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THE ODYSSEY
SUBJECTS --- World/Ancient Greece; Mythology; Literature; Seafaring;
SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING --- Humility; Surviving; Marriage;
MORAL-ETHICAL EMPHASIS --- Trustworthiness; Responsibility.
Age: 14+ for the film; 11+ for the book; MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for violent sequences and some sensuality); Drama; 1997; 165 minutes; Color
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This movie recounts some of the efforts of the most clever of the Greek warriors to reach home after the Trojan War. The names of the characters are the same as those of The Odyssey and most of the incidents in the film bear a strong resemblance to episodes in the classic Greek epic. The movie adds some explanatory material on the birth of Telemachus and the Trojan War.
The characterization of Odysseus by Armand Assante is excellent and will leave a strong impression of the most memorable character of Greek mythology.
The TeachWithMovies.com Learning Guide to this film focuses on the book because the movie is best used as an adjunct to reading the book. Homer's tale is truly exceptional. A 10th grade level reader will have a great time reading the book. (Many children can read at this level at age 14 or younger and will appreciate the book.) The Robert Fitzgerald translation reads almost like a modern popular novel. For this reason, TeachWithMovies.com recommends showing the film to children after they have read the book. The film can be used by teachers as a reward or a supplemental activity. Alternatively, certain portions of the film can be shown in class, analyzed and discussed.
The Learning Guide will help teachers prepare lesson plans for classes with students who are reading the entire epic. The Guide will also help parents discuss the book with their children.
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The Odyssey is one of the seminal works of Western literature. This film is a good introduction to the book.
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To give you a sense of how our Learning Guides can be used by teachers as lesson plans and by parents to supplement school curriculum or for homeschooling, we have set out below two paragraphs from the Learning Guide to The Odyssey.
This story is about a man who understands his humanity and accepts it. Gods and divine beings appear, but unlike most other myths, they are not the focus of the tale. Odysseus makes use of his capacity to reason and think (that most human of tools) to deal with the situations he faces. When offered eternal life with the divine nymph Calypso, Odysseus declines, choosing instead to remain a mortal with his human wife Penelope. By the end of his travails, both he and she are past the golden age of their youth, but Odysseus knows that his nature is that of a mortal human being, born and bred into a particular society and a member of a family who cares for him. His story and his choice are a celebration of humanity.
Odysseus' weaknesses are quintessentially human. He suffers from pride (hubris) and has difficulties seeing the frailties of his friends. Odysseus is curious; almost terminally curious in some cases. He struggles to control his desires and largely succeeds. His sailors on the other hand, cannot control their desires, with fatal consequences.
The Learning Guide to The Odyssey also contains sections on the Benefits of the film, Possible Problems, Helpful Background, Discussion Questions, Links to the Internet, and Bridges to Reading. The Discussion Questions are divided into three categories: Subject Matter, Social-Emotional Learning, and Moral-Ethical Emphasis.
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