映画『オデッセイア』
映画『オデッセイア』を見た。IMAXの画面で、超大型画面、超騒音型、超目が眩む映画であった。
トロイア戦争が終わった後、ギリシャの英雄オデュッセウスは故郷イタケへ帰ろうとします。しかし、海神ポセイドンの怒りを買ったため、航海は困難を極めます。
彼は途中で、一つ目の巨人キュクロプス、魔女キルケ、死者の国、歌声で船乗りを惑わすセイレーン、六つの頭を持つ怪物スキュラなど、数々の怪物や試練に遭遇します。仲間たちは次々と命を落とし、ついにはオデュッセウス一人だけが生き残ります。
一方、故郷では妻ペネロペが夫の帰りを待ち続けていますが、多くの求婚者たちが王位と財産を狙って宮殿に居座っています。
長い放浪の末、オデュッセウスはようやく帰国します。彼は身分を隠して宮殿に入り、息子テレマコスと協力して求婚者たちを倒し、妻と再会して王国を取り戻します。（以上、chat GPTより）
最後の場面で、オデュッセウスが弦を弓に掛け、手で弾くと、ボーンと部屋に鳴り響く。ここでペネロペは、夫が帰ったことを知る。この場面に心が震え、涙が出そうになった。ペネロペの忍耐強さ、オデュッセウスの機知と策略、そして故郷に帰るのだという強い信念の成果の響きであった。
難点
１．木馬が最初、海岸に下半分が埋まっているが、これは漂着したのか、突如、地中から出現したのか。不自然
２． 片目の巨人キュクロプスと戦う場面が歪で、兵士と巨人を別々に撮影して繋ぎ合わせている。昔の特撮のよう。
３．トロイのヘレンは絶世の美女であるのに、美女とは思えない。おまけに頬に切り傷がある。
４． 木馬のをどのように作ったかを、見せて欲しい
５． 回想場面が多すぎて、過去と現在が入り混じり、分かりにくい。
６． 最後の場面でオデュッセウスは多勢を相手に次々に殺していくが、実際にはありえない。神話だからいいのかも。
７．三時間は長すぎる
“The Odyssey”
I watched the
film The Odyssey. On the IMAX screen, it was a movie of immense scale: a
gigantic visual spectacle, overwhelmingly loud, and at times almost dazzling to
the eyes.
After the
Trojan War has ended, the Greek hero Odysseus sets sail for his homeland of
Ithaca. However, because he incurs the wrath of Poseidon, god of the sea, his
voyage becomes an arduous ordeal.
Along the
way, he encounters numerous monsters and trials, including the one-eyed giant
Cyclops, the sorceress Circe, the Land of the Dead, the Sirens whose songs lure
sailors to their doom, and Scylla, the six-headed sea monster. One by one, his
companions lose their lives, until Odysseus alone survives.
Meanwhile,
back in Ithaca, his wife Penelope faithfully awaits his return. But many
suitors, eager to seize the throne and his wealth, have taken up residence in
the palace.
After years
of wandering, Odysseus finally returns home. Concealing his identity, he enters
the palace and, together with his son Telemachus, defeats the suitors. He is
then reunited with Penelope and reclaims his kingdom.
(The above
summary is based on ChatGPT.)
This is truly
an epic film. In the final scene, Odysseus strings his bow and plucks the
bowstring with his hand. A deep, resonant twang echoes throughout the hall. At
that moment, Penelope realizes that her husband has finally returned. The scene
moved me deeply and nearly brought tears to my eyes. It was the sound of
Penelope's steadfast patience, of Odysseus's intelligence and cunning, and of
his unwavering determination to return home finally bearing fruit.
Drawbacks
1. At the
beginning, the Trojan Horse is shown half buried on the seashore. Did it drift
ashore, or did it suddenly emerge from the ground? The image felt unnatural.
2. The scene in
which the one-eyed giant Cyclops fights the soldiers looks awkward. The giant
and the soldiers appear to have been filmed separately and then combined,
resembling the special effects used in old movies.
3. Helen of Troy
is supposed to be a woman of unparalleled beauty, yet I did not find her
particularly beautiful. To make matters worse, she even has a scar on her
cheek.
4. I would have
liked to see how the Trojan Horse was actually constructed.
5. There are too
many flashbacks. The constant switching between past and present makes the
story difficult to follow.
6. In the final
battle, Odysseus kills a large number of opponents one after another despite
being heavily outnumbered. In reality, that would be impossible. Then again,
perhaps it is acceptable since this is a mythological tale.
7. Three hours
is simply too long.
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