The Lightning Thief Movie Review - The Mythology Guy (100,000 subscriber special)

[@TheMythologyGuy1]

Sorry this video is so late. First there was an unforeseen delay, then I was sick for 2 weeks, then when I finally got it uploaded, it was copyright claimed and blocked. But at long last, it's finally public! Hope you guys like it. Also, are there any other mythology movies or shows you'd like me to review?

[@heyhowyoudoing8120]

Can you review gods of Egypt

[@roshanshivakumar8954]

I love ur channel

[@roshanshivakumar8954]

And I believe the tv series will redeem the movie franchise

[@daliag_439]

find a good reason the third Percy Jackson movie never came out

[@ratillecebrasquedubitantiu4451]

Omg yes. I love your take on mythology, specifically the hilarious way you express it. If you taught mythology like this to students, they'd ace any test or assignment.

[@Nah_id_win_883]

Chiron: "children of big three are rare" Zeus: are you sure about that?

[@oystermcnutty5081]

I know i almost died when i first saw that in the movie

[@alastor8134]

so many problems in greek mythology would be solved if Zeus didn't want to have have sex with everything that moves

[@thehighground7926]

It wouldn’t be surprised if half of New York were Zeus’ children

[@Nob911]

Rock with a crack in it Zeus: 😎 i don't believe we've met I forgot i made this comment haha

[@liamrichardson6830]

Greek myth summarized: Zeus couldn't keep it in his toga.

[@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*

[@acolyte06312]

The book scene also came with such a badass line: "There's a new Golden Age coming. It's too bad you won't be here to see it, Percy." THEY DIDNT EVENT MENTION THAT IN THE MOVIE

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

I remember the first time I read that chapter when I was 12, I was absolutely shocked and felt personally betrayed. The books are great, even if they're hella inaccurate to the original myths

[@lorenzoromito7735]

@@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian the books aren't even that inaccurate, asides from giving demigods their parent's powers.

[@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian]

@@lorenzoromito7735 Uhhh, Poseidon being a good father and a good person all around ? Aphrodite being mild-mannered ? Artemis being nice and friendly ? The Olympians in general being either good people or morally neutralc? None of these things are even close to mythologically accurate. The gods of Olympus were either neutral but quick to curse or kill you for something silly (that'd be Dyonisus, Artemis, and even Athena who is not without blame), or downright full on evil by today's standards (Zeus, Poseidon, Apollo...). Basically, excluding a few titans such as Prometheus, Hades was the only divine being who was genuinely kind-hearted and helpful to mortals, as even his wife Persephone was more scary and violent than him Cx

[@lorenzoromito7735]

@@Megalomaniac_Trans_Lesbian if the gods were good people I'm pretty sure the whole books' premise would be missing. The demigods like Luke had every reason in the world to be angry at them, so much that Percy had to make the gods swear on the Styx before expressing his wish, that basically was "yo, people you should improve your behaviour"

[@carlox3002]

Persephone: "why? Because he's cruel and abusive!" Are we talking about Hades or Zeus?

[@adritamukherjee9858]

Probably Zeus

[@Eric-py8yy]

Yeah Zeus completely

[@Eric-py8yy]

@Josh Bennett Firdaus the movie logic is Soo bad

[@adritamukherjee9858]

@Josh Bennett Firdaus Yeahhhhh no.

[@adritamukherjee9858]

@Josh Bennett Firdaus u should really read the books. I just finished reading the battle of the labyrinth

[@TreyC68]

“What the heck has Poseidon been doing for 5 days?!” Poseidon:Finally I finished Breaking Bad, I guess I’ll go check on Percy now

[@jojogacha974]

Then after checking up on Percy he proceeded to watch season 2 and season 3 in the second movie

[@balsasjekloca9308]

​@@jojogacha974no he was watching Better Call Saul by then

[@TheLeviathanYT]

Nah he was binging One Peice, still is. He hasn't finished it yet.

[@MellonFelon]

@@TheLeviathanYTI fully imagine him sitting on the edge of his seat hoping big mom drowns lmao

[@TheThompsonLads]

Nah he was binging on all off them then binges the entire Ninjago series

[@kittenvibe7599]

“My mother is the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy you know what that means I always win” Yeah sure taking off your helmet during the battle is an excellent battle strategy

[@thegreendragoninn8730]

To paraphrase The Act Man, she needs to establish herself as a *STRONG FEMALE PROTAGONIST*

[@genericweeb3816]

I cringe at almost ever line she says. She was so cool yet sweet in the books, what happened...

[@kittenvibe7599]

@@genericweeb3816 Disney and money unless this wasn’t made by Disney in which case it was just money

[@nataliawashington872]

Agree that means she knows how to fight, you’re not the daughter of Nike, who is the Goddess of Victory. Now if she was daughter of the goddess of victory then that would make much more sense, but she just the daughter of Athena

[@Grigio-KenCarsonsVer.]

Yeah that always makes me laugh

[@craniumssuperburger7749]

"Children of the big 3 are rare" so did Zues just burn all the paternity tests in this universe?

[@maymay5600]

My question is that why did the write make Percy piesdon's son thou? Seeing get has all the attributes of percus

[@BobBob-pj3qo]

@@maymay5600 i had a stroke reading that

[@maymay5600]

@@BobBob-pj3qo hush, I was in a moment

[@Nyrufa]

As rare as people who are related to Genghis Khan!

[@cinderleaves3949]

@@maymay5600 idk man but I'd much rather read a book about some kid who is related to Poseidon then another young hero with attention problems that is also coincidentally Zeus' son.

[@MysteriousStranger2214]

I’m convinced that the movie writers looked at the book, complained that there were no pictures, and then decided to do whatever they want. Also looking forwarded how you tear apart the second dumpster fire that is Sea of Monsters.

[@Eric-py8yy]

Exist a comic book about Percy Jackson if they didn't liked a book without pictures they could read that book but they thought "Who is Rick Riordan? My intelect surpasses him!"

[@patrickboian8545]

Sea of Monsters was even worse because Grover never got kidnapped.

[@klaramonae748]

I literally quit that movie after like 10 min. Just alone for how they butchered poor Tyson.

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@klaramonae748 they destroyed one of my favorite characters

[@MysteriousStranger2214]

@@Eric-py8yy they destroyed everyone’s favorite characters. Only those that came after were safe.

[@RatLady-mv3lx]

Once in school we had to write a report on this book and one kid got lazy, just watched this movie, and wrote is report in that. He failed so hard, it was hilarious.

[@samrtherat]

Honestly thats just a smart move from the teacher lol

[@Ajee02]

Same shit happened to me except I had watched the movie years before, I got a passin grade though

[@tomlinson1710]

That’s what he gets

[@Synthesyn342]

The last actual fantasy book I read in school was in 5th grade, and it was the Narnia books. I wish I was able to read anything fantasy again, since that is my favorite genre.

[@kaleemarie13]

I did the same with The Outsiders in middle school XD I couldn't be bothered with the book so did my best to just watch and remember the movie XD In my high school class, we had the complete opposite XD It was an English class and had to be the start of the year because it was very early on; I'm talking first weeks of September early. We were doing a whole like- week or two on Greek mythology. Making posters of certain Gods/Goddesses, reading excerpts from the myths and stories, so on; and the last day(s) of it, we were watching this movie. Now, I haven't read the books prior to seeing the movie so I absolutely do not mind this movie and it's a guilty pleasure of mine (Can't stand the second one). But we were given a 100-or-so-question packet to answer along with watching the movie. Teachers wanted to make sure students were paying attention because it wasn't a free period. I HAVE this movie on DVD and had seen it *so* many times before watching it in this class... I had the packet done within the first damn opening credits. I got to kick back and just *enjoy* a movie in class XD

[@DrelvanianGuardOffic]

Grover: "Your mom is dead." Percy: *reacts as if he got a low score on a math test* Grover: "Your father is a god." Percy: *reacts as if his favourite resturaunt changed their menu*

[@sakamanabastala]

Asian kid with straight parent: i wish i have the luxury to react like that when i got B+ on math test

[@helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78]

Dont get it,both can be depicted as stressful but the thing is he didnt have a reaction to his mom dying.

[@capperbuns]

@@helpmegetto1k4channelnotab78 looks like me. But i have an excuse, i'm autistic. And one of the effects if that i don't feel bad when someone close to me dies. Weird thing is. If i don't know the person i am more compelled than if i knew them. 🤡

[@VERGILGASM]

Ngl, I literally get a breakdown when I get a low score on a math test

[@poseidons_child.]

Oop

[@gradygorham9520]

I will say this, one of the few best things in the movies was the comedy, the sequel had Dionysus stating to Zeus, "The christians have a god who can do the opposite (turn water into wine) now that's a god"

[@FaerieWithAHalo]

I think that’s about the only good part. The only reason it’s good is because it’s something I could see him saying.

[@NayrAnur]

Mr. D said that to Chiron.

[@pastlife960]

Nah Jesus is so boring. I’d rather worship a pantheon of 12 super-horny super beings over a hippie carpenter.

[@aratay3117]

@@pastlife960 *pulls a whip out and chases shop keepers out a temple*

[@Codarius]

Literally the only positive thing I remember about the movie.

[@ranttime8830]

"does anybody realize that there are ways to make a female character really compelling without just ... she can kick everybody's butt?" THANK YOU for pointing this out

[@nolanlong1979]

Its only worse if they do it yo a side character female character cuz most of the time they just relegate them to back up fighter and do to there own flawed power scaling it never comes up again as in the ladder of power scaling sych a character cant out shadow the MC, BBG, most other side characters and mentors, however they do get to beat grunts and bullies and problematic ass holes.... However so does the MC mentor side character's and BBG which then lowers them to not being that strong in actuality and just makes there scene of beating uo guys useless as do to power scaling so does everyone else

[@squirrel8185]

And Annabelle was that in the books she was very compelling and she even was a bit butt-kicky one of the things I really hated is they had her using a sword which she specifically doesn't ever use a sword it's a big character point and they completely removed her obsession with architecture.

[@alexwolfeboy]

Yet movies still haven't learned that lesson, and if you don't cheer for that all-powerful zero real struggle female character, you're sexist, because she's showing girl power ..... by having everything handed to her and removing any real struggles they may have.

[@melbapeach162]

@@alexwolfeboy showing girls they achieve anything!… ..so long as they are born naturally beautiful and athletic and also insanely smart and maybe have superpowers or something. ..giRLboSs!!?

[@cartoonhistory353]

@@KimKim-001 and that’s why no one liked your comment

[@noabinnendijk361]

19:00 I mean in the books Sally also knew about the camp (I'm 90% sure), she just didn't want to let go of Percy just yet because he was her kid, so she took other measures. Which makes sense because at the point he finds out about monsters he's 12. Makes less sense to keep it from him if he's fucking 17

[@object-official]

she did know about it. that's where she was driving to

[@dr.bright6272]

Someone at the camp warned her about keeping Percy so close to her.

[@The_Artists_love_doge]

​@@object-official I thought they were going to Santa Monica- oh wait grover picks them up from there, so she DID know

[@thewony_files]

I hated how in the movie they said Hades wanted a war. In the books, Hades DIDN'T want a war because the underworld was getting extremely full. He didn’t want any more dead people. And he complained about how he used to be a rich god, but then he had to spend all his money on things like paying people and upgrading the underworld. It completely took away from Hades' backstory and I really disliked that. They made him evil in the movie, but in the book he was really just misunderstood.

[@michelleobama3362]

Hollywood has an agenda against Hades

[@omegon2540]

As usual, taking care of things better than his brothers

[@calebsp1335]

What movie?

[@abiean222]

hollywood is obsessed with making hades the devil.

[@singulariteas]

@@abiean222it’s because they always feel the need to bring christianity into everything and draw parallels between greek mythology and christianity where none exist. that’s why they keep referring to the underworld as hell in the movie and clearly wanted hades (in his first appearance at least) to resemble satan lol

[@willsolacemahsaamini8681]

Fun fact: Even though Peter of the movie didn’t give a crap, Percy actually says in the first book that Chiron was the only teacher whose class he payed attention to because he liked Chiron’s way of teaching. _“You wouldn’t think he’d be cool, but he told stories and jokes and let us play games in class. He also had this awesome collection of Roman armour and weapons, so he was the only teacher whose class didn’t put me to sleep.”_

[@lexhdz5803]

bc chiron was used to teaching the adhd fueled demigod teenagers in camp half blood lol

[@emmalooman]

Gee it’s as if the writers only read the Wikipedia synopsis and not the book

[@lavinialadlass9432]

I can't blame him for liking him.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Which is ironic since he doesn’t seem impressed in the film.

[@LordyT34]

The minute I saw percy with his freaking headphones in, I knew we had a big ol problem.

[@GoodNeutralEvilChaos]

TMG: I *love* the Percy Jackson series. Me: How could anyone love those piece of-! TMG: The books. Me: Well played.

[@nenmaster5218]

Those Percy Jackson Reviews are like a Puzzle if you ask me. So i recommend 'more'. Yes, just in general: 'more'. Have Fun!

[@spino-ace]

pieces*

[@GoodNeutralEvilChaos]

@@spino-ace the sentence ended with "piece of cr@p movies"

[@spino-ace]

@@GoodNeutralEvilChaos ok then

[@mellineellis1174]

Well played.. Well played....

[@rosswiseman5991]

43:41 If it makes you feel better, Grover is actually 28 in the first book. It's explained as satyrs age slower than humans, so he still looks like a kid.

[@thehumanpotato2844]

However, it’s exactly that, they age slower, like, half as fast. That not only do they physically age slower, but *mentally* as well. I’m fairly certain that it was stated that even though in those human years he was in his late 20’s or so, he was mentally, emotionally, and essentially about the same age as Percy, if not a couple years older, depending on how old he is.

[@toxicdemon1315]

28? I thought they said he was 50? Whatever, we know they didn't care anyways

[@dr.bright6272]

​@toxicdemon1315 Coach Hedge in The Heros of Olympus is in his late 40's early 50's. In Satyr he's 106

[@applejayz1987]

Hades being a disgruntled, overworked manager of the underworld with "inlaw" problems instead of the devil was one of my favorite parts... but hey, we couldn't even have a wise Wise Girl

[@squirrel8185]

And it's also specifically said that Persephone is extremely loyal to Hades in the book series she does actually enjoy her time and hell that in Hades with him and the reason the thing that gets him out of the underworld is a pearl specifically a pearl is because it was given to him by his father Poseidon.

[@CloseingStraw97]

@@squirrel8185 plus goes behind his back to make sure he had more power within a spin off short story book

[@brendonrookes1151]

i mean hades isnt really a devil the concept of the devil being evil asshat is very english

[@balladsnowfox7714]

@@squirrel8185 Persephone and Hades is like the one healthy relationship in Greek mythology tbqh Despite the forced kidnapping/arraigned marriage but that was ordered by Zeus so it's that skyfuckers fault

[@squirrel8185]

@@CloseingStraw97 yes she dose! i see we have a real fane here, it you read that one. it was a good story to. and i loved her caricter in it.

[@Personguymanyes]

I like how in the books Percy’s mom is like a goddes to him,and was one of the only things that made him happy,his reaction to her being dead in the movie is “dang that’s a unfortunate”

[@justanother_witheredrose894]

Percy in the books: crying and trying to reunite with his mother in the underworld Percy in the movie: Damn, that’s sad. anyways back to talking about me

[@irgendeineperson5350]

It's like something trying to mimic human emotions.

[@TheLemonsAreComing]

What movie? *shut up*

[@jackwriter1908]

Yeah, the fact that he tries to use the Quest -to get back the Lightning Bolt- to get his mother back, is in my opinion really important. While he wants to help, it is far more important for him to get his mother back. And by the time they are at the underworld and Percy has the chance, he instead does the right thing and can do nothing but hope that Hades brings his mother back after everything is resolved.

[@gunsandroses896]

*finger snap* oh nards. That's- that's really annoying. You darn Hades

[@hobbitjedi]

"The source material is successful because it's good. So why don't you take what's good and put it on the screen." FOR REAL MAN. So many adaptations failed because they can't get this into their heads.

[@Biggordon200]

Accuracy isnt the only problem. The last airbender was basically 1to1 accurate but they completely missed the emotional beats and character development. I feel because of the way this was directed it coulda been one to one and still horrible bc it jus misses the beats in some places

[@jmurray1110]

Still applies as personality is part of the good things

[@acrow5]

@@Biggordon200 Apparently there was supposed to be more scenes according to M. Night, but the studio demanded the film be in 3D, riding off the monetary success of Avatar, and he had to shrink the movie down by half an hour due to budget cuts for the 3D filming.

[@CMan-x7k]

@@Biggordon200 considering how one was a 3 season tv show and the other was a hour and a half movie, I fail to see how thay would be considered 1to1.

[@ZeroKitsune]

@@acrow5 I don't think another 30 minutes would have saved that movie considering what we actually got on screen. I don't think another 3 hours could have saved that movie, it was just so BLAND. You'd have to also throw out everything they actually did and at that point you'd just be making an entirely different movie.

[@Reptego]

"How does one half blood plan to take down all of Olympus?" *God of War theme starts*

[@lenlygelbolingo6429]

💀💀💀

[@Theone_who_asked]

I believe kratos turned full deity at some point of the og trilogy, but point still stands

[@Reptego]

@@Theone_who_asked Oh yeah, I forgot about that

[@PunoBendito]

@@Theone_who_askedby the end of the first game he becomes a full god

[@dr.bright6272]

Luke was trained by Kratos.

[@The_Phantom_Eyes]

Actually, there is a reason Riptide is a capped pen! In House of Hades, Annabeth figures out how if you cap it a certain way, you can write with Riptide, which was really important since she and Percy needed to get a message to camp

[@ognicho2333]

Good to know I'm not the only one who noticed it

[@naomilanders9381]

It also works as Percy taking the blade out of it's sheath, a thing meant to protect the blade, like the illusion protects Riptide by hiding it's presence.

[@The_Phantom_Eyes]

@@naomilanders9381 I never thought of it like that ovo

[@zach415]

I was gonna say that but I’m not too sure if Riordan thought that far ahead

[@ilopominecrafter]

@@naomilanders9381 not just that, but also as a way to sheath it back into its mist form disguise. In the movie, its as krimson put it “a clicky top of doom”. Sure, you can click it and somehow not lose your finger to it growing apparently, but in neither movie does there ever show a scene of how he shrinks it. It just does it on its own. And on top of that, the pen is supposed to be linked to him and return to him after a certain time no matter how far unless magic. None of that is in the movies

[@teslaromans1023]

40:00 I also loved how in the books they say they thought Hades would want a war to expand his domain and then he immediately replies it’s already a nightmare to manage and calls out the cliche. Perfect subversion of the expectations.

[@EmmyJeanBean]

Yeah exactly! Hades is literally just minding his own business and doing the job that he literally got saddled with. He might not like it but he cares about his job and wants to do it the right way. He doesn't want chaos and disorder even more than they're already is. Hades is literally just over here doing his own thing and minding his own business and not causing problems and he doesn't WANT problems either! Hades is literally the most normal out of all of his brothers and sisters

[@spudnik4305]

​@@EmmyJeanBeanand considering that this is Greek Mythology we're talking about, that says a LOT.

[@isaiaholaru5013]

​@@EmmyJeanBeanHe is though. In the underworld, he couldn't f**I everything female he saw (unlike someone with lightning I could mention), and so was pretty normal. He then got lonely and tried to make Persophone love him. He may have kidnapped her, but she still sort of enjoyed her time in the underworld, even after she was required to go there. Hades is just very misunderstood, and probably a just nice guy with a crappy job

[@thatwaffleguy4958]

@@isaiaholaru5013 The goofygods comics make Hades very relatable, if a bit cartoonishly so.

[@filiptrajkovski2198]

I mean imagine you having to govern and manage a good few billion spuls a day Like not even like a king where you delegate that shit away but actually govern them like say a manager of a hotel It's pure hell, like i imagine if given the option Hades woukd jump into tartsrus if ut ment a vacation from it for a week

[@1Katakana]

Annabeth: "I'm the daughter of the goddess of wisdom and battle strategies". Proceeds to take off her helmet, a armour piece guardian one of the most vital areas of the body, right before she starts fighting. Also, if Percy had been the one to fly up to get the pearl, and around during the hydra fight, in the book, Zeus would have sent him smacking down towards the earth/ground again within seconds. And I really liked that Riordan didn't just jump to making Hades the bad guy, based on the one fact that he's the god of the underworld. That doesn't automatically make him evil, and it was so refreshing to see, expecially since Hades is actually easily one of the most liked characters in the panteon (expecially between him and his brothers).

[@alpha_wolf220]

an anime character once said "just because your the devil doesn't automatically make you a bad guy"

[@Eric-py8yy]

She learned with Shiryu how to not use her armor

[@patrickboian8545]

Riordan wrote Hades and Anubis really cool in his books. I can tell he likes the Underworld and moon gods a lot.

[@1Katakana]

@Shavar Campbell783 True, but in his defense I'd say that that matches more with his personality already (based on the stories we have), ulike the personality Hades has in the stories, which gets turned 160 degreees around for the sake of some of the stories people make.

[@1Katakana]

@Shavar Campbell783 I didn't know he was the father of the amazon's, so if that comes up it's in one of the chapters/books I haven't gotten too yet. I also don't remember much about Clarisse (bits and pieces from random scenes), so I don't know what her and Ares relationship was like.

[@ThatBookGirl123]

You are the reason I read the books I am now obsessed You changed my life I have an entirely new personality You did this Thank you

[@bobnavonvictorsteyn9017]

read kane chronicles and magnus chase too, youll like them i guarantee

[@ThatBookGirl123]

@@bobnavonvictorsteyn9017 I’ve read every Rick riordan book there is already so….. Way ahead of ya 😂

[@Flamingghost1025]

​@@ThatBookGirl12339 clues? The new 2023 ones?

[@immabooknerd]

Same

[@immabooknerd]

@@bobnavonvictorsteyn9017so true 👍

[@tylerboyce4081]

8:59 I feel like they added Percy not paying attention in the movie to emphasize his ADHD. But even that doesn't justify the change because hyperfixation (also known as "extreme productivity") is a legitimate symptom of ADHD. There can be one or more things that someone with ADHD can focus on and absorb if it interests them. And I'm sure Rick Riordan knew that, because Percy in the books is constantly shown to lack interest/focus in many subjects except for the one he hyperfixates on: Greek mythology.

[@person3562]

Yea I am pretty sure his son had ADHD and dyslexia and that was why he created the story cause he would readthe books to him but I may be completely wrong

[@unknownwarriorprescoknight8586]

He also has dislexia

[@SEReina-gk1kx]

@@person3562 you’re right actually. That was Riordan’s inspiration for making the character with ADHD and dyslexia. His son had the same thing and he wanted to show his son that he could still be important and special despite those diagnoses.

[@ginathecookie]

@@person3562 You're not wrong, he has said it a few times in the books themselves :) Edit: i mean in the before and/or after parts of the story

[@sumrandomguy6750]

@@unknownwarriorprescoknight8586 not him his son

[@lordunlucky2596]

Anabeth: My mother is the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy so I'll win. Also Anabeth: Reveals her location, takes off her helmet and spends the moment of surprise to flaunt

[@Zacromaniac]

As the guru said “your one to talk”

[@angelad230]

Movie Annabeth was weird. Book Annabeth was all about proving herself worthy of being a child of Athena. She doesn't take it for granted, at all.

[@skykittyyyyyy9033]

And she isn’t even blonde!

[@Doomzdeh]

That’s because this Annabeth is literally Clarisse. Literally. And when people didn’t like that and the actors’ chemistry together, the filmmakers said, “let’s find another actress, separate the Annabeth and Clarisse fusion that we made, and make Percy and Clarisse flirt the entire second movie”. It’s because they wanted the rivals dynamic, but didn’t know how to get it done with Annabeth’s legit character.

[@_somerandomguyontheinternet_]

Also, she put the flag like *one meter from the water.* You know, the boundary that the flag has to cross to win? Daughter of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom and Battle Strategy, ladies and gentlemen.

[@Eric-py8yy]

Some gods doesn't talk to their children because they generally don't care, Ares for example he mostly talks to clarisse down and just speak to her to get her down, Poseidon can't because it's implied he actually is mostly busy with it's kingdom and you know it's second family stuff and most of them doesn't know because for them is like "ohh you are my son... hehehe crap"

[@Jay_Games4409]

maybe Zues doesn't hang out with his kids cuz, y'know. He has SO many kids

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@Jay_Games4409 that's another factor

[@omalleycaboose5937]

@@Jay_Games4409 not in percy jackson. He also made the oath so he only had... 2. Hades is the only one who kept the oath tho he did refuse to murder his 2 children that already existed... he just made sure they didn't age.

[@charcharrockzxboxpc3164]

At least Poseidon cares about Percy. Zeus only cares about himself, not Thalia or Jason. (RIP Blonde superman)

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@omalleycaboose5937 ok but the children before the oath are negligenciated

[@Abalabexabandraba]

He went on a rant about how Sally could have sent him to camp since she apparently knew about it at 19:13 , but Sally actually knew about it in the books too. I don’t have the text in front of me, but I’m pretty sure she said something about not wanting to send him to camp because she was afraid they’d keep him year round and she wanted to keep him with her.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Indeed so; She loved Percy fiercely and even kept the name Jackson out of spite towards Gabe. She even managed to kill a Laistrygonian and assured Percy she'd be fine and it was up to him to stop Kronos.

[@dominiklehn2866]

Which makes sense in the books since anyone would be protective of their 12 year old child. A mother is still protective of a 17 year old but not in the sane ways. Not like in the movie

[@dr.bright6272]

Yeah, they warned her that it was dangerous.

[@TonyStark-me5kv]

How did he find a Percy Jackson movie, there isn’t one.

[@prohikikomo]

In before people don't get the joke

[@gwynzynoodles2553]

Same

[@ValhallaAMV]

There is no Percy Jackson movie in Ba Sing Se

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

@@ValhallaAMV ah so ba sing se really IS a utopia! All hail Long Feng...i mean the Earth king of course....

[@thehistoricalgamer1960]

Oh thank god they didn’t make them in your universe, I come from a time line where there’s a movie for every book including hero’s of Olympus and because of this ww7 has just started

[@462n]

I've always felt that the reason Annabeth is the way she is in this movie is because the writers decided to effectively fuse her with Clarise (and then they apparently defuse in the second movie and they act like Clarise was there the whole time, which I feel even more conflicted about)

[@EvanjPrice]

I thought she was Claire’s the first time I watched it💀

[@jelly_randomstuff9614]

I thought she was Clarisse for a little the first time I watched it lol

[@RottenCandy.]

I’ve only watched the movies (but I’m planning to read it) and watching the second movie was extremely confusing because of that

[@kingofpenguins4157]

Yeah and Clarisse was one of my fav characters :,)

[@a_little_flame589]

yeah clarisse is there but so is character assanination

[@bluestar2059]

21:38 TMG: "So Percy's a dick, Grover's annoying, and Annabeth is-" Me: "Doing her best Clarisse impression?"

[@taisdoubt3045]

It really felt like her character was something like a cheap mix of both

[@farin9695]

.. I hate how right you are, but I hate the movie in general so ig yeah you are right

[@YuriPlisetskyKinnie]

And it’s somehow more accurate than the actual Clarisse in the second movie

[@johanfriberg4705]

@@YuriPlisetskyKinnie whyjustwhy

[@aidcrazysol738]

​@johanfriberg4705 Also, because of the broken characters we get perrue!

[@merrittanimation7721]

Having recently listened to the Lighting Thief musical it's remarkable how much more loyal to book it is to the book despite having a similar runtime. It's not a one to one adaptation by any means, it's very condensed. But it understands that for all the talk of gods and monsters, it's a story about kids with a lot of real life issues exploring the drawbacks and benefits of them in a fantastical setting. You get cool powers because your parent is a god, but because of that your parent can't be a parent because they're off busy controlling the weather, like a real life parent busy with their job. This movie keeps the power fantasy without adding the nuances that make it relatable.

[@Livi-chan435-xq6vy]

Do you have any songs in the musical to recommend

[@Słuchacz_cieni]

​@@Livi-chan435-xq6vycampfire song

[@darrenalmgren634]

The fact that the kid playing Percy went on to play the extremely emotional scenes in Perks of Being a Wallflower shows the lack of direction and poor writing, not the lack of acting skills

[@calypso5316]

Ik it's sad

[@drew5121]

You are 100% right about that. I totally forgot that was the same kid til I saw your comment

[@goodgirlgonebadfortxt2976]

Yes frrrr He’s such a good actor and this movie really didn’t allow him to showcase his skill :/

[@jdslays4901]

Plus it’s the directed of Harry Potter

[@jdslays4901]

I think he likes Harry Potter better

[@internetperson573]

I love how in Rick Riordan’s later books he takes so many shits on movie adaptations it’s super hilarious probably my favorite was when he revealed the myth accurate Thor and he was like “fuckin Hollywood makes everyone think I look like Chris Hemsworth”

[@Cast-Carnival]

hehehehe.... that's cool.

[@Lupinemancer87]

I liked it too, my only problem was, despite that, he still inaccurately portrayed the Jotnar as giants.

[@eliaelirko9849]

same with when he revealed heracles, he had a similar reaction

[@FlyingPenguin196]

@@Lupinemancer87 When did he show jotun as giants? From my memory they were just able to mess with reality pretty well, meaning they can appear giant but only if they want to.

[@Lupinemancer87]

@@FlyingPenguin196 They are being mentioned as giants, even the last pages which has some info about the myths, mentions them as such.

[@Bigguyherodude]

Percys reaction to his moms death in this movie is literally just the embodiment of, “it is what it is.”

[@geomania8533]

Speaking of death. I always wondered why Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades even made the Pact of 3. I mean yea it was to prevent any powerful children from being used by the enemy, BUT it’s not like they even kept their promise anyhow.

[@seraphywang4638]

@@geomania8533 I mean, Poseidon and Zeus in Greek Myth often made pacts like that and broke it. And Hades technically never broke the pact at all

[@godzillakingofthemonsters54]

I think he was trying to keep it together for Grover's sake.

[@FSchardosin]

Percys is a big fan of Ivan Drago. "If he dies, he dies"

[@zeenoash.8805]

​@@geomania8533 Reading the books to the very end (book 5. Last Olympian) would tell you why. There was a prophecy saying- fuck this. I'll just tell you the prophecy, memorized most of them anyways. *"A halfblood of the eldest gods, will reach sixteen against all odds. And see the world in endless sleep. The heroes soul, curse blade shall reap. A single choice shall end his days, Olympus to preserve or raze"* Yeah.... It's pretty self explanatory.

[@dacodahoward1040]

One thing i noticed, when persephone says "I've never had a satyr" that means that she sleeps around on hades but im 95% sure shes always been faithful even after hades slept with minthe

[@Emisop]

Yes she's not really a cheater, except one time. Just one affair

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@Emisop Adonis?! He’s a big fat jerk!

[@faeyzaihsanulfikri9975]

⁠@@Emisopare we talking about zeus or am I forgetting someone else

[@kylepeters8690]

It's even dumber given in the final book Persephone doesn't like Nico because he's a consultant reminder that Hades cheated on HER.

[@imdone439]

Except for maybe Adonis. A big MAAAAAAAYBE.

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

Grover: "You're gonna kill the janitors? Those are working class Americans!" Me, a janitor: "THANK YOU! Glad to see SOMEONE around here appreciates what we do."

[@poseidons_child.]

Yes

[@RajuMoorpani]

I appreciate you

[@bloodybee3553]

We appreciate you

[@finneas_soss]

I appreciate you ☺️

[@shineinstars]

i appreciate u 🤍🤍

[@mhavens8532]

20:00 Helping people is also literally Percy's fatal flaw. Having him act like he doesn't care makes him not Percy

[@squirrel8185]

I completely agree in fact it gets him and his friends in the trouble throughout the series it's not until camp Half-Blood meets the other camp I can't remember the name of right now and they go in their epic adventure that he finally learns to start letting other people help him.

[@LycanLucian]

@@squirrel8185 Camp Jupiter.

[@eveakane6563]

Wasn't his fatal flaw his loyalty to friends? Or maybe I just read too much fanfic.

[@alegg7091]

@@eveakane6563 yeah athena tells him he would sacrifice the world for a friend

[@fenrir6470]

@@LycanLucian Wasn’t it Camp New Rome?

[@Lupinemancer87]

Luke: "My dad is a jerk, I never met him." Also Luke: "I broke into my father's house."

[@thebeavpercabethftw9604]

In the books: Percy: "Have you ever met your dad?" Luke: "Yeah, once." It really makes a world of difference.

[@superchinmayplays]

kik

[@RandomPerson0646]

You can break into someone's house without meeting someone, but it still is a bad change

[@Adam-wy7mj]

@@RandomPerson0646 yeah but how would he know where his house is

[@acrow5]

@@Adam-wy7mjProbably because it is the big temple with all the Hermes symbols on it.

[@uncann130]

I love movie Annabeth's idea during the game of capture the flag "Yes, let me take off some armor and do a long-winded monologue about my strategies in fights... while standing within stabbing distance of an unrestrained demigod who very well could have strong battle prowess that I don’t know about because we just met."

[@wildste]

One obvious sign we should have all seen that they didn't read the book, they changed Mrs Dodds from a maths teacher to an English teacher. Those of you who haven't read the books might be wondering why this is important. The title of the very first chapter is "I accidentally vaporized my maths teacher"

[@thatonepercyjacksonfan4786]

*pre algebra Just clarify

[@wildste]

@@thatonepercyjacksonfan4786I'm English mate, and as a result, I have a European copy of the book. And my copy says the title I listed above. I actually went and checked before writing the comment to be sure I wrote the exact title.

[@izzisart]

The only reason I can think that they changed it is so that they could establish Percy's dyslexia, but it's not like they couldn't have done that a different way with a little thought. Also, it denys the fact that math's teachers are universally evil. 😂

[@jonathangoodwin5609]

Okay. But that's still largely unimportant to the point that there's no reason to care.

[@wildste]

@@jonathangoodwin5609 Of course it is, it's a really minor detail in the grand scheme of things. But it just showed how little they cared about the book as that's a pretty memorable title for a first chapter

[@izzisart]

Funnily enough, the only reason I began reading the Percy Jackson books was because my mum wouldn't let me watch the movie until I did- she's really big on reading the books before watching any adaptations, with all series'. It was kinda funny how disappointed I was watching this film afterwards, as by that point I was in love with the series. 😂

[@eternallucifer7709]

"she's really big on reading the books before watching any adaptations, with all series'" that's a terrible idea

[@izzisart]

@@eternallucifer7709 Why so? I personally think it's a good idea. You get to experience the story with your own imagination first, before getting someone else's take on it.

[@eternallucifer7709]

@@izzisart because the movies are always going to be worst and you will never be capable of truly enjoying them, because your expectations are already way to high. Basically, you won't be able to appreciate adaptations altogether

[@fandemusique4693]

To me, it was the opposate. When i was 11 i think, watched the movies with my older brother, then a few months later when i had found the book "the Lightning thief" and seen on the cover the same as the movie which i liked, i tried. And now i have been a fan for 8 years.

[@izzisart]

@@eternallucifer7709 I won't be able to appreciate adaptations because I read the source material first? I don't quite follow- often it gives me greater appreciation for the adaptation if it's done well, and if it's not, then I'm glad I experienced the better version. But it's just my opinion, you do what works for you.

[@jeffreyfiegen1538]

Annabeth in the book: Kind, helpful, brilliant, slightly smarmy at times Annabeth in the movie: arrogant, egotistical, finds the answers because yes (also seems to have the combative elements of Clarrise's personality until after losing to Percy) Percy in the book: slightly nervous but willing hero, has to deal with the overwhelming majority of the book's cast getting on his case and in his way for being both the new kid and getting the trident symbol over his head revealing his parenthood Percy in the movie: smarmy dick who was the only one that didn't know who his dad was yet, gets the solutions to everything handed to him on a silver platter, and cares about nothing Grover in the book: Percy's only friend who is revealed to be more like a guardian, has ptsd, and fights his own worries and insecurities to help his friends Grover in the movie: comic relief, constantly horny (despite only getting his horns at the end), extremely self-assured

[@Randomguy-sn1yz]

Horny despite only getting his horns at the end. 🤣

[@Cloverisalittleslilly8264]

This is actually really accurate to ye books way of the kids and the adults in The movies I like this.

[@Subarashi74]

@@Cloverisalittleslilly8264 "it is exceedingly rare for the big three to have child" Pfft *cough* cough *zeus* *cough* *cough*

[@Miki-cx6gs]

Also Annabeth is blonde too -_-

[@ShoeOfKazoo]

Yeah, let’s not even talk about their looks.

[@eloise.s.78]

I'm just starting reading the books (I'm reading Titan's curse now) and I grew up with the movies, so they were very good to me at that time. But now, I'm seeing why everybody hates it lol it's still somewhat appealing for me cause was my first contact with the story but the more I read the more I prefer the books. PS: the pearls really exist but is POSEIDON'S pearls, not Persephone's, that's a thing I was wondering for a long time in the movie "why Persephone would have pearls? Wtf? Why not flowers or else?"

[@united_europe]

You say you grew up with the movies, but there are none. I think you were just daydreaming.

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@united_europe They are; They're properly called Petrova Johanssen. PS I feel the Petrova Johanssen films are different enough from Percy Jackson that they can be enjoyed in their own right(something easier with the first film.)

[@dr.bright6272]

Calling them the Seeds of Persephone would make much more sense.

[@miyannapittman5580]

Can we just appreciate how 12-YEAR-OLD Percy gets through the first book successfully, being smart, sassy, heroic, and not being told, like, anything and figuring stuff out. While a 17-YEAR-OLD Percy had all his victories handed to him, no sense of humor, and had to get the major plot points TOLD to him by Daddy. Love how a middle-schooler is better suited for questing than the almost colleg-age kid. Edit: Wow, I've never gotten so many likes before! Thanks for 101 😊

[@hurricaneofcats]

They also sucked all of the awkwardness and sincerity out of Percy. That was what made him a hero. He accomplished incredible things but at the end of the day he felt like an actual 12-year old with a good heart, and a lot of courage. Movie Percy's eyerolling and cynicism hurts me on a physical level.

[@davadow8558]

294 now lol

[@infallis]

You mean 17 year old from the books? All the versions of him that are featured while he’s in college aren’t centered around him, so of course it seems a little easy

[@miyannapittman5580]

@@infallis In the movie, Percy is 17. And much less capable than 12-year-old book Percy.

[@infallis]

@@miyannapittman5580 yeah but it’s not like this movie existed anyway…..

[@Obstreperous_Octopus]

12:58 Percy Jackson reacted to his mother's murder like he just found out that the test he hasn't studied for is due tomorrow

[@DogMuncher22]

More like if it was due yesterday

[@adcoxfamily9656]

Nah he reacted like the test was due today

[@jeffreygao3956]

But she's been raising, teaching, and defending him his whole life! Mrs. Jackson even gives him a new NICE stepfather called Mr. Blowfish! Darn! I meant Blofis!

[@Couch_Banana]

@@jeffreygao3956 The new stepfather came three books later.

[@frodobaggins75]

I find it hilarious that hermes has a son named Luke. With his winged shoes he is a real sky walker

[@jawajuice31]

THis is underrated

[@squidsurge71]

Comedy

[@mayfightu]

Thalia (the muse of comedy) approves this

[@healingalternatives3254]

I never thought of that

[@mythologyfan3696]

😂😂

[@jungtothehuimang]

His reaction to his mom getting vaporized still cracks me up so bad, I cannot believe that was the take they went with

[@user-biscut]

There are exactly two good things this movie did: 1. Introduce the name of a great book series to people who didn't know that they existed. 2. Show future adaptors of this series what not to do.

[@jeffreygao3956]

Honestly, Logan Lerman would've been a good Percy Jackson had he been cast for The Titan's Curse onwards.

[@gacha_xxtuber2218]

@@jeffreygao3956r potentially playing Percy in a Heroes of Olympus series? That’d be cool.

[@BruhTNT4258]

Second Percy Jackson movie: ima ignore the second part.

[@gandalfthewhite.5245]

@@jeffreygao3956true. He’s definitely a good casting choice at least looks wise.

[@SirsasthNigam.]

@@jeffreygao3956 With the new cast, Riordan feels that everyone involved is "perfect," even if they don't look exactly like how they might have been written in the original books. With Scobell, Riordan noted, "Did I care that his hair is a different color than what is described in the book? Not at all. He just felt like Percy.” With Simhadri's Grover, Riordan similarly added, "Does he look exactly like I describe him in the book? No. That doesn’t matter." "Leah impressed me from the moment I met her. She has that sort of steel that makes her a leader, but there’s a bit of vulnerability to her," the author went on to say about Jeffries. “Now, again, does she look like Annabeth looks in the books? No. Was that important to me? No. If anything, it was a massive benefit to broaden the cast in terms of representation.”

[@miloskaluznik48]

"My mother is the goddess of wisdom and strategy" Takes off the most fucking important piece of her equipment.

[@NkemUtomi]

Guess she didn't get the wisdom gene

[@Demi_Purple]

Recessive genes?? Dumb is dominant after all …in the movie I mean. 👀

[@KingOfMumbles485...]

Helmets are important in a battle.

[@laysmaxx5789]

And just a few minutes before Luke even demands where Percy's helmet was.

[@KingOfMumbles485...]

Acts more like Ares kid than the other one.

[@breebree8200]

Speaking of Book!Hades, two things: 1) when it comes to his appearance, Percy noted that he was the first god who struck him as "godlike", describing him being lithe and graceful "like a panther". 2) when it comes to personality, Book!Hades is fed up, overworked and outraged. He straight up starts a rant how he used to be a rich god, but he has constant expenses for more security and how he doesn't need to conquer the mortal world because he has so much work already with the lines of people that constantly die. Then Percy opens his motor mouth to talk about getting Charon a raise which prompts another mini rant from Hades. I actually liked that in the books. The idea that this seemingly unflappable, regal god is so offended and fed up with unjust accusations that he goes on a rant in front of demigods, one of which being Poseidon's spawn, was both horrifyingly sad and frankly amusing. And although I didn't mind the movie Underworld, the Book one was better, because not only do they have to go through the fields of punishment and the pit to Tartarus to get to Hades's castle, but also they get glimpses of the Fields of Asphodel and Elysium as well. And once they reach said palace, Percy describes it as "dark reflection of Olympus". Again, showing another hint of Hades's bitterness and loneliness for being an outcast. Also, while Persephone might not have some teleporting pearls to give to the trio, you know what she does have and the trio took a glimpse at on their way to Hades? Persephone's garden. Seriously, it was one of the coolest places in the Underworld, with trees that grow gemstones, pomegranate trees and statues from Aunty Em's Emporium. It just added to the wonder of the Underworld that Riordan cooked up, a bit of Persephone's influence in an otherwise Hades design. The movies went for the cliche fire and brimstone Underworld with the Styx tacked on. Honestly, didn't mean to rant, but honestly, the book portrayal of the Underworld and Hades was so magical and the movie went and massacred that image with cliches.

[@poseidons_child.]

Hades was amazing. Hades doesn’t deserve that much hatred. He is a loving and caring father and he is so underrated. I love him.

[@krankarvolund7771]

Yeah, the movie just went with "oh underworld, Hell of course", but even though it's sometimes translated as hell (in french we literally call the underworld, Hells), it's an under world, where people are supposed to live far longer than their actual life, it's both Heavens, Hell and a sort of Limo/Purgatory at the same time. The fire and brimstone look is only for Tartarus ^^'

[@MahiMahi-yu5jo]

Yeah. The Blibical underworld seems to the be the only underworld in the minds of these creators...

[@killerqueen721]

I was About to read this but then I saw it was as long as an essay

[@evanlephrog7337]

I think Riordan also got Hades wrong Hades is actually a pretty good guy Only bad thing he did was kidnapping persephone Cuz like Never had children with mortal ppl, cuz loyal to persephone Orpheus and probably other stuff i forgot

[@grandmasterscott]

Daughter of the goddess of wisdom and battle strategy Procedes to take off helmet before fight

[@alexw5367]

The one thing that irritated me was the fact that they act like the Mist doesn't even exist. Like that fisherman should not see Poseidon and the cleaning lady should not have seen Medusa's head

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Well to be fair it just makes it look like something else that does not mean that the thing that makes it look like I won’t be scary

[@alexjewett7455]

They fuck up the mist even worse in the next movie. Honestly, it probably would have been better if they just ignored it like they did in the first movie. Not a whole lot better, but maybe, like, 1% better.

[@alpborakirte801]

@@alexjewett7455 They made the mist just a parfume

[@alexjewett7455]

@@alpborakirte801 and in a later scene they showed the mist working like it does in the book. Which opens up a plot hole the size of Alaska.

[@thetraitor9890]

eXACTLY

[@leviuzumaki3903]

The thing I hated most about this movie is definitely the misunderstanding of hades. Especially how they made him abusive to Persephone which is completely inaccurate to the book and mythology. Hades actually loved Persephone and Persephone grew to love hades. Because he proved to her he was a good kind, loving man. She actually loved her time spent in hades and never wanted to leave but knew she had to. So definitely some major inaccuracies

[@Blitzvonic]

It's not even that I hate about this movie, it's the way they made him look. In the movie, they just made him look so weirdly casual, ungodly. In comparison, in the book, one of Percy's first thoughts is that Hades is the first god he's met that actually looks godly.

[@marierolfson1812]

it will be amazing because the author is helping

[@leviuzumaki3903]

@@marierolfson1812 I think you got the wrong comment, but I heard about the new Disney plus movie, and heard that he’s actually directing so I hope that it turns out amazing!!

[@kitke101]

@@leviuzumaki3903 I think I heard it's actually going to be a TV series! Fingers crossed!

[@mrperson9838]

Also the part when she mentioned she wanted to get out in the middle of June

[@troytab6089]

The Arch, The Chimera and the Hudson River. Crusty's Waterbeds. Ares on his Harley Davidson at the Diner, and later the seaside. The Zoo Trailer and the animals in it. Grover's love of nature. The terrifying Tartarus scene. Luke's Intellect. Annabeth's Intellect. Percy's Intellect. Intellect. Sorry, just jotting down a few things that this movie completely removed for no reason.

[@jmurray1110]

The tunnel of love Anyones dignity

[@hmm5176]

Common sense and logic

[@quantum7046]

Good plot

[@PHAToregon]

The only thing it has is the finite time it took from my life

[@Arteriana]

The water park, Percy and Annabeth’s relationship, Percy’s kindness and bravery, the suspense, the good action, Annabeth’s personality, Annabeth and Luke’s backstory together, Annabeth’s Blonde hair, Grover’s self consciousness. There, added a few more for you

[@jerryzhu2614]

Imagine the only reason percy was this old is the director got fed up with working with children in Harry Potter.

[@lilliepad_froh]

He actually wanted the cast of harry potter to be 16, but JKR didn’t let him.

[@hernehaugen6878]

Imagine that, children are a nightmare to work with and a director didn't want to deal with the headaches.

[@jeffreygao3956]

@@hernehaugen6878 I know but maybe pick a director who's a friend to children to direct a film with kid heroes?

[@hernehaugen6878]

@@jeffreygao3956 Yeah, except in Hollywood, "friend to children" is a suspicious phrase. Reeks of Epstein.

[@Maximus-ed6ij]

@@jeffreygao3956exactly!!! Don’t hire a director who doesn’t like kids to work on a movie where the main characters are kids

[@666Vampirefromhell]

"Ha ha, beastiality is funny. Oh who am I kidding, it's probably the most mythologically accurate thing in this movie." I couldn't suppress a laugh there.

[@robertgronewold3326]

Chris Columbus was a dangerous choice as director for this, because he was actually for aging up the Harry Potter characters as well. When they were first making that movie, he wanted them to all be 16 so they would be 'easier to direct'. It was only when JKR and the studio people put their foot down, and rightly so, that they gave up on that and just dealt with the children's acting by editing the heck out of the films to get what good bits of acting he could. Clearly he got his way with Percy Jackson, and it suffered so heavily for it.

[@robertgronewold3326]

@@katieburnswater7251 Yeah, the actor they picked for Percy, though not really suitable in looks, definitely has a lot of good acting skills.

[@bluejay9638]

​​@@robertgronewold3326what are you talking about? The actor they chose for Percy is very conveniently attractive. Dirty blond, nice smile, blah blah blah

[@robertgronewold3326]

@@bluejay9638 What has that got to do with the age of the actors?

[@bluejay9638]

@@robertgronewold3326 nothing, I'm talking about how you tried to claim looks didn't play a role when they definitely did in everyone's casting

[@SirsasthNigam.]

@@bluejay9638 Riordan is one of the main producers and writers for the show. He was present during the casting process and picked young actors/actresses that best represented the personalities of his characters. Riordan was quick to defend the upcoming show's diverse casting. He wanted to make sure that he was looking at his story with a fresh set of eyes with the emphasis of wanting it to speak to everyone. Not just a select group of people. So the tv show would be inevitably >>>the films

[@tracycarter7735]

Hades?! Abusive!? Hades loved Persephone, he literally said in the myth “I will raise all the gold and gems under the earth for you, if Demeter tries to get you back I will break the ancient laws and reanimate all the old soldiers of Greece and Rome to fight for you!” YOUR TELLING ME THAT MAN WAS ABUSIVE!?!?!!

[@theleviathan3902]

Maybe a little possessive

[@bthsr7113]

@@theleviathan3902 THAT I can believe, but there is more than just the usual toxic masculinity. They are Gods. To disrespect them is literally blasphemy. If you don't respect the Dread Persephone, you are not only disrespecting her as her own woman and his wife, but also as a Goddess.

[@Canada_Goose]

That army would win against any modern army as technically hades can raise all the dead soldiers for his army and train everybody else to fight in the army, when one of his soldiers die he resseruct that soldier and when an enemy soldier dies(aka basically immortal), boom new soldier for his army. There is no way to defeat that without the help of some powerful magic that I bet only the primordial Greek God Chaos(or if other extremely powerful gods from different religions exist in that universe like the Christian/Jewish/Muslim God(who BTW are the same person)) has can defeat that.

[@fg2997]

Well he did abduct her

[@TorraShinjiro17]

@@theleviathan3902 That is true but tbf so was Demeter. She wouldn't let anyone marry her daughter and practually sheltered her And in some versions she made Persephone dress as a little girl and hid her away on the island.

[@blakemamba2067]

21:26. My moms the goddess of wisdom, it gives me the power to announce my presence without disarming or detaining my opponent and then IMMEDIATELY take off my helmet before fighting him . Seriously why did she take off the helmet??? It hurts so much to see .

[@doodleguy5936]

"Anabeth then closes her eyes because she didn't wanna see any more of this movie" Somebody call the fire department!

[@ShiningDarknes]

Hades from mythology gives me the vibe that he is just a lonely dude that is just glad people occasionally make the incredibly dangerous trek to come see him to ask a favor/boon of him that more often than not he just gives them what they want and if he doesn't he just turns them away, no harm done. Sure sometimes he puts stipulations on boons but those are more like tests really.

[@Blitzvonic]

My favorite was a part Hades played in the 12 labors of Heracles. Bro is just like yeah you can take my dog just don't hurt him if anything I'll be impressed if you can manage to do so

[@DarthAxolotl]

Or my favourite, oh wow that was a nice song, sure take your wife back. The only reason the guy (whom I cant remember how to spell his name) failed was because he didn't trust hades.

[@eshaalzoreed]

@@DarthAxolotl His name was Orpheus

[@DarthAxolotl]

@@eshaalzoreed thank you, i had the orph bit but couldn't remember past there

[@eshaalzoreed]

@@Blitzvonic The Cerberus labour reminded me that there is ACTUALLY evidence that Cerberus means 'Spotted' so the big dork named his dog spot

[@hiroshock]

Chiron "Children of big three are rare" Me: Do you mean Hades children are very rare? Since Zeus and Poseidon had so many kids it was difficult beside a few kids to know which one they belong to.

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

But in the story line of this stuff the made a deal to have no kids

[@hiroshock]

@@BaulFoodmanedits I know I read the books but I meant that overall in myths and legends

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

@@hiroshock smh 🤦‍♀️

[@ryuudraco592]

Also why the HADES did they make Persephone hate her husband!? They're literally one of the if not only healthy relationship in mythology. I wouldn't be surprised if they actually made Hera love Zeus and vise versa if they continued

[@hiroshock]

@Ryuu Draco They probably wanted to keep Hades is evil trope alive.

[@wildwesley9328]

My biggest problem with Grover in the movies (that very much don’t exist) is that they made the character black so they could say, “look, diversity!” while relegating him to the stereotypical black sidekick trope of “funny black guy who quips and says one liners and not much else.”Essentially they tried to “improve the story by adding diversity and instead ruined it with their own biases cause gods forbid a black character have their own plot development! Black Grover would have been such a cool thing and made sense since Grover’s defining feature is curly hair. Annabeth is ruined by trying to combine her into two characters, herself and Clarrise.

[@RetroTaylor94]

Ah, the Perry Jefferson films! If you squint really hard, they almost resemble a famous book series!

[@tomwu5167]

No, it's Peter Johnson

[@skibloo1722]

No, it’s Parker Jamieson!

[@SlayingSuperNerdX]

_insert name here_ and the thunder taker

[@santawithaflamethrower2758]

only if you also look through the worst quality camera while crying and right after looking into a very bright light

[@beardedragonboi]

Perry Jonas and the electricity nabber

[@jerekheadrick3379]

When I first saw Annabeth in the movie I thought she was supposed to be Clarisse except she didn't look anything like Clarisse was described either. So I was like, that's an underwhelming Clarisse and then it was Annabeth and it was somehow worse. Then later on when they introduce Clarrise they fuck up her character design too.

[@ognicho2333]

I thought she was clarisse too! And I wached the second movie first (Annabeth had blond hair there) so I was even more sure. I was even sure they made her daughter of Athena. I just couldn't accept it was Annabeth

[@mephisto........7746]

Can anyone pls tell me is percy Jackson comic is different than percy Jackson book or they have the same stories and which one should I read or they are only books no comic

[@ognicho2333]

@@mephisto........7746 Well they're not the same but it's still the same story. There is some stuff that isn't in comic but is in book. I would say that you should read both. Also from my personal experience the book was a lot better

[@mephisto........7746]

@@ognicho2333 thanks a lot 😊

[@TheMythologyGuy1]

Yeah it seems like they were trying to merge Annabeth and Clarisse’s characters in the first movie. Which is lame

[@Len_ika]

Did anybody else notice that in the second book, when Tyson couldn’t enter Camp, Annabeth goes “I, Annabeth Chase, let Tyson into Camp” or something similar. I think Uncle Rick made sure Grover was unconscious when he, Percy and Sally tried to get into camp in the first book, otherwise Grover could have said the line, Sally wouldn’t have been taken, and thus removing half the plot. (Percy obviously didn’t know he could do this, naturally.) It annoys me so much that in the movie, Grover was perfectly fine but didn’t do ANYTHING to save Sally or help Percy fight the Minotaur, he just stood inside the borderline looking panicked. But no, it’s all “I’m sorry, Perc. I did everything I could.” ARGH. Also, in the movies, why on earth is Grover always so shocked about Greek mythology stuff??? Mate, YOU’RE PART OF IT.

[@iamabread9614]

Grover: Jesus Christ what is that!? Me: That's a Cyclop. You know the thing that almost killed you when you are little. Grover: Oh right. Sorry so much of my backstory is getting re-written that I don't even know what I am.

[@RandomUser36536]

Grover being all dumb about mythology pissed me off so much bc BRO U ARE MYTHOLOGY

[@Masterwin321]

21:31 “My mother is goddess of wisdom and battle strategy. Im smart” takes off protective headgear

[@butterballs890]

I loved the editors note that shit was funny, "Ah yes put the shooting range right next to the infirmary."

[@_stupidbro]

For convenience, of course 😂

[@butterballs890]

@@_stupidbro much less blood all over camp

[@krankarvolund7771]

I mean, given that they seem to fire even when someone is on the range, it's pretty convenient to have it right next to the infirmary XD

[@astro_tgd]

I’m just glad that Riordian is working with Disney for a tv show of this series. I’ve always thought that maybe a TV show would work best for this instead of a book being compacted into a movie.

[@Eric-py8yy]

More time, a little more money and more liberty to produce

[@patrickboian8545]

Holy shit dude are you serious???????

[@astro_tgd]

@@patrickboian8545 yeah look it up. We probably won’t get it until 2023 but holy hell am I watching it when it starts up

[@Keaghan9]

I think we should be more skeptical and worried if he’s working with Disney on it since Disney is known to do dumb shit

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@Keaghan9 don't worry Rick learned about letting others ruin their project twice

[@Tortillainapan]

"It's exceedingly rare for a child to be born of the big three". Clearly who ever wrote this line has never heard of Zeus

[@CreativeWitchArt]

I think people who aren't a child of zues IS MORE RARE!

[@sarateed1910]

Zeus has cheated on Hera so many times I don’t think Zeus can keep track

[@marijavicic3010]

Poseidon's no slouch, either.

[@theendersmirk5851]

@@sarateed1910 wait, he kept track at one point?

[@gabrielsanandres537]

To be fair, he must've meant AFTER the whole oath thing. If not, yeah Zeus has a...reputation so to speak.

[@lidge1994]

"The source material is successful because it's good! Why don't you take what's good and put it on the screen, instead of replacing it with stuff we are tired off?" That is such an accurate take on modern films (2010 onward). These films and lately TV shows almost all start with a very successful series of books, comics or video games, which are famous because they're unique, different, risky...then studios decide "Too unique, more conformity", "Too different, people will be confused", "Too risky, we won't make a 20x profit"...which is funny because they replace everything unique with every cliche people outside the US like myself get a laugh out of guessing in mediocre films. It's also hilarious that in making the film safer, more broadly appealing, it loses 90% of the profits it would've had because...well, we saw this film 5, 10, 20, 40 years ago, nothing's changed except the effects when you rely on cliches. Serious, tell me a major difference between Percy and Perseus besides one being older, one having winged shoes instead of pegasus, the different fathers and being a stubborn dick at times? (Percy Jackson and Clash of the Titans). They also both get a mystical sword that folds neatly into just a handle/a pen, a badass shield of some sort, a means of flight, their parents get attacked (Percy's mom and Perseus' adopted family).

[@jeffreygao3956]

Yet where was that issue with Superman: Red Son? It’s not the most accurate adaptation or the most expensive adaptation of Superman: Red Son but it’s still good.

[@dr.wyverstone8418]

My 4th grade teacher got me into reading by reading us the Lightning Thief in class instead of some of the books the school usually suggested. Quickly after she read it to us, the movie was coming out so a lot of us were excited, and she even set up where one weekend we would all meet at the local theater and watch the movie together. We were all so disappointed in the movie but we had something to talk about that week in class and even had us be able to make direct comparisons with something that we were interested in instead of pulling something out of our asses because "well it's school so we have to".

[@tadbitsketch]

Dude, that teacher is so cool.

[@ijustexist3866]

@@tadbitsketch agreed

[@tyrongkojy]

"Isn't Grover also underage? What is wrong with the women in this movie?" Greek gods. I mean... good thing they aren't 12. The gods hitting on everyone is probably one of the more realistic parts.

[@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011]

GREEKS ROUTINELY HAD GAY SEX WITH LITTLE BOYS.

[@honey.suckle.plant_]

@@fbafoundationalbuck-broken6011 hm how the time have cha- Wait no

[@alandriel4267]

Also in the books Grover is actually like 30 but looks like 12 because satyr age different

[@tyrongkojy]

@@alandriel4267 Hey, I'll admit I'm a perv. Says they're 30, all good. Besides, not like a satyr's gonna sue for statutory rape if they were lying.....

[@haloinfiniteisagoodgame1163]

that fits with all religions, even christianity (this isnt a bad priest joke)

[@phoenixtech9782]

Something that I love is that Perseus (who was given flying shoes from Hermes) and Luke (who is the son of Hermes) gave Percy (who is named after Perseus) flying shoes

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

17:47 also Percy doesn't get to know who his godly parent is immediately, he stays in hermes' cabin for a week or so, becomes friends with everyone, thinks Luke is a good guy, learns swordfighting from luke, excels in it, looks upto luke, wishes to be hermes' son because then he will have a lot of siblings and wont be alone, finally finds his dad is Broseidon, has to sleep alone in Cabin 3, starts hating camp which he loved till then and story continues (he gave Clarisse a swirly and makes all toilets explode too)

[@mikaelafox6106]

Broseidon. 🤣 Please keep that in if it’s an error.

[@mysteryGuySaysHi]

@@mikaelafox6106 not an error. Percy's dad, King of the Brocean is super sassy and the coolest bro of the 6, hence Broseidon

[@mikaelafox6106]

@@mysteryGuySaysHi I would watch a movie based on this description alone! 😆

[@TBK7913]

The first movie is like Clarisse? Whose that?

[@chidaluokoro9104]

poseidon is such a bro

[@demondogofdeaf6762]

"so, they enter into the underworld, which is in Hollywood apparently, not sure if there was a message there" was my favorite line of the video

[@olivierluisin1790]

i mean, Hollywood is hell, the uncreative one full of unworthy oscar and sex assaulters.

[@chaotixninja5]

"Persephone is in the Underworld." Me: "Why is that odd? She is Hades's wife after-" "In the middle of June!" Me: "Okay, nevermind. These writers clearly had their own heads up their asses throughout the whole process. Even more casual Greek myth fans like me knows that's complete bullshit!"

[@justanother_witheredrose894]

i know! literally everybody with a sliver of information about mythology knows that persephone is with demeter in the spring/summer, and is in the underworld during fall/winter. it’s not that hard to fuck up guys!

[@sakamanabastala]

I have same reaction

[@allenfortenberry9924]

Her trip to the underworld is literally the reason that the seasons exist in Greek mythology. If she is in the underworld it is cold as heck in the main world

[@tabasco471]

Didn’t they actively explain that in the book too there’s no way the writers looked at their source information

[@dylans.1741]

Also, Persephone doesn't even appear in the series until book 5. Granted, she was also in the underworld during the summer in that book, but that's because there was a war going on, so she was seeking refuge with her mom Demeter.

[@estrelass876]

13:10 Percy acted like losing his mother was a inconvinience 😭😭😭

[@lungboy8980]

I really hated how there was no mystery/build up to Percy being claimed :( That's always a big deal in the books when a character finds out who their parent is and here he just immediately gets sent to the Poseidon cabin.

[@voorlees9368]

Legit my favorite scene from the first book. Shook my 8 years old brain TO THE CORE

[@ddrion5613]

They kinda already revealed that in the first scene with Poseidon and Zeus arguing.

[@lungboy8980]

@@ddrion5613 That had nothing to do with Percy knowing

[@lowkeyarki7091]

@@lungboy8980 I think Percy, stating he feels at home underwater was the most obvious clue before he was sent to Poseidon's cabin.

[@lungboy8980]

@@lowkeyarki7091 Right, and that was shitty

[@CalamityOfYorktown]

16:53 forgot to mention that in the books Chiron is the only Centaur at the camp (because other Centaurs are party animals), while in the movie he's running alongside other centaurs.

[@dr.bright6272]

They show up for 3 seconds and are never seen or heard from again.

[@ganema9]

Maybe he was just running so fast, it looked like multiple Centaurs when there was actually just him?

[@Jrsonicyt-is-weird]

Their probably running to a party near the camp

[@redfireeverstar2651]

One of my favorite parts in the book was when Luke was teaching about swordsmanship and techniques. The move he teaches is important to the plot because it was used on him. Naturally he shows them how to do it then he starts sparring with Percy. A few moments before Percy had splashed himself with water to cool himself off. This rejuvenates him and allows him to pull off the difficult disarming move on Luke, who mind you is among if not the best swordsman at the camp. Plus the moment hints at Percy's father and his powers. In the movie that's all wasted on a stupid sword fight with Annabeth. Who in the books doesn't use swords instead using knives and daggers, because she does not fight physically. Her strength comes from her mind not her physical power. This makes her more of a badass because she can beat her opponents without engaging them in combat, instead she'll defeat them with strategy and tactics, just like her mother.

[@marianabonina249]

Yea and what’s with anabeth fighting Percy, they’d should’ve kept Clarissa in the film

[@redfireeverstar2651]

@@marianabonina249 I know, Annabeth is my favorite character and they turned her into this cliche strong warrior girl. Yeah she can hold her own, but she's not Clarissa. I loved how they met. She's taking care of Percy, saying how he's the one, because of a prophecy that if I remember was about her finally going on a quest. They were awkward at first, but as their relationship grew it naturally evolved to love. It was cute. Plus she has history with Grover and Chiron, an interesting relationship with her family and all of that gets thrown out to make her a plain character like most female teen movie characters.

[@lidge1994]

You're about to hit 1,000,000. I suggest Immortals and maybe The Odyssey, a 1997 mini-series about Odysseus' journey home.

[@sv9157]

One thing I hated is that they cut Clarisse from the film and tried to replace her with Annabeth. They made Annabeth a really tough warrior instead of a smart, strategic fighter. Kind of like how they cut ares from the movie and replaced his role as another bad guy (unintentionally rising Kronos) to start a war, with hades who only wants his riches back. They also had no respect for the ACTUAL laws of the book. Percy was told not to use Luke’s shoes because flying is Zeus’s territory and he would strike him out of the sky. That was a huge part of it. The gods aren’t allowed to do anything in another gods territory. They took away from Percy doing things himself (as said in the video). One thing that was really smart of him was recognizing that the Minotaur could only go forward and using that to his advantage. That is how he defeated him. It was a cool moment from Percy. But did the movie portray that? No! And they had the demigods use phones. The whole point was that they couldn’t use phone because the monsters could track them and find them. Some demigods did have phones but it was at their own risk. Percy was not one of them. And something Luke said was really stupid. In the movie, Luke said he never met his father but he broke into his house and stole some stuff. Ok, what makes the writer think that a GOD would have a house??? Other than olympus, they don’t have a house. Even if he did, how did Luke find it if he had never met Hermes at all? It makes no sense. And for gods sake, ITS A SEARCHERS LICENSE NOT HORNS. Grover should’ve been born with those horns. And at this point, movie grover doesn’t even deserve it. They took away grovers whole down-to -earth personality. They made him a ladies man and they ruined him. Finding pan isn’t even a thing here. Not to mention everyone in this movie is an asshole. Luke was an asshole from the beginning so the plot twist was not a twist at all. The campers was one that and me angry. Camp half blood is supposed to be a team. A unit. A place where people don’t always get along, but they do what’s right and come together to protect the well-being of the world and the people in it. There are people who stray from the path (Luke, Nico, etc) but in the end all the campers care about camp half blood the same amount. Even Percy and Clarisse can see eye to eye sometimes. The movie took away some of my favourite scenes and connections by making everyone judgmental. I could go on. Like how bringing Percy’s mother instead of Grover from the underworld is a stupid idea considering she could be killed a second time because she’s not a demigod (she’s a badass but still). Or how annabeths relationship with Luke should’ve been touched on more. Or how Persephone flirting with Grover was creepy But the video covers most of it

[@marianabonina249]

Yes anabeth was really sweet and kind in the books while still being tough and smart and it’s that perfect balance that makes Rick’s characters so awsome. In the films percy was just an a-hole, anabeth was just badass and Grover was just silly

[@jeffreygao3956]

And Clarisse becomes Percival's love interest.

[@theoutlawking9123]

@@marianabonina249 Sweet & kind? She literally sets percy up in the book and almost got him killed, just to flaunt how her mother would be proud. Is that what you call sweet & kind?

[@editornoob4606]

@@marianabonina249and not the good kind of silly

[@Theone_who_asked]

​@@theoutlawking9123 meh, they barely knew each other at the time, it was a rocky start but their relationship DID get better eventually

[@animen2463]

The greatest success of the books was to defy our expectations everyone expected Hades to be the bad guy and the cause of evil but turns out he was just a chill god minding his business (like the myths) The movie ruined that and just made him into a stereotypical villain

[@Eric-py8yy]

In the books I was like "Ok, again Hades being again the villa... wait...YES! HADES ISN'T INVOLVED AT ALL

[@_SPQR_]

Riordan made me so happy when he didnt make Hades into another stereotypical villain. He was the first author to actually get me interested in reading and remind me how much I love greek mythology and others. When i heard there were movies i was so excited! We watched it in our classroom and right after the movie ended u can guess wut me, my friends, and my classmates felt and thought about the movie ;-;

[@mephisto........7746]

@@Eric-py8yy Can you pls tell me if percy Jackson comic is different than percy Jackson book or they have the same stories and which one should I read or there are only books no comic

[@Eric-py8yy]

@@mephisto........7746 the difference is that the comic book for being short cut some material from the book but we get nice images and the books are more complete but to be honest both have the same story, my recommendation is to first read the books then if you like you can go read trials of Apollo

[@jollimaiahtacksworth]

@@Eric-py8yy you're just gonna skip HOO? Hahaha~

[@Variane-zg3lr]

Good to know that I’m not the only one who’s very disturbed by Medusa’s actions with Percy. On the book, she was lowkey motherly and pretended that she was going to take a picture, but on the movie, she just runs after them and gets wayyy to close to Percy in a very odd way. Edit: also what the actual fuck was up with Persephone?

[@timothyishyc]

Yeah when i read the book... i always imagined aunty em like a bigger woman like Robin Williams Mrs. Doubtfire

[@krankarvolund7771]

@@timothyishyc A fat woman in an Hollywood movie? Nah, let's cast Uma Thurman! No offense towards her, I love her acting, but if a character is described as an old middle-eastern granny, I don't think to her ^^'

[@kebalove]

45:50 “Oh look Like has his scar now” I thought that he said sword for a minute, which is also a part of the books the movie cuts out. In the books Luke has a sword made of steel and the fantasy metal Celestial bronze so it can hurt both humans and monsters, whereas the other sword are only made of celestial bronze to only hurt monsters

[@Thunor93]

The whole "cruel and abusive" part in the movie with Hades pissed me off, even in the books Hades loved and adored his wife.

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

She was talking about Zeus

[@Thunor93]

@@BaulFoodmanedits no she wasn't. Apparently you have to rewatch the movie, she even struck Jade's with the masterbolt, Zeus is her father. She wasn't talking about Hades.

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

@@Thunor93 did you watch the vid I was talking about a joke he made 🤦‍♀️

[@Thunor93]

@@BaulFoodmanedits I watched the video 4 months ago -_-

[@Cowboy8897]

I also hate when people paint hades as a villain because he “kidnaped” persephone which yes he did kind of do that but he didn’t think he was doing anything wrong because Zeus said he could, he did slip pomegranate seeds in her food so she had to come back after fall/autumn but if I remember correctly she liked it there, Orpheus goes to the underworld to requests Hades to bring his wife back to life boom wife back because hades was moved by his love, out of the three Hades is probably the least villainous out of them

[@alexjewett7455]

Orpheus still didn't get his wife back, but it not Hades's fault he was a dumbass.

[@ethancooper1560]

I think the biggest reason he’s always “the villain” is because people combine him in their mind with the Christian devil because of their similar roles with the underworld/hell

[@alexjewett7455]

@@moistwrmonastring1017 didn't he get banished for starting a war against God?

[@danielaraujo8268]

@@ethancooper1560 The Satan depicted in the Bible isn't lord over Hell. Hell was made for him and his hosts to be cast into and suffer for all eternity for their rebellion against God, then man sinned and so man is also doomed to eternal damnation but then God sent his one and only son so that whoever believes in Him will not die (eternal death), but have eternal life (gospel of Jon, chapter 3:16). Satan ruling Hell is not a Christian fact, it's a popularized view, a wrong one. He and his demons will suffer in Hell for all eternity, not rule in it. He currently rules over the world, as it was given over to him by God, so that he would have authority over it, but God promised us that Jesus would return one day and take the world from him and rule it with his people. The Bible is clear about these things, if you wish you can read more about it for yourself of course, the book of Revelation talks a lot of what is yet to come and satan's imprisonment in chapter 20.

[@moistwrmonastring1017]

@@danielaraujo8268 aaaaahhh that’s right, thanks dude

[@Dawnpath1]

19:10 Minor thing. I believe it's explained in the books that Percy's mom knew about the camp, but was certain that Percy would not be allowed to or want to leave. This is why she talks about being selfish in the car ride. I could be wrong though it's been several years.

[@boaz6346]

Pretty sure yeah

[@tisibiaedeakamatsu]

No, you're correct!

[@jeffreygao3956]

Percy was tempted but he chooses to just stay there for the summer. And then, Mrs. Jackson proceeds to be a compelling supporting character throughout the rest of the five Percy Jackson books.

[@YuriPlisetskyKinnie]

Yeah she does

[@Blitzvonic]

And then to add onto that she marries Gabe cause that was the only way to protect Percy through most of his life

[@DarkSpino306]

So Percy went through this entire this to save his mom only to leave her behind at the end. Sounds legit.

[@that_one_athena_cabin_girl]

"There are more ways to make a female character compelling than 'she can kick everybody's @ss.'" I agree, the reason that i find Athena an interesting god in greek mythology and the reason i live Annabeth's character in the Percy Jackson books is because even though those two could both kick your @ss they are also extremely smart and can solve problems in multiple ways.

[@DaveTheBall]

REPLY!!!

[@ivabilandzic-barac7779]

The strategy of film industries is to make a female caracter suck as much as posible and then call people sexist for not liking it

[@Miike3139]

Hades only did a few things that would be considered “bad”, the most well-known one being that he kidnapped Persephone. The thing with calling that bad, however, is that you also have to acknowledge that tons of other gods like Zeus and Apollo did the same thing multiple times

[@isaacgleeth3609]

Hades WAS given permission by Zeus, the father of Persephone, to take her, so it's a bit of technicality.

[@Mana7Origin]

@@isaacgleeth3609 Exactly. It was alzo Zeus' fault for not telling anything to Demeter.

[@JuanMunzerAsakura]

it's less of a kidnapping and more of an arranged marriage.

[@romankvapil9184]

@@isaacgleeth3609 There were other iterations of the storie where Zeus DID the kidnapping because Hades was down and made the off comment about wanting a wife to keep him company in the Underworld. And Zeus being Zeus, kidnapped Persephone and dropped her at Hade's feet, bowtie and all. Before Hades could even object to how monumentally stupid this was, Zeus proclaimed, "Yeah, as King of the Gods and stuff, I pronounce you man and wife. Enjoy your honeymoon! Byyeeee!"

[@marcusreading3783]

@@romankvapil9184 ...why am I now picturing Persephone wrapped up like a sexy Christmas present in this iteration? And glaring beams of absolute death at her Uncle at the same time.

[@dracokaleb1239]

I'm surprised you didn't mention the glaring contradiction from Luke that is "I've never met my father" to "I stole these from my father's place." _Top tier writing in this big budget movie script._

[@anna-flora999]

That's... Not a contradiction

[@BaulFoodmanedits]

@@anna-flora999 yes it is dumbass

[@liamwhite3522]

@@BaulFoodmanedits You don't need to meet the person you're stealing from. That would make stealing from them *harder* I imagine.

[@squirrel8185]

Actually most thefts that happen inside a household happened from a friend or family member. That said how does he even know where his dad's house is if he's never met his dad and assuming his dad lives in Olympus how did he get into Olympus if he has never met his dad?

[@lisagaughan7154]

@@squirrel8185 plus, he's the god of thieves.

[@who-ny5oe]

28:15 Why would the Gods obey this law? When did they EVER obey a law? Poseidon even breaks this law multiple times.

[@frantisekvrana3902]

To be fair, there was a weird law in the books too. It was just a different law. From around the 1950s, the Big Three are not allowed to have children with mortals. Zeus broke it twice. Poseidon broke it once. Hades did _not_ break it.

[@frantisekvrana3902]

@@amnabatool7946 Well, you answered yourself. They were born before the oath was made, so they are not an instance of the oath being broken. And Hades even kept the spirit of the oath. He put the surviving two in stasis in the Lotus Casino until the oath was so thoroughly broken by his brothers that they had no right to complain.

[@amnabatool7946]

@@frantisekvrana3902 yea sorry it was 11 pm when i wrote that comment and i was sleepy

[@HexagonThatReallyLikesVinegar]

"My mother is goddess of wisdom and strategy, you know what that means? I always win." Yes, I can see the wisdom and strategy in taking off your helmet and getting your soldiers to attack one by one.

[@KitsunenoHibi]

Also, in the book, Medusa did have the hots for Percy, because he's Poseidon's son. She also SUPER hates Annabeth because she's Athena's daughter.

[@yoursonisold8743]

Medusa.... has the hots for Percy... because he is Poseidon's son? Poseidon. The guy who raped her? The guy who ruined her life and is the reason she got cursed by Athena? That makes sense! What the hell.

[@MorganSaph]

@@yoursonisold8743 In the books, they were lovers. Can't really put rape into a book made for kids. She hates Athena cause when Poseidon and Medusa got frisky, they did it in one of Athena's temples. Athena couldn't curse Poseidon, so she cursed Medusa. IIRC, she had a love/hate feeling towards Poseidon from then on cause he wasn't into snake women, so he abandoned her.

[@yoursonisold8743]

@@MorganSaph That... is messed up. It is kind of like the original myth except the author decides to make the rape victim be her rapist's lover. Disgusting. Though I guess the original myth wasn't much better what with Medusa getting punished and cursed for being violated and then slain for being a monster that the gods made her. But at least in the original Medusa resented all the gods for their cruelty.

[@MorganSaph]

@@yoursonisold8743 again, in the books, there was no rape. Kids book, remember? Not disgusting at all, which was the point

[@hunterlawrence3573]

@@yoursonisold8743 The “original myth” Medusa was just a nasty monster who was born a gorgon. Some versions referenced her having sexual encounters with Poseidon, though whether it was consensual wasn’t really specified. Then the poet Ovid, a Roman, rewrote her story to be a mortal woman that was raped by Poseidon. In that version, Athena couldn’t punish him so she blamed the victim instead and turned her into a monster. How a woman that was born as a human could have gorgon sisters…I don’t know. This version of the tale gained popularity in the 1970s due to the feminist movement. However, it seems to have been the invention of Ovid. Both of these are perfectly valid versions. Stories change over time, along with the people telling them. The Percy Jackson books are the same kind of thing, really. Just much much more recent. But it’s ridiculous to claim that one Roman writer’s version of a Greek myth is anymore correct than the Greek tellings that predate it by centuries. What the Percy Jackson books did is combine the older Greek versions of Medusa with the one from the Roman Ovid’s famous story, and somehow managed to get the contradictory elements to actually make sense. Plus, they did it without all the sexual assault, and manage to make it family friendly. Win win!

[@AidanWR]

18:20 It's also explained IN THE BOOKS, that the offspring of the big three are so powerful that they attract monsters like a magnet, which Percy reflects upon and realizes that's why he had so many bizarre encounters Edit: Also the reason that she married Gabe, to mask his scent, so she put up with him just to keep Percy safe

[@dewanshpatil4131]

do you know where i can read the comic type version of percy Jackson

[@GuardianSpirits13]

The only reason I prefer the pen cap to clicking the pen is because of how it pays off in the House of Hades XD