[00:01] the entire point of the epic by leaving out this one giant detail. Let me explain. Most of the split opinions on this movie really seem to boil down to Most people who have never read The Odyssey had really great reviews,
[00:14] Odyssey found the movie really lackluster. The Odyssey is one of the oldest stories ever told with Odysseus himself being a character used as an archetype or a device in literature. He's known for his trickery and his
[00:27] hubris or excessive pride, a trait Nolan notably left out of this rendition. His The Odyssey larger than life and not just another dull expedition story. His hubris is a lesson taught through punishments from the gods. By removing
[00:41] these traits, this erases Odysseus' obvious flaws and quintessential gray Nolan's Odysseus a little bit more simple and one-note, but it completely ignores why The Odyssey was so integral in understanding ancient Greek society.
[00:55] Now, sure, you could say, "Oh, Nolan made this movie for the modern era. There's no reason to know why this was important for antiquity." Okay. Well, if not, why is the idea of Zeus's law or the concept of xenia battered in
[01:08] Greek society, it was thought that the people were not above the gods. The Iliad and The Odyssey are famous for being epics where the gods are pulling all the strings. The humility in praying to a higher being is fundamental, yet
[01:22] Odysseus spends the entire film denouncing the gods. Athena is just a destroying and pillaging all of those cities. By cutting crucial scenes like his trickery with the Cyclops or his interactions with the gods, Nolan strips
[01:35] Odysseus of being Odysseus. And this is especially dangerous to people who misunderstand one of the oldest epics in history.