奥德赛

The movie The Odyssey, acting like a window, through which we are able to have a better understanding of the 20-year struggle of Odyssey. Having cut certain parts of the original version, the movie put emphasis on the impediments of Polyphemus, the son of Poseidon, the fierce storm, the obstacles of the goddess and witch and the risk of being burnt to death, etc. It is amazing that a mortal man could still stick to his faith faced with all kinds of challenges and tempts. Personally, I think the reasons why he never give up and give in to t Poseidon including mainly two parts, the love to his wife, Penelope, and the indomitable spirits that may innate in mortal’s mind from the very beginning.
One detail that impresses me most is the end of the movie which is a dialog between Odyssey and Penelope. “There are many wonderful and beautiful places in the world, but none of them is better than a man’s world that belongs to him and can be controlled, and you, Penelope, is my world.” I was moved by the words on hearing them, however, after thinking deeper about it, I begin wondering that whether Odyssey really won in the battle between the god and him. From the gods’ aspect, the so-called success is just a mercy from gods, there is no doubt about that. But from Odyssey’s aspect, when he finally said that he wanted a world that can be controlled, it seemed that, to some extent, he had to give in, too finally.
Consequently, Odyssey might be successful in holding his devoted love with Penelope, which is the one of reason why the story of Odyssey can be sung about till now. However, Odyssey could also be failed in the struggle against gods, for he could never change his fate unless those gods change their mind.
One character who also deserves more attention is his wife, Penelope. Again, the story cannot be remembered throughout the history without her loyalty to Odyssey. The endless waiting is as miserable as the hardship of Odyssey’s journey. Responsibility and love, hope and despair, loneliness and desire, all these things contradicted in her mind and pressured her just like huge stones put on her shoulder. It is reasonable to say that she was as strong as her husband.

习惯性地先看别人的评论再写自己的感受。

一直没有明白为什么是一个人神混乱的状态，美丽的雅典娜可以是奥德赛的守护神，给他指引明路，特洛伊战争一定是希腊人胜利因为连神都站在他们那边，波塞冬惩罚他为什么奥德赛中间还能和女神上床，怎么上了床之后还能口口声声说他只爱他的妻子，却仍缠绵留恋于她人床榻。

古希腊是一个男权社会，实行一夫一妻制，可是看来，忠贞并不受制度的束缚。我所认为最好的是，不变心，不烂交。虽然现在已经21世纪，我是指大家都越来越开放。但是我还是愿意遇见珀涅罗珀这样的姑娘，我并不责怪奥德赛，也许他是不得已，也许男性比女性对性的态度更散漫，也许大人物不拘小节。我是一个对爱有洁癖的人，所以我预言，自己的婚姻可能要历经坎坷。如果我知道他在这些过程中做了一些这样的事情，我可能不会反应太过激烈，但我一定会深深地难过。就像一个男人听见自己的女人曾对自己不忠一样。

一个男人，只要是心念家庭的他就是好，不管他是否有过外遇，只要最终还回到妻子和儿子的身边，一心一意，就再不计前嫌。而女人，就像一篇评论中说的那样，从头到脚，从身体到心灵，从开始到结束，一定要是从一而终的，这样才是好女人。

我觉得这种思想一直深深地沿袭到了现在。不好抱怨什么，不好说什么不公平。只是我绝不容许这发生在我的爱情中。

奥德赛的去见那个瞎子预言者的时候，他说他聪明，但不wise。他没有把他这经历苦难的历程当做是一种必须，当做一种成长。后来知道他领悟，他才终于回到伊萨卡。

这个过程有点意思，领悟了一圈，还是回到原点，只是此时内心已经很强大。不管时光如何改变一切，不管成败是非，人如果还能坚定自己最初的信念，那他就一定是一个不平凡的人。

神说，他不会为我们做我们自己应该做的事。
那神为何而存在？
我想，大概是给你一种信仰。
在你绝望的时候，向神呼救，乞求怜悯。在你自大的时候，向神臣服，平息傲气。

奥德修斯，他的名字的确名符其实：麻烦。
他组织联军，说服阿喀琉斯参加特洛伊战争。
他设计木马计欺骗特洛伊人，摧毁了整个特洛伊。
他在回家的十年历程中，不断遭遇麻烦，也不断带给别人麻烦。
他回到家乡后，处理了一大堆麻烦：杀死了一百多个向他妻子求婚的人。
在荷马的《奥德赛》之后，其他后来的希腊和罗马诗人和作家继续演绎他的故事：更多麻烦。

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     Except for admiring Odyssey for his brave,intelligence and tenacity after enjoying this movie，what impresses me more is that the movie makes me rethink the differences and similarities between Chinese mythology and European mythology as well as some consideration about the nature.
    This movie reminds me of “Journey To The West”,one of the Four Great Classical Novels in China. I think they do have something in common. As for the plot, the protagonists of these two mythologies both suffered a lot before they came back home. On their way home,there were many great trials and tribulations as well as lure but they finally have a strong willpower to through the difficulties. What's more,there must be assistance from other gods if there was something beyond their own power. Even though the protagonists of European mythology look like an ordinary person while Chinese mythology's are always connected to animals ,I think what they try to tell us human beings is the same. That is,brave,confidence,intelligence and tenacity make our life shining.
      I think this movie impressed me most is something about the nature. We human beings are now less and less respectful to the nature.We are now always destroy the environment without feeling shamed.But as we can see in the movie,the ancient Greeks really revered the power of nature.With mythology, they made sense of it and they infused it in their religion, their stories, their history. Now ,as the science being increasingly developed, people are more and more concerned about the development but regardless of the environment. In this movie, Odyssey offended Poseidon - the god of sea thus being punished. I think if we continue destroying the environment,we will finally be punished by the nature as Odyssey did thousands of years ago.

      从中午的明媚阳光看到黑夜漫漫。三个小时的时间，我的心就是那么悬着，悬着，悬着。奥德赛，他一次次接受海神的折磨之时，我都那么心疼他。希腊神话里的神如同人一样，也有任性，无所不为但也嫉妒易怒。奥德赛，似乎我快要爱上他。也许每个女人心底都在渴望这样一个男人。有着宽厚肩膀，魄力与智慧并兼。十七年的漂泊不定，充满着种种诱惑。然而他摇摇头，眼睛聚在无边大海。他只有一个信念，就在还得彼岸，他就要回家，团聚。
    当我静下心思考，假如我是他呢，我也许在一开始，就死了。在不久前看少年派时我也同样思考过这个问题。我没有那么坚韧不屈，在历经种种厄运之前我会被自己吓死。然而就是爱，浓烈的爱，支撑他。我不知道在如今社会，是否存在这样的男子。他的妻子，潘。十多年的等待，青春不在，容颜渐老。在一个女人最美的时候，唯有铺天盖地的等待牵念。他们爱的那么深，她为了他守身如玉。女人心里装着一个人的时候，往往容不得任何他人，心，身如初。男人在迷失或者受到诱惑时，也许身会不由自主的出离，然而，心依旧。所以当他回到自己的国土时，他甚至害怕潘有了别的男人。不要长生不老不要女神相伴。只求再见到妻子，和她相依老去。潘没有爱错人，十几年的等待不是空等，等来的是一颗依旧炽热的心。
    总会有一个人的出现，让你感激生命。让你相信爱情。也许是天南地北，东西万里。你们共同在等待，一个相守的时刻来临。然而不要心急，会有一天会暖暖相拥不分离。

     史诗作品一定是恢宏的，有恰到好处的特效为证；史诗作品一定是丰富的，有鲜明性格特征的诸神和英雄为证；史诗作品也一定是深刻的，有蓝本《奥德赛》为证。
   这部影片对于我们了解古希腊神话，体味神话对蔚蓝地中海之变化莫测的想象，思考10年颠沛的海上冒险对英雄回归家园之心的考验，都很有裨益。