And at the end of the day, your star actor in 97% of the scenes is the whitest guy possible
Posted by Blazer


on July 20, 2026, 14:08:03, in reply to "
So dumb. "
Don't get me wrong, Matt Damon was awesome. But he doesn't look the least bit Greek. Who cares.  Previous Message All that handwringing over characters that maybe had 15 min screen time between them?
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Apologies if there’s a thread I missed, but I fucking loved The Odyssey (sp). - nash July 20, 2026, 13:48:30
- TIL that Odysseus died like a combination of King Laius and Steve Irwin - Sammich July 29, 2026, 9:32:50
- Translator Emily Wilson on Nolan and the movie - Potomac July 28, 2026, 12:15:06
- Have tickets for IMAX next Friday at 10. Earliest show I could get that wasn't in the front 3 rows* - ECEIllinois July 28, 2026, 0:47:44
- Maybe the loudest movie I’ve ever seen * - MC July 27, 2026, 23:53:16
- Saw it in 4D in DC. Bad ass. Gonna hit up 70mm back in AZ* - uofi1998 July 25, 2026, 16:58:22
- Emily Wilson on being "the woman who translated Odyssey" - Potomac July 25, 2026, 14:38:27
- Had to postpone my viewing today* - TarheelIllini July 23, 2026, 10:46:37
- I’ll put this here - what is the movie theater etiquette for the row circled here - OB25 July 23, 2026, 10:25:58
- Musk says he’ll make an AI version of the Odyssey by the end of the year - biclops July 22, 2026, 18:46:14
- Good. Nobody wants to see an unauthentic cyclops* - bbonb July 23, 2026, 11:34:56
- Imagine having a trillion dollars and focusing on this - illini July 23, 2026, 10:08:54
- Hilarious that some people think he's a genius. * - doubledown July 23, 2026, 7:47:17
- oOo - KingTalkyTiki July 22, 2026, 20:56:36
- Making the Odyssey "historically accurate" is NOT FUCKING HISTORICALLY ACCURATE. - Sammich July 22, 2026, 20:48:49
- ………….ok?* - VIV July 22, 2026, 19:14:58
- Rosie O'Donnell should seek a preemptive injunction. - complainant July 22, 2026, 18:57:29
- This might be an even stupider manufactured outrage than Obama’s tan suit.* - DT July 22, 2026, 18:51:11
- Seeing it tomorrow morning, looking forward to it!!!!* - TarheelIllini July 22, 2026, 10:50:57
- Google maps. I chuckled…. - LeatherneckIllini July 22, 2026, 10:39:25
- Probably being paid to like it* - gvibes July 21, 2026, 0:37:01
- Yep. Incredible. Can’t wait to watch it again.* - voiceofreason July 20, 2026, 22:33:23
- fantastic, but geez was it LOUD! Now get off my lawn* - Phytynlini July 20, 2026, 22:02:22
- That was awesome. From when he leaves (sp) - illini July 20, 2026, 19:53:09
- The weekend & evening shows at my local IMAX basically have only front row seats available - biclops July 20, 2026, 16:37:02
- Apparently people are wearing toga's to the movie. * - osklister July 20, 2026, 15:30:10
- cringe* - VIV July 20, 2026, 15:30:47
- how's the violence level for an 11 y/o? - Gene Parmesan July 20, 2026, 15:00:16
- (sp) - VIV July 20, 2026, 15:08:35
- I don't think I can sit in a theater that long* - Sammich July 20, 2026, 14:46:12
- Strongly considering catching it in 4dx...deciding between that and IMAX.* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes July 20, 2026, 14:16:02
- Will probably catch it Friday ( im off work) or Saturday * - DanSaint July 20, 2026, 14:10:02
- Fucking* - Stu July 20, 2026, 14:03:38
- also loved it (sp) - VIV July 20, 2026, 14:02:34
- So good. Still thinking about it three days later, will probably see it again - Blazer July 20, 2026, 13:59:37
- Same. Glad I went and saw it in iMax. * - Tuscy July 20, 2026, 13:58:17
- Did you do imax for it? Trying to decide if it’s worth the extra drive* - CoronaTheirAss July 20, 2026, 13:57:07
- Agreed. It was great* - bjl63 July 20, 2026, 13:55:16
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