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gotta love the recasting of Patroclus in Troy as Achilles' "cousin"*

Posted by VIV

on July 21, 2026, 9:15:29, in reply to "They did take some liberties with anachronistic roles"

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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
- I found her review nonsensical - CanHartlebHireSnider July 28, 2026, 12:26:04
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
- Same thing here in Atlanta. Streisand effect partially to start and now rave word of mouth.* - ATL July 28, 2026, 6:57:25
Maybe the loudest movie I’ve ever seen * - MC July 27, 2026, 23:53:16
- Also every showing I looked at today was near full. Good job MAGA nailed that box office dud* - MC July 27, 2026, 23:57:19
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
- Stupid question: is she the first woman to have done this? Is this the translation used by Nolan in - ATL July 28, 2026, 8:12:36
  - First woman to translate the entire Odyssey into English verse, and yes... - Potomac July 28, 2026, 8:28:37
- Great answer * - JacobRDaugherty July 25, 2026, 16:17:49
Had to postpone my viewing today* - TarheelIllini July 23, 2026, 10:46:37
- what happened? Did you catch the cyclo?* - bbonb July 23, 2026, 11:36:07
  - dog issues, look in the dog thread* - TarheelIllini July 23, 2026, 13:57:27
    - yeah, too much work* - bbonb July 25, 2026, 17:31:15
- I'll alert the media. - osklister July 23, 2026, 11:00:53
I’ll put this here - what is the movie theater etiquette for the row circled here - OB25 July 23, 2026, 10:25:58
- In sports venues, they’re usually sold as 1 handicap and 1 companion - assassin July 23, 2026, 10:53:27
- I saw it Monday in this exact theater. I wouldn’t sit there. - illini July 23, 2026, 10:35:13
  - Good to know, thanks. How important do you think being in the middle is? - OB25 July 23, 2026, 11:05:38
    - My wife likes aisle seats so we were J1-2. I’m sure the middle would be touch better - illini July 23, 2026, 11:41:12
    - I sat two seats in from a side. Was not an issue for me at all - snipes824 July 23, 2026, 11:07:38
      - Who blinded you with science? - DT July 23, 2026, 11:13:15
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
  - What do you call a cyclops with two eyes?* - biclops July 23, 2026, 12:50:17
- Imagine having a trillion dollars and focusing on this - illini July 23, 2026, 10:08:54
  - Imagine having such awful self-esteem that even a trillion dollars couldn't fix it.* - KingTalkyTiki July 23, 2026, 10:49:39
- 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
  - Eh. Elon worshippers think the bible is a true story. He's not losing any followers here.* - complainant July 22, 2026, 21:01:11
    - Also got a soft spot for the great replacement theroy. - KingTalkyTiki July 22, 2026, 21:14:55
- ………….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
  - lol I was trying to think of a comparison. Also weird from the sense that Christopher Nolan - CoronaTheirAss July 22, 2026, 19:10:26
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
- It looks like it’s turning Matt Damon into Karl Urban * - meanjeans July 23, 2026, 10:06:51
Probably being paid to like it* - gvibes July 21, 2026, 0:37:01
- WOOOOOOOKE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - VIV July 21, 2026, 9:15:46
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
- I happened to remember I wanted seats early last week and was glad I got them. - Tuscy July 20, 2026, 17:17:54
Apparently people are wearing toga's to the movie. * - osklister July 20, 2026, 15:30:10
- cringe* - VIV July 20, 2026, 15:30:47
  - Sorry ..togaz* - Phytynlini July 20, 2026, 21:59:10
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
  - Nm - IlliniRunner July 20, 2026, 18:49:37
  - And (sp for a 3000 year old story) - IlliniRunner July 20, 2026, 18:49:37
  - good to know, thanks - Gene Parmesan July 20, 2026, 15:27:02
    - To add to VIV (sp) - Blazer July 20, 2026, 15:56:42
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
- My interpretation was B. But could also see it being A. She was a manifestation of his guilt* - IlliniRunner July 20, 2026, 14:11:04
- I thought B during the show. * - Tuscy July 20, 2026, 14:09:35
- My interpretation was definitely B - Blazer July 20, 2026, 14:06:43
- I say B.* - nash July 20, 2026, 14:04:57
So good. Still thinking about it three days later, will probably see it again - Blazer July 20, 2026, 13:59:37
- So dumb. - nash July 20, 2026, 14:03:35
  - They did take some liberties with anachronistic roles - RVA July 20, 2026, 16:38:02
    - gotta love the recasting of Patroclus in Troy as Achilles' "cousin"* - VIV July 21, 2026, 9:15:29
  - Megyn Kelly nailed this prediction that it would be a movie that no one has any interest in. - OB25 July 20, 2026, 14:51:14
    - having watched a minute of that, I realized she doesn't deserve the clicks and views. - theBard July 20, 2026, 15:04:20
  - And at the end of the day, your star actor in 97% of the scenes is the whitest guy possible - Blazer July 20, 2026, 14:08:03
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
- I’m lucky. A 70 mm screen is 20 minutes away. I think standard imax would be awesome too.* - nash July 20, 2026, 14:02:14
  - Very jealous, would love to see it in 70 mm - Blazer July 20, 2026, 14:03:25
Agreed. It was great* - bjl63 July 20, 2026, 13:55:16

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