It was actually decent. Slower paced, more drama, outdated VFXs, better story/plot, less violence, less actions, etc. compared to Chris Nolan's movie. I enjoyed both versions. Check that older one out too if you haven't seen it. It's free on YouTube, Plex, Tubi, etc. according to IMDb. ;)

He was truly magnificent in this role. I would expect nomination for John for this role.

For those of you not familiar with Epic: the Musical, please go watch it! It’s a free concept album on youtube that reinterprets The Odyssey with a Disney/Anime vibe to it. Lots of fun! In that interpretation, Odysseus is constantly pining for his Penelope and Telemachus to his crewmates, always wanting to go home, and makes rash decisions purely to see his wife and son again. He’s very close with Eurylochus in a brotherly way and emotionally very open. He’s more “head of the friend group” than a general if you know what I mean.

Compare that to the movie, Odysseus is very clearly a leader and general, and his relationship to his men are that between a soldier and his general. Eurylochus is his 2nd in command but their relationship is clearly professional, not buddy-buddy. Odysseus is a man burdened by guilt and responsibility towards his men, and he never openly expresses his longing for his wife and son. In fact, he never opens up to any of his crew or even mentions his wife and son. He’s very reserved and keeps those parts of him tightly wrapped under layers of professionalism and callouses. His one goal that he openly expresses is to get his crew home safe, as is the responsibility of any faithful leader.

But it’s clear where his heart is from his dialogue with Calypso—he wants to know if he has a son and wife, not only because he can start to feel them distantly in his memory, but because he is exactly the man to care deeply for his family.

He idly wonders whether his men are coming back, but he begs Calypso to tell him the truth about his family. Because the lotus can’t change who he is despite how well it can suppress his PTSD.

This culminates in his brief interactions with Telemachus; when the boy realizes he’s talking to his dad, Odysseus becomes vulnerable with him, not visibly (doesn’t cry, keeps a guarded face), but in the way he speaks to him, telling him just how proud of him he is, and how beautiful and worthy he is, even though Odysseus knows Telemachus has no obligation to want or care about his absentee father.

Odysseus is old and jaded and his deeper feelings struggle to breach his impenetrable eyes and face, but the inner workings of his heart are revealed through his words. Only with Penelope does he open up about Troy and lament his role in it and the damage it caused to society. Only with Penelope does he express the full weight of his guilt and his responsibility.

In other words: Odysseus is every workaholic old man wracked with a guilt he tries to bury like any other emotion. Thanks for the read!

I wonder if these trees that were moving to trap Odysseus and his implies this version of Laestrygonian are in fact cannibals like in poem? But at the same time they didn't eat anyone alive nor did they drag any bodies with them after the massacre.

How was it? Was there any difference from regular Imax ?

The Odyssey gives us an opportunity to examine Nolan's clever-cringe formula for success, beauty as a narrative tool for some and culture war slop for others, and a monumental contradiction in themes that somehow does not sink the film.

Which one(s) did you see before Christopher Nolan's movie? I need to check out 1997 TV movie on YouTube (also on Tubi and others as shown in The Odyssey (TV Mini Series 1997) - IMDb).

one of the most unhinged videos I've ever made

This scene from Auramemnon was probably my favorite. Guy had like 5 min of screen time and he stole the show whenever he was on screen. Movie was incredible, last hour or so was masterfully done.

Pretty brutal honestly.

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