Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Christopher Columbus's adaptation of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) transposes Rick Riordan's novel into a briskly paced, visually inventive yarn about teenage malaise and divine mischief. Percy Jackson, an undistinguished student with ADHD and dyslexia, learns he's Poseidon's son, destined to avert a celestial conflict over a purloined thunderbolt. The film's mythic setting and CGI-heavy sequences offer a fetching blend of classical lore and contemporary realism, grounding the fantastical in the relatable struggles of adolescence.