Nolan called those criticisms "irrelevant" because the film hadn’t come out yet.But, now that the film is available to the general public, Nolan can’t use the same argument and I can present a well-informed review of his adaptation.Charlize Theron, Himesh Patel, Travis Scott, Mia Goth, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Matt Damon, Donna Langley, Emma Thomas, Christopher Nolan, Brian L.
Roberts, Zendaya, Samantha Morton, Elliot Page, Benny Safdie, John Leguizamo, Hoyte van Hoytema and Ludwig Goransson attend the world premiere of "The Odyssey" at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square in London, England.(Grant Buchanan/Dave Benett/WireImage)CHRISTOPHER NOLAN CONFIRMS BIZARRE 'THE ODYSSEY' CASTING CHOICES INCLUDING RAPPER TRAVIS SCOTTTo start, I’m a Nolan fan.
Have been for many years.When he comes out with a movie, I’m in the queue for tickets as soon as they’re available.
I’ve watched The Prestige, Inception, and The Dark Knight trilogy an ungodly amount of times.He’s earned the respect and admiration of millions of movie goers around the world.
I obviously went into this film with gripes and major question marks, but I was willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that other directors would not have.Unfortunately, that good will I graciously gave was stomped on, chewed up, and spit out like Odysseus’s soldiers in the Cyclope’s cave, in the first few minutes of the film.Travis Scott, another questionable casting decision based on his race and profession as a rapper, is the first face and voice you hear.He portrays the bard, a poet-singer in the halls of Odysseus’s castle in Ithaca, entertaining the suitors vying for a chance to marry the queen Penelope (Anne Hathaway), believing her husband Odysseus was dead.
At this point, it’s been almost 20 years since Odysseus set sail for the battle of Troy, and almost a decade since the war ended and his sea voyage set sail for home.Scott’s poetic song feels out of place, more ...