Percy Jackson & the Olympians
Warning : SPOILERS ahead for Percy Jackson & the Olympians episodes 1 and 2 .
Summary
Percy Jackson & the Olympiansis giving Rick Riordan ’s Book a 2nd chance at life on - screenland , and the Disney+ series is already proving a much unlike version than the movies;even Walker Scobell ’s Percy offer a discrete version of the character compared to Logan Lerman ’s . Lerman impart the titular hero to life in 2010’sPercy Jackson & the Olympians : The Lightning Thiefand its 2013 sequel , The Sea of Monsters . ThePercy Jacksonmovies get many things wrongabout the beginning material , leading them to be critically panned and free of further sequels .
Disney ’s television adaptation is already more faithfulthan the films , and the changes it make by and large benefit Riordan ’s story — though there are a few refutable ones here and there . The contrast coming ensue in two very different takes on Percy Jackson ’s part . Although Lerman and Scobell both get key feature of the hero right , from his sarcastic common sense of humor to his courage , their depicting vary significantly in many blank space .
ThePercy Jacksonshow and movies are both pour on Disney+ .
8Walker Scobell’s Percy Is The Right Age
Logan Lerman’s Version Of The Character Was Aged Up
ThePercy Jacksonmovies aged up their theatrical role from Riordan ’s books , soLerman ’s take on the new demigod is a bit honest-to-god than Scobell ’s . While Percy is meant to be 12 year old inThe Lightning Thief , Lerman ’s character startle the story at 16 . This is a noticeable variety for fans , as Riordan ’s story is about produce up . In fact , it ’s one of the many criticisms the film adaptations received . Fortunately , the Disney+ show fix this error by having Scobell , who is 14 years previous , play a 12 - twelvemonth - old Percy . It wasimportant to Riordan that the show cast factual kids , and it deliver an accurate apprisal on that front .
7Logan Lerman Looks More Like Book Percy
Riordan’s Character Has Darker Hair Than Scobell
Leman ’s Percy obviously looks older than his al-Qur’an counterpart , but he has one physical attribute in common with the character that Scobell does n’t . In Riordan ’s Christian Bible , Percy is described as feature benighted , messy hair . While Scobell ’s hair surely meets the mussy requirement , his lock are much lightsome than Lerman ’s , which are more in occupation with Percy ’s rule book verbal description . Of of course , finding an worker who shares all of Percy ’s on - page attribute is n’t as crucial as turn up one with gift . Still , Lerman does look a second more like script Percy than Scobell .
6Walker Scobell’s Percy Has A Less Troubling Home Life
Gabe Ugliano Is Less Horrible In The Disney+ Show
ThePercy Jacksonmovies delay true to Riordan ’s books by including Percy ’s opprobrious home life , even showing Gabe Ugliano physically threaten Percy at the rootage ofThe Lightning Thief . Riordan ’s rule book do n’t give this storyline as much attention as it involve , andthe movies do an even less telling job portraying Sally Jackson and her boyfriend . Fortunately , Percy Jackson & the Olympiansremoves this problematical storylineand makes Gabe slightly less painful . Percy also seems near to his female parent , leave in a less angry lead than Lerman ’s , who ’s rightfully crazy at the world whenThe Lightning Thiefopens .
5Logan Lerman’s Percy Is Confirmed To Have ADHD & Dyslexia
The Disney Show Only Hints At This In Its Early Episodes
ThePercy Jacksonbooksdescribe demigods like Percy as get ADHD and dyslexia because of their heightened instincts and aptitude for interpret Ancient Greek . The picture show confirm that Lerman ’s character has dyslexia and ADHD early inThe Lightning Thief , when he complains to his female parent that he ’s still struggling in school . While the Disney+ show alludes to Scobell ’s lead have such diagnoses , depicting figure and letter move around on the Sir Frederick Handley Page and highlighting his trouble in school , it does n’t talk about them outright . It ’s also never explained why Half - Bloods ' creative thinker work differently , whereas Grover leave Percy a thorough summing up of all this in the movies .
4Walker Scobell’s Percy Has A More Book-Accurate School Life
The Disney+ Show Has More Time To Focus On Yancy Academy
Disney’sPercy Jacksonseries has more time to pore on Percy ’s life at Yancy Academy , and it does a expert job of depict his clip in school . The books describe Percy as pay back in trouble often and even getting rout , things the film adaptation gloss over . Lerman ’s Percy does n’t even get expelled on - concealment ; he ’s simply told the the true and whisked off to Camp Half - parentage after his encounter with Mrs. Dodds . He also does n’t confront as much bullying as Percy and Grover do in the book and show . This is likely because the movie ’s runtime does n’t tolerate for such explorations . gratefully , Scobell ’s Percy gets much more deepness in this esteem .
3Logan Lerman’s Percy Is More Confident
Bullying Isn’t A Major Part Of His Storyline
Since bullying is n’t a major part of Percy and Grover ’s storylines in thePercy Jacksonmovies , Lerman ’s Percy is much more sure-footed throughout the photographic film . He and Grover seem impregnable in themselves from the beginning , and Lerman ’s quality carry that confidence into Camp Half - Blood , even if his transition is arguably less smooth than TV Percy ’s . Scobell ’s graphic symbol comes off as more uneasy even after discovering other demigods . It ’s clear that a puerility full of bullying lead him untrusting of those around him . He think Luke is move to bully him , and he also seems less inclined to confide people , specify him apart from Lerman ’s iteration of the character .
2The Two Percys Get Off To Very Different Starts With Annabeth & Grover
Scobell’s Character Has Rockier Relationships At Camp Half-Blood
Grover and Annabeth are major region of Percy ’s story in every loop ofPercy Jackson & the Olympians , butPercy ’s relationship start otherwise in the show vs. the picture show . The film really seem more accurate to the books in this wish , as Percy ’s friendship with Grover faces few obstruction during the jump from the actual world to Camp Half - Blood ( though the moviesdoleave out most of Grover ’s prevarication ) . Percy ’s relationship with Annabeth also pass on more naturally in the movies ( despite her nearly cutting him to piece ) , whereas Scobell ’s Percy does n’t take well toAnnabeth in the Disney+ show . He also defend a slight grievance against Grover for his dishonesty .
1Percy’s Parentage Reveal Isn’t A Big Deal In The Movies
Poseidon Actually Claims His Son In The TV Show
Scobell ’s Percy gets in good order arrogate by Poseidon , just as he does in thePercy Jacksonbooks , whileLerman ’s character finds out that he ’s Poseidon ’s Word in a much less climactic way . When movie Percy arrives at Camp Half - rake , everyone already knows about his lineage . He ’s seemingly the last to find out , and he does n’t seem surprised by the intelligence . Scobell ’s Percy is much more interested about learn who is father is , and he does n’t get take until after he examine himself during Capture the Flag . AlthoughPercy Jackson & the Olympiansmakes minor change to this big reveal , it ’s much more accurate to Riordan ’s source material than movie Percy ’s experience .
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