Percy Jackson became a household name alongside in the 2000s. The character of a demigod with magical powers was something that kids loved to read. It had the perfect combination of magic and godly beings. It soon became a fan favourite and kids and young adults started loving the books. Soon afterwards, there was a film version of , which couldn바카라™t do as well as the Harry Potter franchise. After so many years now, the book series has been once again revived by the author Rick Riordan and so has it been revived for screen by Disney in the form of a series. Here바카라™s all you need to know about the show.
바카라˜Percy Jackson And The Olympians바카라™: Story
The story on 바카라˜Percy Jackson And The Olympians바카라™ revolves around a 12-year-old demigod Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell). While he is oblivious to his status as a demigod, he is living life like any other human. Things suddenly take a turn when he starts realising his powers. Things start taking a turn for the worse as evil forces start getting to him in order to kidnap him to reach his father Poseidon (Toby Stephens), one of the three most powerful Greek gods. In the scheme of things, Percy Jackson finds himself in a camp for demigods. At the same time, he also gets accused of stealing Zeus바카라™ () thunderbolt, who is another one of the three most powerful Greek gods. Now if Percy Jackson doesn바카라™t find who is the actual thief of the thunderbolt there might start a war between the two big gods 바카라“ Zeus and Poseidon, who are also brothers by the way. The fate of all humankind and even that of the gods rests on Percy Jackson being able to find the thunderbolt and restore order in Olympus, the residence of the gods.
바카라˜Percy Jackson And The Olympians바카라™: Performances
Walker Scobell as Percy Jackson is so clueless about things that you as an audience also get affected. In the film series as well as the books, Percy Jackson바카라™s character is clueless only at the very start, but once he gets to know his powers, he is able to bend the rules and become the best of the demigods. Sadly, Walker Scobell doesn바카라™t seem to have that spunk in his body language. On the contrary, he also seems a bit too young to play the character, which in the film series and the books felt a bit more elderly than Walker Scobell. Well, this is just a perception after the first two episodes. But will this change in the coming episodes? Well, I hardly doubt that. While we shouldn바카라™t judge a book by its cover, but if the first few chapters don바카라™t give you a lot about the story and the characters, you바카라™re put off and don바카라™t read the book further, don바카라™t you?
Besides Walker Scobell, there is not a single other supporting cast which is worthy enough of mention as there is hardly much that바카라™s happening.
바카라˜Percy Jackson And The Olympians바카라™: Script, Direction & Technical Aspects
Creators Rick Riordan, and Jonathan E. Steinberg along with co-writers Monica Owusu-Breen, Joe Tracz, Andrew Miller, and Craig Silverstein have missed out on a big aspect by releasing just 2 episodes of the show. When they knew that the initial episodes would take time to set up the story, they should have at least released 4 episodes, which probably would have given the audience a bit more insight into the storyline, and keep them hooked for what바카라™s coming next. It eventually becomes a yawn fest as you바카라™re not able to connect to the characters. You don바카라™t know what character does what, and in a fantasy fiction storyline you바카라™re hoping to know that soon. Otherwise, it just drags you on for another week.
On the other hand, if they had to release just 2 episodes, directors Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson, and James Bobin should have changed the sequencing in the screenplay. They should have brought the audience right in the middle of the story, and later on told all the backstories and other stuff so as to not bore the audiences in the very first two episodes. A good example of the same is 바카라˜Reacher 2바카라™ on , which gave audiences 3 episodes to begin with but as a viewer, you didn바카라™t even have to wait for the entirety of the first episode to know what the story is about. They threw you right in the middle of things and slowly peeled off the past layer by layer so as not to bore audiences with the drab backstory.
Pierre Gill바카라™s cinematography misses out on exploring the gorgeous exotic locales. Even though it has been shot in the beautiful landscape of Vancouver, he hasn바카라™t used a lot of external locations. In the initial two episodes, a lot of it is indoor shots. But he did manage to use the long shots quite well, and expectantly that will be there even more in the episodes to come.
Stewart Schill and Colleen Rafferty did well with the editing as they were able to keep the episodes short. There were barely any jump-cuts as the presentation felt smooth.
The music by Bear McCreary and Sparks & Shadows was one of the best parts of the show till now. They바카라™ve managed to give the show a good background score so as to keep you hooked and make you feel the atmospherics of the situation. The battle scenes were also given a decent score so as to make you feel the theatrics.
바카라˜Percy Jackson And The Olympians바카라™: Cast & Crew
Created By: Rick Riordan, Jonathan E. Steinberg
Director: Anders Engström, Jet Wilkinson, James Bobin
Cast: Walker Scobell, Leah Jeffries, Aryan Simhadri, Azriel Dalman, Charlie Bushnell, Glynn Turman, Nick Boraine, Threnody Tsai, Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Cowie, Adam Copeland, Jelena Milinkovic, Megan Mullally, Virginia Kull, Dior Goodjohn, Timm Sharp, Jason Gray-Stanford, Hiro Kanagawa, Andrew Alvarez, Olivea Morton, Kathleen Duborg, Garfield Wilson, Simon Chin, Manoj Sood, David Beairsto, George Moran, Athan Irinakis, Billy Christos Jr., Malcolm Clarke, Drako Cheng, Adam Gillese, Mateo Deuma, Peyton Amelia Feltham, Valencia Budijanto, Jessica Parker Kennedy, Jennifer Shirley, Jeff Sanca, Lance Reddick, Toby Stephens, Timothy Omundson, Jay Duplass
Available On: Disney+ Hotstar
Duration: 8 Episodes, 39-44 Minutes Each
바카라˜Percy Jackson And The Olympians바카라™: Can Kids Watch It?
Yes
Outlook바카라™s Verdict
바카라˜바카라™ kills a childhood favourite franchise with its yawn-inducing sequence of events. The first two episodes take so long to set the premise that you are utterly disgusted with the show-makers. Even kids would find this boring as there is hardly any thrill or spunk to hook them on. Even if you바카라™re a fan of the franchise from your childhood, Avoid this. I am going with 1.5 stars.
*Disclaimer: This review was done after the first two episodes were released*
