Watching The Odyssey (movie)
Went to see the movie on my own and holy fuck.
Not saying it's the most faithful or accurate rendition of Homer's The Odyssey, but Nolan absolutely kicked my ass with this one. My favorite Nolan movie side by side with Inception and The Prestige.
Throughout The Odyssey movie I kept thinking, Wow I know all this plot from Sea of Monsters in Percy Jackson book series, but goddamn the actual myth is terrifying. Kudos for Rick Riordan and Nolan both for using the same material and being able to make works completely different in atmosphere.
I love The Odyssey so much though. What's most prominent to me is the guilt and helplessness. The Cyclops scene got me seriously terrified because it was just unexpected (I knew they'd meet Cyclops but I forgot when tee hee).
I also love that the story-telling isn't linear so it's more of piecing together memories and people recalling things. It's beautiful and it scratches my brain the right way because I guess that's how my brain usually works? I feel seen.
And I love that Agamemnon's face had never been revealed throughout the movie. His figure was always imposing, dark, with hulking helmet and armor. Other than that just his back. But never his face. It just gave me the sense that he's inhuman. Or considered beyond human by the people. (His helmet in the movie poster fucks!)
It's been a whole day and I'm still thinking about it.....