QHow much sex, violence, and profanity are in this movie?
AFor detailed information about the amounts and types of (a) sex and nudity, (b) violence and gore, (c) profanity, (d) alcohol, drugs, and smoking, and (e) frightening and intense scenes in this movie, consult the IMDb Parents Guide for this movie. The Parents Guide for Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief can be found here.
QWill there be more movies based on the other Percy Jackson novels?
AA second movie in this series is currently in production, based on the second book, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013). All main actors (Percy, Annabeth, Grover and Luke) signed a three movie contract. Therefore, Percy Jackson and the Titan's Curse should be filmed as well.
QIsn't the Underworld supposed to be a nice and beautiful place? Why is it like hell in this movie?
AThe filmmakers wanted to make the Underworld a bit more menacing to reflect the character of Hades in the film. The choice to make it more "Christian themed" was to make it just that. In Greek Mythology, the underworld has no fire, burning, and torture, all that only resides in Tarturus and The Phlegethon, or river of fire. There is also Cerberus, Hades' three headed dog and guard of the Underworld, which is excluded from the movie but present in the book. The Elysian Fields, where the good souls go as reward in the afterlife, is also excluded. In the book, this is where Hades lives in his Palace, and is described as fields with a lake, mansions around it, and just perfect paradise for anyone. Also in the book is a place called the Fields of Asphodel, where the people who wish to avoid judgment or those who did not do either good or bad in their lives go. It, like its inhabitants, is neither a bad nor really good place to go.
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