User blog comment:Darkcloud1111/Official "The Sea of Monsters (movie)" Discussion/@comment-4780373-20130611162044

I liked the second trailer much more than the first. I really appreciated the part in which Percy throws Riptide at the bronze bull; I think the seperating of it's parts was to show that it was hitting the heart of it, though the similarity to Transformers is there.

I really liked how they showed the transformation of Thalia into a Tree (after a few watches, I realise it's definitely into a tree)...It seemed...What? In the books I never really thought about it. I thought the pine tree was already there and her spirit was just transported by Zeus. The film's perception of it was much creepier. Painful. Like the earth was swallowing little 12 year old Thalia's body. Made it seem that what Zeus was doing was very cruel.

I don't really like Leven as Clarisse, but one of the shots made me feel better. I have no doubts that Leven couldn't portray her acting wise, but Clarisse is meant to be a tough, hardened, kind of ugly daughter of Ares. I didn't think it would be believable. But the way she looked in that leather jacket...Not ugly, but she looked angry and moody. Like an Offspring of the war God.

The only thing I didn't like was the bull type thing at the end. I really hope it isn't Kronos, because the real climax of SoM should really be enough, with slight edits here and there. I mean, it's Percy battling a Giant Cyclops? Why not with a sword instead of sheep?

My classmate Emily had an interesting idea on this though. Perhaps Percy touches Kronos' coffin, or has a dream, and pictures all the destruction that may happen if Kronos assumes his true form. It's not quite what I imagined Kronos to look like, but at least we won't be seeing him much. It's a perfectly reasonable idea; and we'd still get to see Luke as Kronos in the final film.

So, what are your thoughts on my rant?