Jeanne

Contrary to what people may say, I've found that if was a really good movie adaptation of the poem. One of the key topics of The Odyssey is Odysseus who thought of himself as a god slowly returning to manhood as he travels and gets challenged by the gods themselves. Which was particularly highlighted when he leaves Calypso, leaving his fate in Zeus' hands. The overall very contemporary look of the movie, accentuated by the music (which plays an important part) immediately makes us understand that it is an ADAPTATION. Christopher Nolan didn't even try to make it historically accurate, he just wanted to create art, and he did have fun with the costumes and decors. Therefore as someone who LOVES historical accuracy, I was not bothered by it, because we can see that it wasn't even is intention in the first place. The end results are beautiful images with lots of artistic liberties. I was sceptical at the first look of Athena (so Zendaya) that I thought looked too "human" for a goddess. /Spoiler/ in the end, we understand that this is not Athena herself, but rather a mental association Odysseus did when he saw the Trojan civilian (Zendaya) getting decapitated at the same time as Athena's statue. With a further analysis, I even doubt it was Athena herself, but perhaps just an "imaginary friend" caused by trauma that Odysseus used to move forward. I was a little surprised by the importance of Zeus' law in the movie, as I feel like it was more developed than in the poem. Intentionally or not, I feel like it could echo the situation of the immigration nowadays, and a reminder that as we are all part of the human race, we should have this duty of openness towards one another. The only thing that bothered me was the casting. I had a hard time seeing characters when I knew so many of the actors.