The Epic

[milo]

Well, aside from that and just a general discussion on epics, I was hoping to hear more takes on Nolan's Odyssey xD

If there is a question or a discussion topic buried in here it may be too deep to unearth.

Should you write an epic?  Are you concerned it may not be as popular as your other reams of verse (and everyone else's reams of verse)?
I wouldn't fret too much about modern readers at this point or really any readers.

Do you want to write an epic?  Write an epic.  It's the best reason

Nobody will read it but your mum either way but it's a poor reason to write poetry anyway.

I was disappointed in a lot of it which was a shame because I was pretty hyped up to see it - maybe too hyped up.

I have been reading comments online and the general prevailing opinion is that I am wrong but . . .

1. The dialog was terrible.  It was all so unnatural and forced with enough rushed and enough slowed to a solilloquoy - I don't know, overall pretty bad dialog in almost every way.
2.  Maybe it is fatique but every "dark epic" feels like it is woven from the same parts to the point it is feeling cliche - the mood, the lighting , the chorus in the background on the important parts, the sounds.
3.  Odysseus was reduced to a one dimensional version of some "war torn, PTSD" version of a soldier it could have been anyone.  Where was the funny, cocky imperious challenger of the gods?  All I found was that mopey, morose sad boy.
4.  It seemed to dwell too much on some boring parts of the story (and some parts that werent even in the story) so it ended up rushing or skipping the fun parts of the story - the actual Odyssey.  We didn't need 30 minutes of Troy footage - save that for the Illiad.  Almost all of the slow Ithaca parts could have been reduced or clipped, etc.  Put the bag of wind back in and give the other adventures more time to breathe - that is what we showed up for.
5.  All practical magic was stripped out of it.  I get why but it would have been so much more courageous to just lean in to them

anyway - I have already been informed many times that I am wrong aobut this