Thanks for this hilarious and perceptive take. I now feel less alone after enjoying the time in the theater with this self-serious project well enough but not coming away with any real insight. Many of the episodes felt strangely under developed, coming to life only in the funny “run away” scenes. Maybe it’s lack of faith in the audience’s ability to draw their own conclusions and a desire to predigest the meaning so as to ensure the correct takeaway is received. Thus, the thud.
Thanks so much. I'm glad you actually saw it and can relate. Despite getting a bad vibe from a few Christopher Nolan films, I was actually looking forward to this one. Good thing it doesn't need my vote to be so hugely successful.
I definitely relate. I’ve been feeling a little bad admitting this was not to my personal taste. Mostly I’m glad there’s a big film out there getting people to think about The Odyssey and debate!
Same reaction. It’s amazing how little I thought about this afterwards—and how little I trusted its interpretation. Enjoyable enough, sure. But not art in any way. If it weren’t for all of the commentary, this one would just be another dusty quest film on my stack.
Thanks for this hilarious and perceptive take. I now feel less alone after enjoying the time in the theater with this self-serious project well enough but not coming away with any real insight. Many of the episodes felt strangely under developed, coming to life only in the funny “run away” scenes. Maybe it’s lack of faith in the audience’s ability to draw their own conclusions and a desire to predigest the meaning so as to ensure the correct takeaway is received. Thus, the thud.
Thanks so much. I'm glad you actually saw it and can relate. Despite getting a bad vibe from a few Christopher Nolan films, I was actually looking forward to this one. Good thing it doesn't need my vote to be so hugely successful.
I definitely relate. I’ve been feeling a little bad admitting this was not to my personal taste. Mostly I’m glad there’s a big film out there getting people to think about The Odyssey and debate!
Same reaction. It’s amazing how little I thought about this afterwards—and how little I trusted its interpretation. Enjoyable enough, sure. But not art in any way. If it weren’t for all of the commentary, this one would just be another dusty quest film on my stack.
Haven't seen it yet but love this: “Love is the one thing we’re capable of perceiving that transcends dimensions of time and space.”