The Meaning of Nolan’s The Odyssey
As it turns out, it was 10,000% important that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was delivered in American accents, beyond just the Emily Wilson linguistics of it all.It’s because it was about America.I didn’t think it’d be possible to spoil a 3000 year-old epic, but here’s a…
- ▪As it turns out, it was 10,000% important that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was delivered in American accents, beyond just the Emily Wilson linguistics of it all.It’s because it was about America.I didn’t think it’d be possible to spoil
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As it turns out, it was 10,000% important that Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was delivered in American accents, beyond just the Emily Wilson linguistics of it all.It’s because it was about America.I didn’t think it’d be possible to spoil a 3000 year-old epic, but here’s a 🧵The emphasis on what’s happening back in Ithaca, with the royal courts and suitors to Penelope reflect upon the internal politics of taking the anxieties of the people about external invaders to attempt to seize power.Then, Odysseus returns with the revelation: the feared invaders, “The Sea People”, were them all along.Zeus’ Law has an uncanny resemblance to Christian teaching. “Whatsoever you do to the least of My brothers, that you do unto Me”.
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