Odyssey Movie Vs Book

The Odyssey is Homer epic of Odysseus 10-year struggle to return home after the Trojan War. Odysseus and his men battle mystical creatures and faces the wrath of the gods. There are various versions of the story. For instance, the film “The Odyssey” from Andrey Koncholovsky portrays the story differently in compared to Homer’s original story. The film changes some of the events in order to make Odysseus more heroic, a good leader, while the original story depicts him differently.
For example, Koncholovsky changes Poseidon source of anger. In Koncholovsky version of the Odyssey, Poseidon was mad at Odysseus because he did not give him thanks for helping him get into Troy’s gates. Odysseus says he did it all on his own. In the book version, Poseidon despises Odysseus for blinding his son, the Cyclops Polyphemus, and constantly obstructs his journey home. This change impacted the way Odysseus is presented as a leader because his personal desire to have glory and fame clouded his judgement causing him to make the mistake of discrediting a god. His mistake caused his men to suffer from Poseidon’s wrath. As a leader he is responsible for protecting and guiding his men, not endangering them because of his poor judgment, his lust for glory. The second major change that Koncholovsky makes to Homer’s original version is the withdrawal of Ciccone’s
He wanted to portray him as a good leader, a leader who is cunning enough to trick a god to help him, yet take the credit for himself. He was portrayed as heroic and courageous because he did what he had to do to overcome the obstacles presented during his travel to Troy. He fought for his country. During the war with Troy, he comes up with the idea of the Trojan Horse. When the Trojans open their gates, and brought in the Trojan Horse, Odysseus and the Greeks got inside the city of Troy. In the end, Odysseus leads his men to