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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)

Overview

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Center
Diversity: High
Race Swap: Yes

Viewer Rating
5.4

Overview

Accident prone teenager, Percy discovers he's actually a demi-God, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Disney Plus logoDisney Plus
Apple TV logoApple TV
Google Play logoGoogle Play
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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film is a fantasy adventure centered on a hero's journey, focusing on themes of identity, family loyalty, and preventing a mythological war. Its narrative and solutions are rooted in classic adventure tropes rather than engaging with contemporary political ideologies, leading to a neutral rating.

The movie demonstrates significant DEI through the explicit racial recasting of a central character, Grover Underwood, with a minority actor. However, its narrative primarily focuses on adventure and mythology, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or making DEI themes central to the story.

Secondary

Grover Underwood, canonically depicted as a white-passing character in the source novels, is portrayed by a Black actor. Persephone, a figure typically depicted as white in Greek mythology, is portrayed by a Latina/Black actress. These instances constitute race swaps.

The film 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief' does not include any explicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative centers on the mythological quest and heterosexual relationships, resulting in no discernible LGBTQ+ portrayal for evaluation.

The film 'Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief' does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Its narrative and character arcs are entirely focused on its mythological premise, resulting in no portrayal of transsexual identity.

The film features Annabeth Chase, a demigod, who participates in several combat scenes alongside male characters against various monsters. While she engages in a sword fight with a male opponent, Luke, she is ultimately defeated by him. No female character achieves a clear victory against one or more male opponents in direct physical combat.

The film adaptation maintains the established genders of all major and supporting characters as depicted in Rick Riordan's source novel, "The Lightning Thief." No characters canonically established as one gender are portrayed as a different gender on screen.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.4

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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5.9
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6.2

Critic Ratings

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4.8
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4.7

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