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.
In honor of the passing of musician, actor, and Oscar winner Glen Hansard, Walter Neto takes a second look at 2007's ONCE, a film that shows that art itself is proof that life cannot, and perhaps should not, be reduced to survival alone https://t.co/ND8rkUWXjZ
Apparently, you can no longer dislike a movie. And for many people, Nolan’s Odyssey has become the definitive interpretation of Homer’s text, which is not entirely different from those who ask ChatGPT to summarize a book and then consider that equivalent to having read it.
Author Joyce Carol Oates came to the defense of Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” after translator Emily Wilson wrote a viral review attacking the film:
“Rather than disagreeing with interpretations of Homer in a collegial manner, this person, who has benefited enormously from Nolan’s film, speaks in the crude language of MAGA folks attacking someone with ideas that differ from hers.”
https://t.co/R9pTAsyfSx
I lowkey think this is a legitimate thing to write an article about
Casual nudity is all but dead in society, and we’ve become more puritan as a result
Sorry, but Emily Wilson just comes off as classless here. No matter how much she personally dislikes the Nolan movie, she should respect that it's an artist's effort to interpret a story that belongs to everyone.
https://t.co/HWJ5b1wys2
Not that she wasn’t good but I feel like Americans tend to determine how good an actor is by how well they can do big dramatic scenes / moments. Every time someone seems to talk about a great acting moment, it’s big drama / crying / yelling etc.
I swear, if Nolan made this movie under a pseudonym these same glazers would think half these scenes were nonsensical and jarring, but because his name is there we get to see them bend over backwards to try and lay it out as some kind of masterclass in writing.
An anonymous Oscar voter tells @ByClaytonDavis that Matt Damon "has to win" best actor for "The Odyssey."
Here's what Academy members are saying about Christopher Nolan's epic after the first FYC screenings: https://t.co/hMRYBynSp5