Product: The Odyssey [VHS] (1997)
Rating: 4.0
Wow!!
I previously watched the movie The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a story written about a man named Odysseus. This story was written by Homer a Greek writer. Odysseus was played by Armand Assante, I think he did a great job. After the Illiad the first epic by Homer The Odyssey starts. The Illiad is about Odysseus fighting in the Trojan War. In the Odyssey, Odysseus upsets the god Poseidon (Miles Anderson). Poseidon tells Odysseus that he wont make it home for a longtime. On Odysseuss journey home he encounters many creatures & people. He meets one of Cyclops (Reid Asato .) Aeolus then gave Odysseus a sack of wind. When they had Ithaca in their sights one of the men opened the sack of wind and it blew far away from Ithaca. As Telemachus gets older his mother has to be wed another man. Athena tells Odysseus that she can change him into an old beggar. Then only Telemachus could know who he was. When he comes into the town of Ithaca he sees that the men have destroyed his town. His son had grown his beard so he had to enter the ring. He fought one of the men wanting to marry Penelope. Then she decides to make a challenge for the men to find out who will marry her. The man who can string Odysseuss bow and shoot it through the axe handles would win her hand in marriage. It seemed impossible to the men, then the old man strung it and shoot it perfect.This movie was historically correct in a couple of ways. The characters wore tunics made of wool. The people were fishermen, herders, and warriors. As they did in real life the people believed in many gods, and believed in sacrificing animals. The people grew olive and the woman pressed them. It took place in Ancient Greece. As it was believed in Ancient Greece you must bring presents to the persons they are visiting. The hostess was expected to board and lodge them. This movie was a good action packed thriller.