Talk:The Odyssey (1968 miniseries)
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Title
[edit]Excuse me, I've got the Rai Eri DVD and its title does not have the determinative article "L'", it is just "Odissea". --93.36.168.236 (talk) 12:22, 8 March 2020 (UTC).
Reception
[edit]The Wikipedia text claims that "[t]he adaptation is considered by some to be the most faithful rendering of Homer's epic on screen". The statement is followed by a reference to a CUP book that, regrettably, says more or less the contrary. For, the authors of the CUP book maintain that the "look" of Rossi's series is largely influenced by outdated notions "of what the ancient world should look like". The series is actually mentioned as an example of the way in which the analysis of an existing film is "likely to be easily distracted from the relationship with source material" (170). I am sorry to point this out, because I very much like the series and I feel it's quite faithful to the spirit of the Odyssey; yet, it's entirely incorrect to support a claim with a deceptive reference to a scholarly work that in fact undermines it — was this done in the hope that nobody would bother reading the mentioned text? Either find good references or erase the claim; at any rate, the true view of the authors of the CUP book should be presented. 2A0D:3344:2729:F710:9224:39DF:AC5B:DB88 (talk) 21:08, 17 February 2025 (UTC)
Intro: "a masterful representation of the ancient world"
[edit]"Several critics consider the series to be a masterful representation of the ancient world." To back this claim, note 2 provides a link to a single text ("several critics..."?) The link sends to a page of a text where the movie Ben Hur is discussed. References are a serious matter, they should never be used to provide fictitious support for the author's views, especially in Wikipedia. 2A0D:3344:2729:F710:9224:39DF:AC5B:DB88 (talk) 21:32, 17 February 2025 (UTC)