Warning before reading this post: SPOILER ALERT!
Read on your own risk!
Finally! After more than two years of waiting, the next installment of the Percy Jackson movie series was finally released last August 7! I got the chance to watch Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters on the big screen with my friends last August 9, and it sure was a good movie MOVIEWISE. Why moviewise? The effects were great, the plot was great, the screenplay was great. What I'm trying to point out is that the book fans like me are not going to absolutely love it.
The movie team's efforts were great in keeping some of the book facts intact including the Big House, the Oracle, the Hippocampus, and my personal favorite, George and Martha ( the snakes of Hermes's caduceus). Plus, they included Mr. D and the Thalia story. Those details made the Sea of Monsters more accurate than the Lightning Thief. Although, some important parts were gone like the goddess Circe, Percy turning into a guinea pig, and the sea of monsters was not actually full of monsters! Still, in the end, I was not satisfied. A lot of the original story was cut and replaced with far-off details, like the Kronos part. I wont spill the beans so as not to spoil those who haven't seen the movie yet.
Even though it was still a bit inaccurate, you can see the efforts of the movie team to impress the book fans. I recommend it to movie lovers, and to the book fans as well, but a little tip to book fans: don't expect too much. You might end up disappointed.
If you have nothing to do this weekend, go to your nearest theaters and see The Sea of Monsters now! :))
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