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Homer's original story was better.


I think The Odyssey by Homer is a much more original tale. Hmmm striking similarities. LOL!

Jude Law as Ulysses
Nicole as Penelope
Rennee as Telemachus


I started yawning over the plot line after 10 minutes. I know where this one is going.

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I'm glad someone else was thinking the overall plot was inspired by The Odyssey. A few of the scenes were reminiscent of the Odyssey too, such where our "Odysseus" also narrowly avoids being seduced by The Sirens.

Of course there are other American South films inspired by The Odyssey, notably George Clooney's "Oh brother, where art thou".

But then, Homer's books have inspired a lot of other authors in the 3,200 years since the Trojan War, starting with large chunks Virgil's ""Aeneid" published in the second century A.D. I guess a book with a good plot and can inspire lots of other stories.

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