DID meet his dad once before he got to camp Half Blood (at least that he can remember) but Hermes couldn’t tell Luke about what his mother (who went mad thanks to that curse Hades placed on the Oracle) meant by his fate. Hermes wanted to but he knew he couldn’t tell Luke. Even Annabeth points out how that can backfire

[@ShadowBuu44]

the hydra scene really made me angry. like who does not know what happens when you cut off their heads?

[@nikotsantila1381]

I mean...Percy in the second book😂

[@JapethSierra]

@@nikotsantila1381 lel

[@wakkle]

@@nikotsantila1381 I’m pretty sure he knew, but when a hydra head is coming at you about to shoot acid at you, what else would you do?

[@nikotsantila1381]

@@wakkle I mean, you're not wrong 😂

[@thepotato4802]

@@wakkle Fair enough-

[@taekookie1976]

this is the fastest I have ever clicked. Fun Fact: Rick Riordan hasn't even seen the movies

[@HarleyDiAngelo]

To be fair, he did say that he doesn't watch Adaptations, he hasn't seen the Musical either because he doesn't want to mess with his vision of the characters he wrote. Though he did give the seal of approval for the musical so I'm guessing he read the script for it.

[@bessieburnet9816]

And yet he's so vocal about hating them and alienates his fanbase by continuing to post hateful things about ut and even wrote a hateful letter to the director. What a prick.

[@harmonetheanimationaddict4419]

He boycotted his own movie.

[@minatoaudiph7883]

@@bessieburnet9816 what...his fans agree with him re: the movies. Alienate who?

[@saml9593]

@@bessieburnet9816 wdym? He agree and his fans agree that this movie is trash and he sent a letter to the studio telling them that it would be bad.

[@galaxyorca2029]

You forgot the blatant fact that the book ties back to mythology a lot the movie doesn't. They added the pantheon in Nashville to make up for that. The screenwriters were like " hey look we did our homework we sent them to the pantheon. We put something Greek mythological in there! "

[@curiousguyontheinternet9023]

They even messed up the Parthenon. You don’t enter through the front doors, you go through the museum under the Parthenon before seeing the Athena Parthenos. Also, Athena is supposed to have gold armor, a gold shield, a snake hiding behind her shield, and a statue of Nike in her right palm

[@mango2042]

I’m surprised he was able to keep his cool the whole time like I was half screaming while watching the movies-

[@sunnycustardpie]

Lol I was so triggered when the movies first came out 😂

[@kage3069]

I just shouted at the screen

[@anabach3125]

Same but I was swearing most of the time

[@poojabhatt4397]

I was crying inside when watching it. It was so triggering

[@pavithraramarathnan5731]

My mom and I watched the movie together. But she left half way because she was so tired of me screaming cuss words at the screen

[@c.w.simpsonproductions1230]

One good thing about these films: they give the show runners of the upcoming Disney+ show a perfect roadmap of what NOT to do.

[@dragon_user1609]

A good thing about the show: Uncle Rick actually has control over the show Edit: Spelling

[@temirab.5891]

I’m so excited! Even though I’m in college I will watch it no matter what. Though Percy and annabeth enter college during the blood of Olympus if I’m not mistaken so there’s that

[@ellabookhunter]

Spending over 13 hours on both the lightning thief book and movie, sounds like both heaven and hell simultaneously.

[@cricketpickett666]

Hahahahaha definitely

[@DaDualityofMan]

*Olympus and Tartarus

[@ellabookhunter]

@@DaDualityofMan excuse me excuse me you right your right! ❤️😂

[@consumethetea]

I remember watching the movie when I was around 12 without reading the books, and actually thinking it was good. My friends were so offended that they forced me to read the first book. I have never changed my opinion on something so fast 💀

[@sydneyurata6085]

Same we watched it in class then read the book this year and have never been more mad at a movie

[@lettuce5163]

Percy Jackson would probably have been as famous as Harry Potter if they had made the movies as good as the movie for the Harry Potter series Edit:Thank you so much for the likes!!!!

[@ishratsharmin9310]

I also agree.

[@nothingwithasideofnothing3819]

Ur not wrong they are amazing books and complex just like Harry Potter but Harry Potter will always be my favorite

[@samitmishra4404]

Exactly like when the HP movies were made Hogwarts became an iconic pop-culture place and if the percy Jackson movies were good camp half blood would be just as iconic

[@di3486]

HP was made 20 years ago, when society wasn’t as broken

[@zackstarbuck6992]

Id have to agree. It's clear that the writers made A LOT of small errors that added up to detract harshly from the film.

[@aaronfolsom2666]

Is everyone going to ignore the fact the Chiron is actually a WHITE stallion, not a brown one?!

[@GammaSparda]

I was triggered aswell

[@louisthunder10]

@@GammaSparda same

[@foreverfendi1037]

Don't be racist. Lmao, jk I noticed too. I liked Brandon Jackson until they used him to ruin Grover.

[@umapessoa240]

To be fair, pretty much every visual representation of PJO’s Chiron gets that wrong.

[@cinderleaves3949]

No, I noticed that

[@kirknay]

"age 12 is when monsters really start to sense demigods" *chuunibyou intensifies*

[@elim331]

Annabeth is the hero of my childhood. As a blonde girl that loved to read and study she was a great inspiration to the point where I would wear a silver owl with black eyes as a necklace every day. The moment I saw her in this movie I was so disappointed i almost cried 😂😅

[@LeftlineJumper]

Just wait til you see the huge disappointment with how they race swapped the disney+ version of annabeth too. Shit pisses me off so fucking much.

[@tiamystic]

@@LeftlineJumperAnd…she’s a brunette again….

[@IronheartvsMiles]

Happy she black in the tv show

[@dazzlingpurple756]

⁠@@IronheartvsMiles Why lol. She would’ve been amazing as a blonde girl too, but this new iteration of her seems cool as long as the actress can pull it off

[@leilanyx]

@@LeftlineJumper oh, do be quiet and leave that poor girl alone. it's really not that big of a deal. rick riordan himself chose leah to be annabeth. leah will be amazing, trust. the storyline of annabeth having to feel like she can prove herself bc she's blonde can 100% work just as well, if not more, with a black girl. the smart blonde trope is honestly overdone in media and is honestly, just not relevant anymore. young black girls get to see a badass main character who looks like them and that's amazing.

[@MrWill9002]

Percy Jackson (About the movie Percy Jackson): “Ah yes. This is my cousin, Perry. I tried not to talk about him because he’s an idiot and I hate him.”

[@Emrirwastaken]

perry johnson

[@MrWill9002]

@@Emrirwastaken Perry: "Actually it's Percy Jackson, sir." Whatever

[@panx1765]

@@MrWill9002 Whatever

[@wilfredhamlet]

peter jorgensen*

[@ashhabimran239]

This is when you realise how lucky Harry Potter fans are Edit: I say this and, already, a lot of the replies are toxic as hell 🤦‍♂️

[@malcolmjenkins3585]

Not much luckier tho. Imagine rick riordan saying that arachne and athena had sex.

[@Cytomicc]

*Cough * goblet of fire *cough *

[@connorgolden4]

@@malcolmjenkins3585 Not much luckier? The changes made to HP are nowhere near as severe as in PJO. It’s got all of the “bad” changes of HP and many of its own. In HP it’s various scenes and characters cut or limited. And while some characters like ron and snape (and probably others that I can’t recall) got changed a bit it’s no where near as bad as in PJO where so few characters were done right. In the first movie they don’t even mention the main villian...or the secondary villian either or Percy’s bullies Nancy and Clarrise. Then in the second film they blew their load prematurely. The completely ignored the story and characters of this series. All of this plus mediocre dialogue and action. Get out of here with this “not much luckier” crap, y’all got some of the best damn adaptations. Your changes are minor and annoying, unlike in PJO where the source material was so thoroughly ignored and insulted.

[@OmegaMemeBoss]

@@Cytomicc "DiD yOu PuT yOuR nAmE iN tHe GoBlEt Of FiRe"

[@lyssa744]

@@OmegaMemeBoss dumbledore said calmly

[@lailaauto33]

Making Percy selfish is literally changing his fatal flaw, which is excessive personal loyalty. It's one of the reasons Kronos and Luke were successful in their plan. Percy is _too_ loyal, he'll always do something to save people he has an ounce of compassion about. That makes him predictable to both his friends and *to* his enemies. *Spoilers for the rest of the series:* . . . Kronos was able to exploit that flaw in almost all 5 books. He sent Sally to the Underworld because he knew Percy would go after her. He kidnapped Grover because he knew Percy would go after his best friend. He kidnapped Annabeth because he knew Percy would do anything to get her back. Athena says it at the end of The Titan's Curse: _"You do not know when it is time to cut your losses. To save a friend, you would sacrifice the world. In a hero of the prophecy, that is very, very dangerous.”_

[@ceciliahanemann7148]

The crazy thing is that in 5th grade, we had to read this book and would be graded on it. I decided to watch the movie before reading the entire book with my dad. I noticed changes, but I didn't really mind them and I had this evil little grin on my face when I realized that Luke was the bad guy and most of my classmates didn't. When I finished the movie, I remembered liking it, but I noticed all of the changes and even started questioning them while I continued to read the book. The changes made less and less sense to me and I started to get a little annoyed with them. I was really invested in the book and instead of being a little annoyed, I started to get angry. I mean, seeing how truly botched the story and characters really were just made me upset. It makes me appreciate the Harry Potter movies so much more because even though there were changes made, I will always see them as great source material adaptations. It shows me what Harry Potter could have been if nobody cared about the source material. There are huge things that were cut out and my goodness, it really ruined the story and characters. Believe it or not, but when I saw the movie Annabeth, I thought that Grover was going to say she was Clarice and my jaw dropped when I was told she was Annabeth. Yes, changes and cuts can and should be made, but the changes and cuts in Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief were so bad, that I really thought to myself..."How did I once like this movie?" I am very upset that this movie franchise was done so badly because it could have been something great or miraculous. It could have been just as good if not better than the Harry Potter films if genuine care was put into everything. Actually, I do and will prefer the Harry Potter movies....."Always".

[@jackikenberry1]

Rick Riordan refused to watch the movies calling them a waste of time, very accurate assumption

[@jnr996]

Fun fact: Ricks email was a prophecy

[@Soupgodx]

*le gassppp*

[@desmondslater]

Literally😂

[@JojoLovesYouu]

Rick is the oracle confirmed?? 😶📷

[@danielnelson8516]

Or a seer

[@christopherbzowski4346]

he got it from Dhelphi

[@goal9953]

In the book he has green eyes and in the movie Medusa literally says I hear you eyes are bluer than the Circasian Sea.

[@silversunshine2410]

Lmao it's like Harry Potter then

[@bgnoise_]

ye

[@spamtongspamton7878]

At least it isn't that god damn confusing moment where lily potter's eyes are brown while harry's are blue and his book version have green eyes

[@thedude8457]

It would make more sense if his eyes were blue because he’s the son of the sea God

[@goal9953]

@@thedude8457 But still, the movies do it wrong.