Hats off to doctoral student and podcaster Zhong Shu in Beijing, China, who did this fascinating and smart interview with Christopher Nolan about THE ODYSSEY yesterday, originally posted to Bilibili.
A great listen/watch.
Christopher Nolan says Goya's painting of Saturn eating his son was a big inspiration for the Cyclops in ‘THE ODYSSEY’.
“[What] makes it the most frightening is that from the monster's POV, they're not a monster. We're irrelevant to them, and that's what's really scary.”
(Source: @KevinMcCarthyTV)
Careful not to misread Nolan’s message here. Agamemnon’s armor in The Odyssey is deliberately oversized and exaggerated because he represents human ego, ready to sacrifice absolutely everything for personal gain. He is Nolan’s symbol of what destroys humanity.
Christopher Nolan says The Odyssey is ultimately about the idea that a society can only function through respect for strangers. He believes that, despite 3,000 years passing since Homer, that fundamental truth about human nature hasn’t changed.
Expanding on my original thought, Nolan's Trojan Horse twists one of humanity's most sacred acts gift giving. A gift from the gods, becomes a vessel for unimaginable violence. It's a chilling reminder that war corrupts even our most universal expressions of humanity!
emily watson read the script for hamnet and immediately went to chloé zhao and asked how she planned to protect jessie. she knew how deep & far jessie would have to go and wanted to make sure that she was gonna be supported & safe on set. she deserved her flowers. 🥹💐
Dakota Johnson, Saoirse Ronan, Jessie Buckley and Josh O’Connor to star in the upcoming adaptation of ‘THREE INCESTUOUS SISTERS,’ directed by Alice Rohrwacher.
The script is written by Alice Rohrwacher and Ottessa Moshfegh
”i promise to continue to be disobedient so that you can belong to a world in all your mad, complex wildness as a young woman” — jessie buckley dedicating her bafta to her daughter
It’s important that you understand what happened last night.
Last night, Stephen Colbert interviewed Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico, a candidate who, by all accounts, is on track in the polls to flip Texas blue.
In response, Trump’s FCC reportedly threatened CBS if the interview aired.
CBS caved and pulled the segment, citing “financial reasons.”
In modern American history, no president has been more hostile to free speech than Donald Trump.
But censorship always backfires.
Here’s the full segment Trump didn’t want you to see.
Bondi: "There is no evidence that Donald Trump has committed a crime"
Lieu: "I believe you just lied under oath."
Bondi: "Don't you ever accuse me of a crime"
Lieu: "I’m showing you evidence."
I think Pam Bondi’s "career" has just come to an end today.