The Odyssey

AGAMEMNON WE SEE THE FIT DAMN Ok I've had a while to think about the movie so I'm going to make my thoughts. Basically everything about this movie is unbelievable. The cinematography, pieces, sound design, the ACTING?? It's almost impeccable for everything we see happen. I've read The Odyssey twice, once in high school a few years ago and again last fall for my Global Literature course. (I'm an English major so this was my JAM.) Nolan is very immersed in it and makes some really good changes. I wish we could've seen more of his cleverness (it's there but not emphasized a lot) and his hubris, even though I do love the arc that they put Odysseus on. It's very raw and incredible. Telemachus doesn't get as much development as I would've loved, but such is the nature of film. Some things fall to the wayside, and I think he still wraps into the plotline very well. Penelope is INCREDIBLE. This has been a year for supporting actresses, with Inde Navarette and now Anne Hathaway (though Inde could totally go for actress in a leading role.) Anne Hathaway's acting is so incredibly visceral. I love it. I love the Antinous stuff and how they expand on his story as the lead suitor. It's genuinely great. There's a lot more small changes that I love as well (many things we discussed in my course last fall of things that Homer kind of had an oversight on are fixed and much better imo) I've got a couple negatives. Obviously, there are some more stuff I would've liked to see, and I think Nolan could've pulled the focus off of some stuff to iron it out. Also, I don't think Matt Damon's acting is incredible here. I think he's definitely the weakest part of the cast and regularly gets acted circles around. He's not bad, but I wish he was better. The more I think about it the better it gets. I need to make the drive and go see it in IMAX for sure.