Young boys have enough to contend with dealing with the daily pressures of life but imagine learning that your father is a Greek God and you have to take on monsters and demons like Medusa (Uma Thurmond) and Hades to keep the Gods from destroying the world!
That's the story in a nutshell of"Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" based on the popular fantasy book series form Rick Riordan. It sounds far fetched but this film is exciting to watch, the special effects are killer and this young cast pulls it off. The movie is set in modern day America and the Greek Gods are alive and well but upset because Zeus's lightning bolt has been stolen and they believe Percy's(Lerman Logan) is the thief. Percy discovers that his father is the Greek God Poseidon, which makes him a demi-God, half Human- half -God.
He has 10 days to master powers he never knew he had, get the lightning bolt back and save his mother from the depths of hell.
That's a tall order but with the help of two young demi-God's, his best friend and protector Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) who's a Satyr (half-goat) and Warrior Annabeth who's searching for her mother the Goddess Athena, Percy sets on a transcontinental journey to save the world from the wrath of the Gods.
Critics have said this is no "Harry Potter" but it surpasses that film in the sense that America's youth will be able to relate to Percy. He's just a regular kid experiencing some of lifes' growing pains, who's thrust into an impossible situation, which he tries to handle to the best of his ability. The storyline is a bit mature and the special effects are intense and somewhat frightening for small children. But it's a fascinating story that leaves you wondering what the sequel will be like?
Rating: 4.5 Stars
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