The odyssey

[halfspanishlee]

Hi all just wondering if anyone has read the odyssey by homer or seen the movie?

[Qapla]

I have never read the book - I also did not know Homer made a movie ...

[Jim Jam]

I watched this cartoon as a kid if that counts

 

 

[Brother NM]

13 hours ago, halfspanishlee said:

Hi all just wondering if anyone has read the odyssey by homer or seen the movie?

I studied The Odyssey as one of my A levels in school as part of Classical Civilisation. That and the Aeneid and the Iliad. 

[Brother NM]

13 hours ago, halfspanishlee said:

Hi all just wondering if anyone has read the odyssey by homer or seen the movie?

It’s rated R for violence and profanity so I won’t be watching the movie. 

[Jim Jam]

I won't be watching it because it's woke

[Ludwika]

I read some of the reviews and they said it's full of violence, which is to be expected, so no, I won't be watching it.

[Hope]

1 hour ago, Jim Jam said:

I won't be watching it because it's woke

 

I struggle to understand what this means.. 🤔

 

What do you think "woke" means?

Edited 6 hours ago by Hope

[LeolaRootStew]

4 hours ago, Hope said:

 

I struggle to understand what this means.. 🤔

 

What do you think "woke" means?

 

👍 Positive use

• “Woke” = aware, compassionate, informed
• Used by people who value social awareness

👎 Negative/critical use

• “Woke” = overly political, performative, or extreme
• Used by critics who feel it goes too far or is forced

[Hope]

I wonder if our considering something "woke" or not edges towards non-neutrality? 🤔

[dljbsp]

A Christian should be on neither side of the woke argument. They need to be neutral. Woke is either social or political. We take no side. John 17:16

 

[Dages]

1 hour ago, Hope said:

I wonder if our considering something "woke" or not edges towards non-neutrality? 🤔

Yeah, so a production that is "woke" = has a social/political agenda, so given our neutrality, we would not feed/entertain with such content

[Hope]

3 minutes ago, Dages said:

Yeah, so a production that is "woke" = has a social/political agenda, so given our neutrality, we would not feed/entertain with such content

 

🤔  It never occurred to me that this film *was* "woke" until @Jim Jam mentioned it.

 

Perhaps making such a determination says more about our own personal thought process than the production? For me "woke" is not a descriptor for anything unless someone else brings it up. And even then, I probably wouldn't agree or be concerned. It's a non-issue for me 🤷🏽‍♀️ 

 

I don't care what racial background any actor is- that usually has little bearing on the character they are playing. My only concern is if they are good in the role. That's why it's called, "acting".