tartare
Joined Feb 2023
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The Odyssey has been adapted many times, often focusing on the fantasy and adventure elements of Odysseus' journey. This is not one of those. Starting off when Odysseus lands home on his native island kingdom, the film deals with Odysseus' inner journey of wrestling with his guilt, anxiety, PTSD, and longing to reconnect with his family after being away for 20 years. Fiennes and Binoche are superb individually and enthralling when together on the screen. Watch for their eyes, so much is said with them alone. Don't believe the low ratings, this is a fine adaptation of the deeper and human parts of The Odyssey. Not for those expecting a fast action flick.
Relevant film for today's times.
It brilliantly portrays the signs of societal collapse to look out for with its visuals alone.
It may have historical inaccuracies but they don't get it in the way of what the film is trying to warn about.
Throughout history, civilizations rise and fall depending on the actions of its citizens and leaders.
A brief look through history's famous civilizations is enough to attest to this: the Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Romans, Byzantines, and in this film's case, the Maya.
I highly recommend watching this first and then Life is a Story's video essay on it on Youtube as it sums up the movie's meaning better than I ever could.
It brilliantly portrays the signs of societal collapse to look out for with its visuals alone.
It may have historical inaccuracies but they don't get it in the way of what the film is trying to warn about.
Throughout history, civilizations rise and fall depending on the actions of its citizens and leaders.
A brief look through history's famous civilizations is enough to attest to this: the Babylonians, Egyptians, Hittites, Romans, Byzantines, and in this film's case, the Maya.
I highly recommend watching this first and then Life is a Story's video essay on it on Youtube as it sums up the movie's meaning better than I ever could.