Li a Ilíada e a Odisseia esse ano e nenhuma cena me despertou mais emoção do que o encontro do Ulisses com o seu cachorro Argos, tô relutante de ir ver o filme até agora por conta dela
One scene I wish Nolan hadn’t rushed…
Scylla.
In Homer’s Odyssey, this isn’t just another monster attack.
It’s one of the most heartbreaking moments in the entire epic.
Odysseus watches helplessly as Scylla snatches six of his finest men, one in each head’s jaws.
They scream his name…
Reach their hands toward him…
And are carried into the cave to be devoured alive.
Homer even says it was the most horrifying sight Odysseus witnessed in all his travels.
Odysseus arms himself, hoping for a chance to fight…
But there isn’t one.
He can only watch.
In Nolan’s version, however, Odysseus quickly joins the crew in rowing through the strait, and the sequence moves on much faster.
It left me wondering…
Would this scene have hit much harder if Nolan had stayed closer to Homer’s emotional weight?
Or was keeping the pace moving the right decision for a modern audience
The story of Argos is one of the most moving things for me in the whole lore of the Odyssey; a dog waiting for 20 years to see his master for one last time, man, what can be more beautiful than this. ❤️ #TheOdyssey
Christopher Nolan gave THE ODYSSEY the working title “Charlie’s Tale,” a tribute to his dog Charlie.
It’s a fitting choice for a story built around Odysseus’ reunion with Argos, the loyal dog who waited 20 years for his master’s return.