I love reading your take on this because it materializes elements of the film I perceived (especially the negative ones) but couldn't quite put into words. You've given me a lot to think about.
Perhaps there's a silver lining in that there's a whole new round of people becoming interested in the original poem, particularly Wilson's translation (if book sales are anything to go by).
Yes of course! I'm loving that people are discovering the story now which is what I'm trying to grapple with at the end of this piece. Thank you so much, Nando ❤️
My favorite episode of Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ is Cerce, which led me to Madeline Miller’s ‘Circe,’ which led me to be disappointed with Nolan’s treatment of Circe in the movie. You put a finer point on that shortcoming.
I absolutely love this review Sophie! I agree with everything you said here. Sometimes it feels like the emotional core of Nolan films are somewhat missing, and just overshadowed with a loud score. The other thing that kept bugging me was the lack of sincerity I felt in their belief of the Greek gods. Something about the writing or the acting never made me fully believe they believed in the gods. It kind of gave me dissonance.
I wanted to write so MUCH about the lack of divinity!!! But I was already 6000 words in lol so I decided to skip since I covered what I would have loved to see in my first piece a year ago. In essence, I saw none of what I wanted. I really thought Nolan would do something cool and interesting to demonstrate the idea of the divine besides...weather phenomena 🫠
I actually went back and re-read your Telemachus diaries before I saw the movie and it was quite prophetic! The gods were a big disappointment for me for sure. As a fellow Greek Kid™️ whose mom read her “the Iliad for kids” before bed…I had higher hopes!!
Such fantastic writing here, you really verbalised a lot of what I've been mulling over this past week. I really loved watching the film but found it very difficult to feel at all emotionally connected to the characters, the pleasure came from the spectacle!
I've picked up Emily Wilson's Odyssey so I can fucking feel something!
I love reading your take on this because it materializes elements of the film I perceived (especially the negative ones) but couldn't quite put into words. You've given me a lot to think about.
Perhaps there's a silver lining in that there's a whole new round of people becoming interested in the original poem, particularly Wilson's translation (if book sales are anything to go by).
As always, thank you for sharing this, Sophie!
Yes of course! I'm loving that people are discovering the story now which is what I'm trying to grapple with at the end of this piece. Thank you so much, Nando ❤️
My favorite episode of Joyce’s ‘Ulysses’ is Cerce, which led me to Madeline Miller’s ‘Circe,’ which led me to be disappointed with Nolan’s treatment of Circe in the movie. You put a finer point on that shortcoming.
Justice for Circe!!
I absolutely love this review Sophie! I agree with everything you said here. Sometimes it feels like the emotional core of Nolan films are somewhat missing, and just overshadowed with a loud score. The other thing that kept bugging me was the lack of sincerity I felt in their belief of the Greek gods. Something about the writing or the acting never made me fully believe they believed in the gods. It kind of gave me dissonance.
I wanted to write so MUCH about the lack of divinity!!! But I was already 6000 words in lol so I decided to skip since I covered what I would have loved to see in my first piece a year ago. In essence, I saw none of what I wanted. I really thought Nolan would do something cool and interesting to demonstrate the idea of the divine besides...weather phenomena 🫠
I actually went back and re-read your Telemachus diaries before I saw the movie and it was quite prophetic! The gods were a big disappointment for me for sure. As a fellow Greek Kid™️ whose mom read her “the Iliad for kids” before bed…I had higher hopes!!
Back to the mini-series we go 🥹
Such fantastic writing here, you really verbalised a lot of what I've been mulling over this past week. I really loved watching the film but found it very difficult to feel at all emotionally connected to the characters, the pleasure came from the spectacle!
I've picked up Emily Wilson's Odyssey so I can fucking feel something!
Amazing work as per!