Friday, March 2, 2012

Odyssey 1-9 in Modern Adaptations

Find a modern image, film, or story that alludes to one of the episodes in Odyssey 1-9. Explain what you think is good, bad, or remarkable about it. If possible, illustrate your blog post with a relevant image or film clip or add a link instead. (Due: Tu, 3/6/12).



To embed a video from YouTube, just follow these simple steps:
  1. Click on the "Share" button underneath the YouTube video.
  2. Click "Embed" to find the embed code.
  3. Copy the code, then paste it into your blog while on the "Edit HTML" tab (as opposed to the "Compose" tab).
  4. Publish your post!

3 comments:

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XoT5Dv0JO2k

    In book seven, its pretty clear just how strong Odysseus is with his epically far discus throw vs the Phaecians

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  2. The clip that I selected has to do with the trojan horse described in book number 4. It is shown how King Arthur and his knights are denied entry to a french castle, then they get mocked by a french tower guard. However, the men come up with a genius plan to get inside but make one big mistake...

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2PdyxMtiYM&feature=related

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  3. In the movie "O brother where art thou" there are many scenes that allude to the odyssey and the overall plot parallels to the odyssey. However picked one scene that alludes to the cyclopes in book nine. The scene is very similar the bible salesman, Big Dan hows one eye and is a huge man and like Polyphemus acts hospitable at first, and then he he attacks them. The part that I like the most about this adaptation is the way it's filmed to make Big Dan look like a giant by having him tower over Everett(George Clooney) and Delmar while they sit on the ground.

    http://www.tcm.com/mediaroom/video/273474/O-Brother-Where-Art-Thou-Movie-Clip-Bible-Sales.html

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