Posts tagged The Odyssey
Inside Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’: A Pagan Epic Through Christian Eyes
Inside Christopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’: A Pagan Epic Through Christian Eyes

(ANALYSIS) After watching Christopher Nolan's take on “The Odyssey,” Father Dwight Longenecker remembered a comment Steven Spielberg made in a commentary while discussing how viewers react to symbolism. The director was responding to comments that crosses in the “Saving Private Ryan” cemetery scenes suggested the hero was a Christ figure who suffered to save a lost soul.

Read More
Analysis, Catholicism, Christianity, EntertainmentTerry Mattinglyfilm and TV, Christianity, The Odyssey, Greek mythology, analysis, pagans, Catholicism, Primary feature, Terry Mattingly, rechargeComment
No Divine Powers: Where Are All The Gods In Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’?
No Divine Powers: Where Are All The Gods In Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’?

“The Odyssey” reflects a distinctly Western “post-atheism” approach to religion. It is a faith-based film, but only using gods nobody believes in anymore. Because of that, these gods can be a metaphor for any divinely ordained pro-social tradition you happen to believe in.

Read More
Film & TV, News, North America, Religion, Religion News, Review, CultureJoseph HolmesChristopher Nolan, The Odyssey, Greek Gods, Movie Review, Odyssey religion, recharge Comment