Like the most majestic dark fantasy, Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's foundational poem, The Odyssey, satisfies the eyes and the ears in newfound ways. It is a magnificent production of enormous scope, spanning various landscapes and different seasons of its protagonist's - Odysseus' - soul. Filmed entirely in IMAX film format, it is best if experienced on the big screen.
Matt Damon portrays Odysseus unapologetically - physically and spiritually. He's a man broken by war, by the anger of the gods whose rules he continuously breaks, and the two decade absence from his family. Damon's wear and tear occurs at the hands of a gigantic cyclops monster, a devious witch who turns gluttonous men into pigs, and alluring sirens whose songs lure weak men towards doom - among other obstacles. Odysseus' hair and beard whiten over the years, his memory fails, but his cunning remains intact, in a final showdown with scoundrelous suitors who've tormented his wife and son in their Ithaca home.
The Odyssey deserves to rank among Nolan's best movies. It is not necessarily something that will be watched repeatedly, but everyone who values good cinema should see it at least once.
☆☆☆1/2
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