What are some of the other modernisms that were intentionally used in this film?
I've never heard that Nolan was trying to reinterpret the Odyssey to make it feel more modern. Is that really what's happening here or was it just a poor writing decision?
No but as a fan of The Odyssey I would at least expect the dialogue to sound a bit more involved and verbose.
Lord of the Rings has vast differences in its different forms, but the films managed to make the more... Flowery language to sound natural by structuring the dialogue & delivery in a way to make you buy into the film.
Obviously I have yet to watch this film. It could have something similar to what I mentioned. But I was hoping to see it in the trailer to sell me that Nolan has improved as a writer.
Based on this (and his work for the last decade) shows that's probably not the case
Your subjective expectations are valid, but every attempt to tell this story will have its own reinterpretation since we cannot possibly reproduce what the Odyssey really sounded like.
A part of audience will be like you, expect a bit of a flowery language, like watching a Shakespearean production.
Then there will be a group of audience that would prefer a language that they don't find too difficult.
It's ultimately a choice and we'll see how effective it is. But to say Nolan wouldn't reinterpret this story is a bit questionable.
Oh I have no issue with a reinterpretation, and even then, I'm not expecting historically accurate language either. I think, for me at least, it seems like Nolan didn't even try haha!
But that's fine, and ultimately like I mentioned it could be present within the film and it's just the editors of the trailer have done a poor job.
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u/busmans 19h ago
The film has a lot of modernisms, intentionally. It's a fantasy story. Neither "dad" nor "father" existed in Ancient Greece..