Directed by Thor Freudenthal, Produced by Michael Barnathan/Karen Rosenfelt, Starring Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson), Brandon Jackson (Grover), Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth), Douglas Smith (Tyson) and Jake Abel (Luke). Music by Andrew Lockington, Cinematography by Shelly Johnson.
Storyline: Camp Half-Blood is a little township where the children of Gods live in peace and harmony. This is where Percy Jackson (son of Poseidon-Greek God of the Sea) and his friends Annabeth, Grover, Luke and Tyson (Percy’s half brother) live. Long ago, a girl called Thalia, daughter of the eldest God, Zeus, sacrifices her life to protect Annabeth, Luke and Grover against a monster attack. Her death leaves her to be transformed into a pine tree and form a protection layer to the Camp. One day Luke, the great grandson of the evil Titan God Kronos, tries to revive him from his coffin through the Golden Fleece, and seeks Percy’s help, since he believes that Percy is the only living child of the eldest Gods, as per a legend of the Oracle. Percy turns down Luke’s proposal. Luke in protest, poisons Thalia’s tree and disappears. The Camp elders now know that the tree can be saved only through the Golden Fleece, which has magical powers to heal and raise the dead. Percy and his friends set out to obtain the Fleece from Polyphemus Lair in an island in the middle of the Sea of Monsters. Percy adventures to get the Fleece from the monster man and while returning is confronted by Luke. The Golden Fleece is used to raise the Kronos from his coffin, by Luke. But Percy valiantly kills the Kronos with his Riptide, a cursed blade gifted by his father. Percy and his team bring back the Golden Fleece to the Camp Half-Blood and revive the dying Thalia tree and restores the protection layer. In the process, Thalia also comes back to life due to the magical power of the Golden Fleece only to reveal her true identity and surprise everyone.
Positives: An visual treat for all age groups. Though the story line is a little confusing for those who haven’t seen the first part in Percy Jackson series, one gets to enjoy the extensive graphics used and great screenplay assisted by beautiful cinematography. The visual effects are so rich and colourful that the audience is virtually carried into a different world, when watched on big screen.
Negatives: The story line is confusing for those who haven’t watched the previous Percy Jackson movie “The Lightning Thief”.
My rating is 4 out of 5
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