The Lightning Thief: Entry #7

How does The Lightning Thief book compare to the movie?

The Lightning Thief book and the movie are very different. First of all, in the book Percy is 12. However, in the movie Percy is 15. Also, the plot in the movie is very different from the book. In fact, some scenes in the movie were never written in the book. For instance, in the movie there is a scene where Percy fights the hydra; a multi-headed serpent that grows back two heads for every head lost. This creature does not show up until the second book in the series. On the contrary, some scenes in the book were not included in the movie. For example, the scene where Percy defeats the minotaur is not shown in the movie. Sometimes, things that appear in the book do appear in the movie, but differently. In one case, Percy and his friends need three pearls so they can leave the underworld once they get there. In the book, they receive the pearls all at once on a beach in Los Angeles. However, most of the movie is spent showing them searching all over the country for the pearls. Because the movie and the book are very different, I enjoyed comparing them.