Will Achilles appear in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'? Homer's 'Iliad' may hold a surprising clue
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If Homer had written La Odyssey, the monumental epic poem attributed to its name in the 20th century, much of the criticism would have classified it as fantastic literature, along with the series of characters that appear: sirens, sea monsters (Scilla and Caribdis), single-eyed giants (Polifemo), gods (Poseidon, Athena), nymphs (Calipso) and even sorcerers (Circe).But the fact is that it is one of the great founding classics of Western literatur…
The trailer of Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" was enough to unleash a small space-time paradox. Not for the plot, not for the narrative choices that we don't yet know, but for a seemingly secondary detail: the armor of Agamennone. Too modern, too "Batman" too far from the mycenean imagination. Hence, the usual conditioned reflection: the process for historical infidelity, the accusation of betrayal of the myth, the compulsive comparison with …
Will Achilles appear in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'? Homer's 'Iliad' may hold a surprising clue
Will Achilles appear in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey'? Homer's 'Iliad' may hold a surprising clue Christopher Nolan is stepping into mythic territory with his next feature, 'The Odyssey', a bold cinematic adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic. The project marks the first time the 'Odyssey' has been brought to the big screen as a major studio production. Early reactions to the trailer suggest Nolan is embracing the scale, symbolism, and em…
Will Christopher Nolan Turn to Vampires After The Odyssey?
Christopher Nolan is one of the most talked-about directors in Hollywood, and there are few filmmakers who can generate as much hype as the Inception creator. He’s famous for subverting expectations and releasing cinematic epics that are a feast for the senses. Nolan hasn’t yet turned his attention to horror in his career, but there…
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