I THOUGHT NOLAN’S ODYSSEY WAS AN EPIC BORE. IF YOU WANT GREEK MYTHS BROUGHT TO LIFE, TRY THE THRILL OF OPERA!

Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an interval For me, the most… I found this cinematic epic for the ages visually bloodless, expressively monotonous and very, very long.

Culture | The Guardian reports that composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an interval For me, the most…

The report adds: I found this cinematic epic for the ages visually bloodless, expressively monotonous and very, very long.

Mind you, it is good to know that Nolan thinks that war is, on balance, you know, once you really think about it, probably a bad idea.

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