Not to mention we've also got at least one god with Zendaya as Athena, Charlize Theron as the nymphy Calypso, and we haven't gotten a casting announcement, but I can't believe we aren't going to get Circe the witch since she's one of the most well know parts of the story. We've got quite a few actors who's roles haven't been announced yet, but I wouldn't be surprised if we get at least a few more gods like Poseidon, Hermes, and Zeus.
The details of its analysis seem pretty much spot on, I would say:
Poseidon is the main reason why Odysseus struggles to get home because of what Odysseus did to Poseidon's son, Polyphemus. He doesn't have much of the way of dialogue (except with Zeus, I believe) and instead acts from afar to deter Odysseus' journey.
I don't see any reason for any of this stuff to be lies, there are tons of other mythological stories from that era that unambiguously involve gods, monster, and magic, so I don't see any reason why it would all suddenly need to be fake in The Odyssey.Gods such as Athena could be like Baltars's head Six in new Battlestar Galactica. I've already forgotten what we see in the trailer and can't be arsed to watch it again, so I don't know if that's demonstrably not the approach taken.
The only word about Circe, Calypso, Polyphemus etc. is that of Odysseus, and he's a known deceiver, having devised the wooden horse of Troy. He says of himself: "I am Odysseus, son of Laertes,
known to all for my deceptive skills—
my fame extends all the way to heaven."
Has Nolan explained why he didn't use late Bronze Age armour and weaponry as Homer describes? Perhaps he thought modern audiences wouldn't accept anything other than what we see.
There is no word for the colour blue in ancient Greek, so perhaps Nolan should have eliminated that hue from the movie as well. The sea had better be wine-dark or I'll complain to the manager. /j
ETA: I asked Chat GPT: "What evidence is there in "The Odyssey" that Odysseus is making up the stories of his encounters with the sirens, Circe, Calypso, Polyphemus and so on, when in reality he might have been taking part in the raids of the Sea Peoples in the hope of acquiring booty?"
This was its summary:
The details of its analysis seem pretty much spot on, I would say:
Even if the gods don't have a huge presence in the movie, I'm just glad this is taking place in a world with all of fantasy stuff in it, I'm tired of adaptations of stories that try to ground and get rid of all of the gods, monsters, magic, ect. That's my favorite part of these kind stories, so getting rid of all of that kind of ruins it for me.
Thanks for the reminder of just how different we can all be here as people.
ChatGPT saves a lot of time if you use the rule "trust but verify", and/or know the answer already and merely want it phrasing nicely. I always state if I use AI so it can be ignored.Thanks for the reminder of just how different we can all be here as people.
I agree he deserves to be miserable. All of his men died because of his hubris and foolishness. But that doesn't mean there isn't merit in exploring his plight.
They listen to the TV ( the god of the hearth ).
Gotta keep your man baby audience happy.
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He does seem to kick off if he believes educated women are contradicting his preferred world view. The main thing about which I agree with him is that much of what has been labelled entertainment in the last few years by corporations such as Disney and Amazon is anything but, and the public appears to agree.
Thank you for sharing this article. I hadn't heard about these archeological discoveries.A little real world insight behind the myth and the impact it had on society back then.
Archaeologists May Have Found Odysseus’ Sanctuary on Ithaca
A new discovery ties myth to place, revealing centuries of cult worship and civic ritual.
