From: Cameron Otsuka Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:31:03 +0000 (-0700) Subject: add the odyssey review X-Git-Url: https://git.otsuka.systems/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=00a45fce82757cb1a2d5c3c313f181614016a0c4;p=cotsuka.github.io add the odyssey review --- diff --git a/content/reviews/the-odyssey.md b/content/reviews/the-odyssey.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4a84651 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/reviews/the-odyssey.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +--- +type: movie +title: The Odyssey +date: 2026-08-09 +modified: 2026-08-09 +rating: 4 +posse: + Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/cotsuka/film/the-odyssey-2026/ +--- + +- the movie making magic is on display here. the cyclops, the moving trees, guys getting picked off the ship, etc. + - really liked the saturn devouring his son reference +- hades scene was my favorite in both tone and how it was made +- odysseus somehow knows both his place in eras and how future audiences will hear of his story? +- this could have used some more editing. i think it could have been a 2.5 hour film, especially in the last few sections +- i think nolan does too much trying to spoon feed his intepretation of what our moral/ethical takeaways should be. trust the audience to be smart enough to figure things out on their own