Review 787: The Odyssey
Of all the auteur directors still working today, it's hard to find one that defies filmmaking conventions and takes my breath away more than Christopher Nolan. There's something about his films that while outwardly cold and detached, have a very humanist emotional centre that The story of Odysseus is one that It is, essentially, the OG heroes journey. This is an epic fantasy film of overwhelming ambition, an Odyssey if you will (pun intended) of There's an almost post-modern feel to it in the way and an almost David Lean influence that can be felt in the way Nolan stages the opening scenes. Throughout his journey, Odysseus has a couple that function as almost angels on his shoulders and his conscious, they are his second-in-command Eurylochus (Hamish Patel) and the Goddess Athena (Zendaya). Once again, Nolan shows how adept he is at direction ensemble casts. Dear Gods, this film has a stacked cast including but not limited to...
