Differences Between Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

Some people say the “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” movie is better than the book because the movie helps your imagination but have they ever not been lazy and just picked up the book? Movies actually ruin your imagination because you don't have to imagine anything, there is an image right smack in your face. The book lets you imagine the story on your own and it is also the original story. There are many reasons why the book is better but three important reasons are that there are no scenes left out, all the characters are all accounted for, and the whole storyline is present.
To start with, the movie leaves out what they consider “unimportant,” but the characters compose the story. The movie version of “The Lightning Thief” excludes

Ares the god of war. He was in the act with Kronos and Luke. It also excludes Clarisse, Ares’ daughter. She is the reason Percy discovers his water powers. Procrustes the Stretcher is also excluded and he is important because they find the address to D.O.A. Studios a.k.a. the entrance to the underworld in his office. Thus the movie leaves out many characters that to them are “optional,” and without them the story crumbles like a building.
In addition, to leaving out characters, the movie substitutes scenes, but they are poor substitutes.

The Toilet Scene is very important to the book, but they removes it from the movie. In the Toilet Scene Percy is getting bullied and has his head almost put in a toilet, but he shoots Clarisse with water and humiliates her. This event leads to the Capture the Flag Scene where they also fight. In this scene Percy is left in the outer part of the field and he gets beat up by the Ares cabin. Then he goes to the water and heals himself with water to recharge. Suddenly a green trident appears above his head. Another scene that magically disappearded from the movie is the Water Bed Scene. In the Water Bed Scene they find the Entrance to D.O.A. Studios which is where Percy's Quest leads to and is all about. To conclude the movie leaves out many scenes and replaces them with less important scenes such as Hydra and Persephone who are not in the

book.
Finally, the whole storyline is accounted for in the book, whereas in the movie the a lot of the storyline is removed and replaced with less enjoyable and less entertaining ideas.

For example the bulb in the Aunty Em’s Emporium. In the book it says demigods are not allowed to have phones because monsters can track them, but the movie ignored that and changes it so Percy sees Medusa’s reflection through a phone case. In the book Sally gets left behind and then Hades returns her to her home, but in the movie Grover is left behind, which is inaccurate because he is supposed to be Percy’s protector. Also, Grover doesn’t get a searchers licence in the movie which is one of the reasons he goes on the quest in the first place. Another storyline change is that in the movie the pearls are not from the neriad instead the whole mission is about getting pearls from different places. In the movie it says based of the book “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan As you can see, the book is better because the whole storyline is present which makes it more

interesting.
On the other hand, some may say the movie is better for several reasons, but even with those points in mind, the book is still better. One argument is that the movie is easier to enjoy because a book takes forever, but that just shows how lazy people are and a book has more detail plus the excitement lasts longer. Others say the movie lets you imagine better. Well, news flash, you are staring right at a screen that is a motion picture. Picture is the key word because it is a premade image, so you are not doing the imagining. There are several argument or reasons people say the movie is better than the book, but they are invalid.
In conclusion, the book is better than the movie. The book is also better because the book is original. Additionally, The book more detailed and it is longer so that means more enjoyment. In conclusion, the book is better because the movie leaves out characters, deletes scenes, and removes most of the storyline. So, what would you choose the book or the movie?