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Sure, there are spots where the producers cut corners, scenes criminally underlit. But there are other scenes of Rembrandtesque beauty. And while we may chuckle at the absurdity of the Greeks' making wine instantaneously, well, BLAME HOMER ! It's in the original Greek ! With the exception of Phemios' absurdly pro-Trojan song to the suitors in Ithaka--which runs counter to Homer and would've gotten the bard skewered on the spot by unsympathetic Greek nobles--there's nary a false emotional note.
This is so far superior to the bloated made-for-TV version, which is, well, Rococco and superficial-beyond-belief.
score 10/10
hddwordsmith 14 May 2012
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