From 00a45fce82757cb1a2d5c3c313f181614016a0c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Cameron Otsuka Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2026 17:31:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] add the odyssey review --- content/reviews/the-odyssey.md | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/reviews/the-odyssey.md 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 -- 2.55.0