The Spectacle Ep. 447: Did Nolan’s Odyssey Replace Homer?
Despite doing reasonably well in the box office, Christopher Nolan’s latest film The Odyssey continues to divide viewers over his casting choices. (READ MORE: Five Quick Things: The Iliad Over Nolan’s The Odyssey)
The Spectacle Podcast hosts Melissa Mackenzie and Scott McKay discuss and debate the reasoning behind Nolan’s artistic choices in his adaptation of Homer’s epic. Scott argues that Nolan has strayed away from its historical context and opted for modern day political messaging. Melissa argues that the intentions behind the film were to expose Hollywood’s woke ideology for what it is rather than cater to it. (RELATED: When Homer Meets Hollywood)
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