User blog comment:Darkcloud1111/Official "The Sea of Monsters (movie)" Discussion/@comment-4646842-20130531052427

Since everybody's commenting about the movie and such, then I might as well give my opinion too.

I think that they made the movie to appeal to both fans and non-fans of the books. If you haven't read the books and just went ahead and watched the movie, you'd probably think, "Cool graphics! I like the new twist to Greek mythology. This is so awesome!" But if you read the books, you'd think, "Oh hey, where's Grover's wedding dress? Why are they not wearing orange shirts? Why is everything so wrong?" I understand that. But I'd just like to say that we also have to understand that everything can't be perfect. In fact, I think that following the book all throughout is a just a huge bonus on their part. Making small diversions from the path is fine, as long as they don't do anything major like in The Lightning Thief (though I did enjoy the movie). If they did follow the Sea of Monsters book (and I mean like, every scene), I think that the movie may even be a bit boring. (Don't worry guys, I am a die-hard fan of the books).

And another thing - I'd rather they finish the series then start all over again because of a) money and b) the two movies the actors worked so hard for will be for nothing.

I guess all I'm trying to say is that the movie will be awesome, and we should support the series because it is still a part of everything this fandom loves and stood for - the story of Percy Jackson. The movie series is fantastic and I believe that if they get this movie right, the franchise may just live up to its name of "The Next Harry Potter."

Kudos to you if you read everything!

P.S. Just a small note - I sometimes hate comparing Percy to Harry. It's as if Percy does not have his own identity, but would always be in Harry's shadow. Aside from that, I love them both. :)