Cmooke

I’m on vacation and having never been to the theater here in Mexico I thought it would be fun to go check it out. I found the theater here to be cleaner and nicer than the one I go to back at home. The screen used for *The Odyssey* was also taller but a little less wide than my home theater. The taller screen allowed for more of the image to be seen which I found really cool, especially since this movie looks so great. Having seen the movie again I definitely think I was too harsh on it the first time around and enjoyed much more this time. I still feel the adaption of the story was completely butchered and because of this I tried letting go of that bias and viewed the movie with a new mindset. Having done so I felt more touched my the films message and instead of complaining about Nolan repeating himself from Oppenheimer I appreciate him continuing to tell his message. I think it’s important to reflect on the actions we have taken and now more than ever it’s important to look around us and see the damage that is being done to the world. While history doesn’t always repeat itself, it has a tendency to rhyme. Although I am still bothered of how much he changes Odysseus’s character in order to tell his own narrative. > “guilt and remorse maxing crutch” This is a review by a relative of mine and while I agree the strongest emotions by Odysseus are guilt and remorse, this review ignores the development of not only Odysseus but every other character to a large degree. This movie has a lot to offer in terms of action, adventure, thrill, and even horror. It captures such a wide range of emotion that pairs beautifully with the mass scale of the setting. I am still bothered how little the gods are involved in this movie because they are basically nonexistent. Nolan trades in the mythology for a movie that feels more realistic. Only the bare minimum is left behind which creates a world that feels closer to that of *The Gladiator* than that of an epic Greek poem that is filled to the brim with beautiful fantasy. I feel that in gutting the mythology you take away from what *The Odyssey* truly is. Also, while Athena appears throughout the film she doesn’t actually carry any qualities of Athena and instead acts as a way to signify Odysseus guilt. Another random detail I feel like throwing in here. How many times does Zeus’s law have to be explained before Nolan assumes we understand what’s going on? I would feel that people in that time would have an understanding of their culture and not have to bust out the full definition every single time. This doesn’t bother me a whole ton just enough for me to notice and want to point it out. I know I went and basically wined again about how I don’t like this movie and probably repeated myself but I honestly did have a better view of this movie this time around. I would give this like a really HIGH 4 and I definitely understand all the praise and think it deserves it. It just doesn’t sit quite well with me personally.