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The Odyssey Director: Christopher Nolan Cast: Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Lupita N’yongo, Zendaya, Samantha Morton Rating: 4/5 Christopher Nolan directing The Odyssey is clearly a perfect match. Those who have watched his previous films would agree that most of the protagonists in Christopher Nolan’s films share the same emotional core. From Cobb in Inception to Cooper in Interstellar, and even Oppenheimer – every male character isn’t just brilliant but also deeply flawed. While each of them take on impossible missions, those journeys keep them away from the people they adore, and care for. And Odysseus (Matt Damon) is the blueprint for all of them. His 10-year-long and painful journey back to Ithaca, and wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway), works well in consonance with the kind of emotional stories Christopher Nolan has invariably shown interest in. The Odyssey is based on Homer’s nearly 3,000-year-old Greek epic, a poem that’s often referred to as the foundation of Western literature. For his adaptation, Christopher Nolan turns to Emily Wilson’s acclaimed 2017 translation. For the unversed, Emily is the first woman to translate the poem into English. Rather than adapting every episode, Nolan ensures his focus remains on the story’s most incredible moments. He boils each sequence down to its emotional heart, so the film appears leaner, focused, and still remain personal.
The encounter with the Cyclops Polyphemus (Bill Irwin) isn’t just a monster set piece. It emerges as a reflection of the violence which is an offshoot of war. The manner in which Circe (Samantha Morton) turns Odysseus’ men into pigs has also been handled differently. It doesn’t appear as a simple fantasy. Instead, Nolan lays emphasis …read more
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