I am a high school freshmen and I am reading the Odyssey in school. This movie is just a shame. Homer would not be pleased to know that his great epic poem became a cheap movie with low quality acting and costumes that make Ithaka look like Halloween. The casting was horrendous: Armand Assante fails to portray the admiral stategist Odysseus, playing him like a monotonous pervert. Greta Scacchi is just not fit to depict the supposedly gorgeous Penelope, completely un-suspending my disbelief when the suitors try to pursue her. And Alan Stenson fails to show us the complexities of the character Prince Telemakhos. In the epic poem, we see him as a shy young prince who emerges as a strong leader, but in the movie he appears a shallow young man only driven by his fears. Also, this movie is a disgrace to Greek mythology as a whole. The poor special effects make the gods look like a joke, completely throwing away the Greek cultural charm that the epic poem embodies.
DON'T see this movie. If you want to really appreciate this great classic, READ THE BOOK!
DON'T see this movie. If you want to really appreciate this great classic, READ THE BOOK!