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    22 days ago

    There are multiple removed sections (like the Lotus Eaters). The gods don’t appear at all. Mentor is technically in it but only appears for a few moments. The whole point of the story is different, with an ending that makes a certain (very good) point, but isn’t Homeric. Circe doesn’t live in a palace but more of a hovel. Most of the fun bits from the poem are gone. All that said it isn’t a bad movie at all, but it is definitely an interpretation. You probably couldn’t make a watchable movie of the entirety of the Odyssey, especially with how attitudes have changed after thousands of years.