We went to see The Odyssey yesterday.
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When I first heard of this production I decided it would be crap and took no further interest.
Later, just prior to the release of the film there was a lot of positive criticism coming out and, I thought, that as I've liked Matt Damon in numerous films and he director Christopher Nolan has made some good ones - what could be wrong?
Everything as it turned out.
The production is noisy and overblown. The script is atrocious along with the bad acting. Homer's Odyssey is totally distorted with a few of the sensational bits kept in. In short I was pissed off with it.
It annoys me when great stories are cocked up by ego-driven cinematographers and such a powerful story as the Odyssey deserves to have been made well given the money, technology and resources available. The Lord of the Rings had two abysmal productions before Peter Jackson stepped up and did a damned fine job with it. I would like to think that a decent (non American or American-influenced) director and some European or Chinese or Indian money brokers could come to the rescue and make a better job of it than this travesty.
I studied Homer's Odyssey in the 7th form at school and was captivated by it. I might now have another go at reading it nearly 60 years later to wash away this Americanised crap that has polluted my memory and senses.
1 comment:
What a shame!
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