The Odyssey (2026) (3 Viewers)

I'm looking forward to it. These type of movies are few and far between these days.
Mark
 
I wish Nolan was not directing this movie as he always plays with timelines. I rarely enjoy his movies. He has also caused controversy with some of his casting choices such as Lupita Nyongo as Helen of Troy. Some argue that how you can you cast her as Helen is white. This is what my son believes. To me it’s just a movie and one man’s interpretation of an epic by Homer.
 
jazzeum said:
I wish Nolan was not directing this movie as he always plays with timelines. I rarely enjoy his movies. He has also caused controversy with some of his casting choices such as Lupita Nyongo as Helen of Troy. Some argue that how you can you cast her as Helen is white. This is what my son believes. To me it’s just a movie and one man’s interpretation of an epic by Homer.
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I think we're all aware that big budget movies have to have their virtue signaling castings, and everyone is expected to swallow it whole in the ongoing falsehoods ideology.
Just like the recent Cleopatra casting, which had Egyptians in an uproar, for trying to mislead.
Why oh why do they have to do this. It wouldn't be acceptable say, as example, if Brad Pitt played Nelson Mandela, would it !?
All these projects achieve in the end is for them to be flops, and not be the huge money makers, the backers had thought they'd be !
 
Horus said:
I think we're all aware that big budget movies have to have their virtue signaling castings, and everyone is expected to swallow it whole in the ongoing falsehoods ideology.
Just like the recent Cleopatra casting, which had Egyptians in an uproar, for trying to mislead.
Why oh why do they have to do this. It wouldn't be acceptable say, as example, if Brad Pitt played Nelson Mandela, would it !?
All these projects achieve in the end is for them to be flops, and not be the huge money makers, the backers had thought they'd be !
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One of the panel members of that hard hitting news show The View/Hostin said she taught Greek Mythology and it has a strong African aspect to it/it's possible Helen of Troy was black.

Ok then; her word is gospel, so let's all just go along with it then.

That trailer looks horrible; shocked Matt Damon did not break out his Boston accent for his role.
 
The online commentary on this movie is robust on any topic you wish to find. Casting occupies a lot of the commentary but so does the translation used by Nolan. He’s using the Emily Wilson translation rather than more standard ones. Her translation is considered more in the vernacular, less complicated, easier to read. Some complain about it, some love it. A few years ago I read it and liked it but I have not read others like Feagles so I have no point of comparison.

Here’s a Reddit discussion that’s somewhat interesting.

 
Cleopatra was actually of Greek descent. It is being found the the people of Europe/Middle East of long ago were darker than what we were taught to believe.
Mark
 
Let's face it: all the versions are pretty cheesy! The '97 miniseries is my favorite but still doesn't quite follow the original plot. Kirk is good in the 60's version. Otherwise, Homer is the go-to here for a good story.
Paddy
 
The trailers look terrible and the dialogue sounds like it’s been written by a teenager on puberty blockers and the casting of Helen of Troy as an African woman is just wrong.

Homers poem is very specific, but hey let’s gut that classic and slap it with the now standard woke Hollywood/Disney rubbish they inflict on us mere mortals.

I’ll be giving it a big miss, thanks.
 
I’m taking a wait and see attitude. Again, I have no issue with most of the casting, except for Matt Damon. That seems odd to me. It’s an epic and it’s fiction.
 
marco55 said:
Which Robin Hood movie had ships like landing craft of WWII?
Mark
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The Russell Crowe 2010 film Robin Hood. Only ever seen a clip, and that happened to be the clip and yeah, where I'm sure it's something the director wanted for added dramatic effect !
 
Horus said:
The Russell Crowe 2010 film Robin Hood. Only ever seen a clip, and that happened to be the clip and yeah, where I'm sure it's something the director wanted for added dramatic effect !
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What else would you expect from Ridley Scott; field works at Waterloo, the Prussians arrived on the field on the British right, Napoleon led the final charge himself and had a shot go through his famous hat...................
 
Warrior said:
What else would you expect from Ridley Scott; field works at Waterloo, the Prussians arrived on the field on the British right, Napoleon led the final charge himself and had a shot go through his famous hat...................
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Actually, I fully expected Napoleon to ride straight up to Wellington to share tea & biscuits at Waterloo....:ROFLMAO:

My feeling these days is most Hollywood directors don't have the stones to tell these woke script writers to sod off with their men hating, DEI, diversity, re-writing of history.

I'm so looking forward to the new female lead who will be playing the next James Bond. :LOL:
 
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