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What did you think of the Odyssey?
« on: Yesterday at 09:44:59 am »
I finally had the chance to see this new movie and would like to know what fellow Brokies thought of it.
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Re: What did you think of the Odyssey?
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 02:39:52 pm »
I liked it. It held my interest. The criticism by Emily Wilson saying the movie lacks emotional nuances and the like may be true -- I've never read The Odyssey so I can't tell. It's far from my favorite Christopher Nolan movie (that would be between Memento and The Prestige, two of my all-time favorites, and Insomnia is also pretty good). But it was a good tale.

I've heard of people walking out because they thought it was too violent. My neighbor said friends of hers left midway because it was too gruesome. It was violent in the sense of a lot of people dying, but with the possible exception of a giant chomping down people like they were pieces of salami from a charcuterie tray, it wasn't much more gruesome than an episode of Star Trek.

I've seen some people complain about casting Matt Damon in that role. I guess I would have preferred Christian Bale, who would have done a good job, but Damon did OK. And of course I have no objections to the casting of Lupita Nyong'o or Elliot Page.



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Re: What did you think of the Odyssey?
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 08:42:36 pm »
I agree that there wasn't a boring moment which is saying a lot. (Except possibly the long drawn out slaying of the suitors.) But I had some misgivings and think I should have seen it on the smaller screen. I was pumped up for vistas and sweeping panoramas but it was 40 minutes in before they hit the water.

I knew I was in a bit of trouble at the very beginning when the Trojan horse appeared (there is no Trojan horse in the Odyssey). And then when the sack of Troy appeared (twice at least) and the horse was the last image in the movie, I knew that Nolan was reaching for the most dramatic images he could, never mind what was actually in the poem. The soundtrack also made me feel kind of sick. Too much pounding, screaming and anticipation! I guess I'm just too sensitive.
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