At morning fellowship, I was telling Sparky about the Young Washington movie. He wanted me to take a photo where he looked like George Washington’s dog.
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Young Washington is a much better movie than Nolan’s The Odyssey.
You might expect me to say that Young Washington is better because Zendaya is not in it. Maybe that’s true, I don’t know. The Indians were always sullen or argumentative, so Zendaya could have been one of them in an uncredited role.
Scientifically, Young Washington is better than Nolan’s The Odyssey.
I don’t recall the last time I watched a movie, and thought that I want to watch it again in a few days. That might be Begonia, with Emma Stone.
Even more rare is pausing a movie to think about the situation before seeing what happens. The Martian comes to mind.
For light entertainment, I often watch movie reviewers like Critical Drinker or Disparu on Youtube. Everybody talked about The Odyssey for a month, now they all switched to Spiderman: Brand New Day. It’s getting old.
Since my brother and I have been working out, when we talk about movies, he strongly recommends The Greatest Showman. I never saw it, Hugh Jackman is always good, and I am not opposed to show tunes. It’s got nothing in common with The Odyssey or Spiderman, so that’s what I watched. I’m worried that I may have a problem.
Is it just me?
This is a little complaint, but The Odyssey is creaking under the weight of so many little complaints, it’s hard to identify what Christopher Nolan was trying to get right.
I’ve hunted wild boar. I took it with a Mossberg 500 shooting a sabot slug at 120 yards. One shot, one kill.
After hearing about it for weeks, I finally saw Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. A couple of weeks ago, I listened to the audiobook of Robert Fagles’ translation of Homer’s The Odyssey. It was narrated by Ian McKellen, and was an engaging 13 hours.
Emily Wilson, the classicist whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by Christopher Nolan in early publicity for his hugely successful adaptation of the poem, has roundly criticised the film, saying “it has nothing convincing to say” and that it “lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth”.
As an adaptation of Homer’s Odyssey, Christopher Nolan’s movie is a disaster. As a movie, it doesn’t seem to be very good. As a money maker, it’s on track to break-even by the end of this week.
The Nolan fan club rave about all of his movies, hoping it makes them look smart.
The controversial movie, The Odyssey by Christopher Nolan opens in a little over a week. He made some casting decisions that are provocative, along with his choice to use the Emily Wilson translation.
It’s not obvious why the translation makes a difference.
This Reddit post provides an explanation for why the translation matters. A sample passage of The Odyssey is provided from several different translations.
Superheroes used to stand for something admirable, like truth, justice and the American way. In Finland, they still do. Sisu roughly means stoic determination, grit, resilience, and hardiness in the face of adversity.
The character has a name, but nobody uses it. There is very little dialogue. He’s just a guy that wants to be left alone, so don’t call him a hero. I’ll just call him the guy.
For the first time, two movies made by young, Youtube creators brought in more money than a Hollywood blockbuster from a major franchise.
Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu had a production budget of $160 million, and is floundering in theaters. Backrooms brought in 6 times more money, but cost less than 10% to produce. Obsession brought in 30% more money on 1% of the budget.