User blog comment:Darkcloud1111/Official "The Sea of Monsters (movie)" Discussion/@comment-6064271-20130401224539/@comment-15843945-20130402175643

My point is that you don't need to follow the book to make the movie good. Harry Potter movies were not incredibly loyal to the book (especially in small details) however it is the greatest movie franchise to date. How to Train Your Dragon was nothing close to the book and B00M! One of the greatest animations ever made. Sometimes a movie can IMPROVE on the book Perks of Being a Wallflower and Kick-Ass. A movie can be quite loyal to the book like The Hunger Games and not manage to be as good as the book. Or the movie can be disloyal to the book and be a bad movie like TLT. Just because a movie changes things from the book DOES NOT contribute in any way shape or form to the movie and if it is good or not. What makes a movie good depends on: Special effects, screenplay, acting, script, presentation, directing.