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The Message of The Odyssey
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is a monumental cinematic achievement—but its central message is one of humanity’s oldest: Be kind to strangers, because they may be greater than they appear.
In this edition of Archer’s Line, we examine the film’s ideas about empathy, hospitality, conquest and the stories people tell themselves to justify cruelty. At a moment when empathy is being denounced as weakness, The Odyssey offers an uncomfortable reminder: Civilization depends on how we treat those we consider lesser than ourselves.
Spoiler warning: This episode discusses major themes and plot…
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