Is there no end to the desecration of literature? I live in dread of the bright sparks of Hollywood (and its outposts) discovering the "potential" of Trollope and Paradise Lost.
Truly did the sainted Muggeridge pronounce television a "lying medium". After Mr Nolan's "creation" has had its run in cinemas, most people will experience "Odyssey - the Movie" as just that: television.
As I said, if I’d trust anyone to do it, I’d trust Nolan or Eggers. I’ve no problem with an Odyssey movie as such. The main issue I think, though, is just how alien the worldview of the ancients is to us. The temptation to tame it and render it comprehensible to WEIRD audiences is too strong for most.
Is there no end to the desecration of literature? I live in dread of the bright sparks of Hollywood (and its outposts) discovering the "potential" of Trollope and Paradise Lost.
Truly did the sainted Muggeridge pronounce television a "lying medium". After Mr Nolan's "creation" has had its run in cinemas, most people will experience "Odyssey - the Movie" as just that: television.
As I said, if I’d trust anyone to do it, I’d trust Nolan or Eggers. I’ve no problem with an Odyssey movie as such. The main issue I think, though, is just how alien the worldview of the ancients is to us. The temptation to tame it and render it comprehensible to WEIRD audiences is too strong for most.