Description
Entertaining adaptation of Homer's epic poem that you may enjoy watching, directed by Andrei Konchalovsky. Originally a 1997 mini-series, here edited down to a film.
Pick three scenes from the film (approximately beginning, middle, and end) and explain how they parallel and differ from Homer’s poem. This may be either plot or characterization: in other words, what’s similar and/or different about what happens or how people behave?
You’re advised to read the Mark Fiore summary first (long version, preferably) to give you a complete grounding in the poem before beginning your paper. 1000 words,12-pt. Type.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S_l12WM_KM
Mark Fiore summary: http://www.mythweb.com/odyssey/
Explanation & Answer
I have attached your solution. Feel welcome for edits if any. I hope you will invite me privately in the future. Cheers!😀
Running Head: ODYSSEY OF HOMER
1
Odyssey of Homer
Name
Institution Affiliation
Course
Date
ODYSSEY OF HOMER
2
Odyssey of Homer
The case of Odysseus is well explained in the epic poem as well as the film. The film and
the poem give an explanation of how the main character lives were involved in various issues.
The setting of the film, as well as the poem, is based on three main episodes. The film and the
poem have certain similarities and differences at some points. The similarities, as well as the
differences, will be discussed in the paper to present the case of Odysseus. The film omits
various sections that are presented in the poem, and this creates the difference between the two.
The episodes are the Trojan War, the journey of Odysseus together with his crew and the
Odysseus’ return to his beautiful world Ithaca (Doherty, 2019). The setting is based upon moving
away from home and then coming back home. Therefore, Odysseus is lost in the wilderness but
at long last comes back home.
The poem and the film present Odysseus as a person of courage and pride. He starts his
journey to begin a war with the Trojan with the courage that he will be able to overcome them.
He shows his pride, where he shows his friends that he can make without them. He also becomes
more proud when he attains victory and speaks to the gods that it was through his mighty that he
has overcome and by the power and strength of the Gods. His pride is what angers the gods and
leaves him to loom in the wilderness for ten years. There is similarity in the two cases. After the
ten years, he manages his way back home, and this shows that he has returned to his beloved
land even after a long period.
The details of the movement of Odysseus that are recorded in the poem are presented in
the film, and that shows both the book and the film h...
Review
Review
