Blog Post 5

The Son of Neptune is one of my favorite books of all time. So far I would be disappointed if the made it into a movie because the other Percy Jackson movies have been nothing but horrendous. That being said, if they got a new director and a better cast I would want to see this amazing book into a movie. Since I would direct it I could make a lot of revisions that could turn this franchise around. The cast would have to be someone younger than Logan Lerman since he looks about 24 in the movie and he really would be 17. For HazeI would choose someone with some history like Emily Beckets who is an amazing actress, lastly I would use the guy who was Neville Longbottom because he is good at being awkward. For all of the other actors and actresses I would use people who don’t cost that much since I would like to use that money on the setting and the special effects. I would set this in actual Rome since a lot of it in there. For the actual adventure I would use California for the water since it is tamer than the Gulf and more predictable. The final place I would use as a set is Alaska, that’s right I said it, Alaska. Alaska is actually a place they visit in the real book and would be perfect for the last scene since it is cold but can be open and vast. I would stay true to the plot unlike the movies now because they are not better and just ruin the series. I would only change minor things here and now but for the most part it would be the same plot. I would also work on the chemistry of the actors before actually starting to film because that is what the other films lack. The things I would change is the ending so I can make it a better cliff hanger by showing Percy meet Annabeth and show their reactions then immediately stop the movie. I would also change the fact that Percy is in a smaller copycat of Rome and just change it to the real Rome. The main focus of the money would be on the actors and CGI because that’s what kids really only care about these days. This movie can become a great movie with all the complex parts in it and can be enjoyed if done right. One of the better parts is the fact that we are dealing with gods who have abilities that regular people don’t. If I could show people how amazing the powers and action scenes are I could get almost every preteen to teenager to show up for this movie. And since Frank and Hazel have a relationship I could milk that and try to involve more relationship parts to extend the audience to girls. This series has great potential and all it needs is some work to make it. My main goal would to try to turn it into a new Harry Potter series because it would be great for kids to experience a series like that all over again.