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Dissapontiff
I’ll be seeing this one 5-8x I think.
Blethigg
Go fash, lose cash
13579rocket
Watched it earlier today - it was awesome… worth seeing again in the theater.
13579rocket
Seriously, why is this getting downvotes? I liked the movie.
Ivalicenyan
It's popular... But is it good? Like project hail Mary good?
FreePalestineAndTheWorldFromIsrael
It's an epic, in all sense of the term. If you watch one movie in cinema, make it this one.
TimmyTimm
Best guess, having a 5'11" soldier cast because a diversity hire. Also black Helen of Troy.
kittirai
cool are they gonna pay back the boat owners?
Navrodel
I mean, media that patches over how shit it is by throwing in random minorities and virtue signaling tends to be just as bad as the low-effort "non-woke" bullshit on the other side.
Turns out that when you're focused more on making something good than telling everyone how hard you fight in the culture war, you can actually create something that people want to engage with.
...it's just telling of where we are that things that contain any minorities are automatically considered to favor one side.
mohavewolfpup
My only concern with this would be studios focusing their efforts on trying to clone the success and strangling other worthy projects under development or not realized yet
andexer
Oh, but they're going to do that anyway
mohavewolfpup
Unfortunately... More animated films would be nice
baadf00d
Maybe the movie was good. That's what it really ever was about.
pr3viso
I had been missing the post-war saga. This movie is a complement to the story.
Poppypoppoppop
Did they repair the Viking ship they damaged during filming yet?
resworn
Or cleaned up the environmental damage that I got reported for talking about even though it's hella true?
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
Sauce?
LibranLuvertis
omg, just like all those other woke movies that broke all those records making thousands at the box office
resworn
People who call things "woke" unironically are so weird. Especially when it's about something fictional like this. It's so funny how many people seem to think this is legitimate history. 🤔
idiotsonfire
Good for them. Still don't really care about the movie, but good for them. Also fuck the studio for the damage they did while filming.
forelle
And? Did they manage to pay the damages on the Swedish Viking ship replica yet?
Flash2174
I like how the right says. If it makes money, it is because it is woke. Then if it loses money, it is because it is woke. They really can't decide.
FreePalestineAndTheWorldFromIsrael
The idiots who complain about The Odyssey being woke are the same morons who still think Jesus was some blue eyed blonde Caucasian man. They never cared about authenticity or accuracy, they're using the Odyssey to mask their weak pathetic hatred.
nomnamless
Do these fuck heads even know what woke means? Like feet to the fire could they define what it means other than I hate it so it's bad
FreePalestineAndTheWorldFromIsrael
Nope, they'll use it to mask their racism, sexism and bigotry, but they could never tell you what it actually means to be aware of the prejudices around you in society.
MrShoemakers
I thoroughly enjoyed it.
TheCrusher78
I really liked it to.
Idontspellcheck
Found the woke guy. /s
simianruler
I haven't seen it (has nothing to do with the movie, just me not going to theaters), but I hear that some of his soldiers make it back with him. Is this true?
MrShoemakers
Spoilers below.
None of the soldiers that go with him make it back. The other ships that leave that have the Punisher actor on them make it back.
stonebreaker6
Everything the far right says is just fucking so galactially and stupidly wrong.
todaytomorrowwillbeyesterday
I have read the Iliad & the Odyssey in high school. I found them interesting & quite informative. Would someone please tell an old person what actually *woke* means to you all, so that I may grasp it better ?
JasonThorn
Well, the version of THE ODYSSEY Nolan was working from was edited by a feminist author who wanted to get the female perspective of the ten-year ocean voyage. Much was made of a black actress playing Helen of Troy, Elliot Page playing a character that wasn't even in the book (and being on the small side for a stormtrooper, I mean soldier) and no Greek deities except for Athena, in spite of the book showing a heavy influence from different ones.
icyhotonmynuts
People calling this movie woke seem to forget; this isn't Homer's Odyssey it's Nolan's Odyssey. Homer's Odyssey made it contemporary for his time, and Nolan has done the same for ours.
todaytomorrowwillbeyesterday
Perception is at an all time low now. Thanks you for offering an alternate truth. Contemporary Homer is welcome
captainnewbi
Good writing and directing is what matters. The biggest complaint they I had with a lot of "woke movies " was that the writing was bad. And it was unfair that the actors got the blame instead of the directors. Because a lot of those movies could of been successful.
BeezusQ
Seems like this should be paid NOW https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/films/news/odyssey-viking-ship-owners-universal-repair-costs-b3020749.html
wazeewa
Just got back from the movie. What the fuck are they bitching about? I'm genuinely confused. Do they even know?
Xenarion
The Odyssey is woke?
PorterPickUp
Not really though it has stunt casting so Nolan can qualify for the academy awards. Some right wings pundits bitched about the casting, but the actual reviewers conceded they expected the film would make a lot of money based on Nolan. Lefties are now pretending they all said it was going to be a flop and cheering while ignoring the numerous examples of other films that have fliopped.
cantblamer
just as confused
Zalm
Not the Odyssey itself, but who they cast in the movie.
And I suppose a little bit of Homer's little yarn. Something about gay people existing most likely.
CyrilConnolly
I'll save you the trouble of finding it out yourself. They cast Lupita Nyong'o as Helena of Troy, which is apparently the real reason the modern Nazis call this film 'woke'.
satanslittleposter
Don't forget the trans actor! Gotta cover all your woke bases...
Maulbert
And they were upset about him playing a character that he NOT ONLY wasn't playing, but a character that WASN'T EVEN IN THE MOVIE because he DIED IN THE ILIAD.
These bigoted fucks don't even know the source material they're claiming to be outraged for.
satanslittleposter
I don't particularly rate Nolan films but I'm glad this one is doing well if only to prove that "going woke" changes nothing.
akelamishari
I think the right is angry that there is a diverse cast including dark skinned and trans people
B3N15
What I find really dumb is that if they stopped hyperventilating about the cast and dogwhistling about "historical accuracy" they'd realize the actual "woke" part of the damn movie: the fact that the whole thing is about American politics. Why do you think all of the Greeks have American accents and keep talking about how custom and decency is dead after a 20+ year war in the East that turned into a massive quagmire.
RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
That’s the real reason they were made to be mad about it. Not only does it keep their anger up, but it keeps them from actually watching it.
Xenarion
Right, that would do it.
ItsACrazyWorld
The movie was.. meh. They portayed odysseus as not really caring if he got home or not.. which is not how the original story went... the visuals were great though.. classic nolan film. The dialogue was also weird most of the time.
Colopty
I mean, if you wanted an accurate portrayal of the Odysseus story you could just watch O Brother, Where Art Thou. Nolan movies just exist for popcorn spectacle, not for anything related to writing.
ItsACrazyWorld
I understand that and I am not asking for a perfect retelling but the heart of the story is the guy trying everything to get home... the entire movie he literally did not give a shit if he got home or not and when he did it wasnt a emotional at all.. he just went "ok.. well.. im here."
satanslittleposter
Nolan makes cinematic spectacles with excellent visuals, mostly decent scores, terrible storytelling, and shallow characters with dialogue that confuses exposition with "cerebral". I have enjoyed some of his work but they are what they are. Partner went to see it on Friday and basically confirmed it was another of the same. Fuck the right wingers trying to make a topic out of their bigotry though and I'm glad it's doing well in spite of it.
ItsACrazyWorld
Perfectly said!
newsguycraigevans
You didn't like dialogue? Because it was all Greek to you? https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1Mzk5aHR3NHBnMXc3Nnh5anBwb3lrOTFuazFxbDFqemU5cTdjdGhhNSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/Nv2bW1GVgNn5m/200w.webp
Bizarkly
🤦♂️.
duktayp
DangerBaer
*poop knife-wielding
FiftyShadesOfTiramisu
Popular opinion: If a movie is 3 hours long, there needs to be a scheduled bathroom break. Operas and stage plays have always had intermissions for this reason, but movie theaters dropped the ball on this one. Probably because early movies were a single reel of up to 15 minutes. Everyone could sit through that. Before long they had a runtime of 90-100 minutes, which is still survivable without a pee break. But now the average runtime is 115 mins. You can't do that to people with a weak bladder.
BluePaladin42
Early movies were a couple shorts, a newsreal, a cartoon, and the feature film. They ABSOLUTELY had intermission periods.
korndogg83
I always go to the bathroom during long movies. I also need to walk as my body wants to move and stretch regularly.
strongbot
The RunPee app was useful when I went to the theaters more often. Nowadays, unless it's an "event" (Avatar in 3D, Odyssey in imax, etc) I'll just wait for streaming.
southflhitnrun
Also, before assigned seating intermissions could have been tricky and caused problems.
Now, movie theaters have assigned seats so I completely agree that intermissions should be a thing for any movie over 120 minutes.
deetatron
No fluids 5 hours before, it is only thing I can do - Dune and Spiderman next
yagswolo
nah if they really cared about user experience they would propose both options. Where i live, when they finally stopped with the 15 minute break with ice cream and coca cola ads i was truly overjoyed and that was around the time LotR came out so its not about movie length. If im paying to see a movie in theaters i dont want any breaks in my immersion. But as your opinion is also valid and many share it, there is bound to be a market for it.
sleeperkid
I brought a diaper.
BeachsideBarghest
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Arbitrarynamehere
Real Nolan head right there ✊
sleeperkid
Got that after the credits. He was wonderful.
BoogaYooga
They really want you to come more often
Zalm
Ok, you know what, thats dedication. Props
akelamishari
In the 90s we had intermissions on regular cinema movies, about 10 min to get up, pee, buy more food, stretch. It went out of style when the big money-making multiplexes (6 rooms or more) started skipping intermission to fit in an extra movie showing or two in the day. I would appreciate the break for anything longer than two hours nowadays with these movies
HatBeardMe
Went to Gettysburg movie in '93 and it had an intermission, but it was a 4 hour long movie
GemsAreOutrageousTrulyTrulyTrulyOutrageous
You'd think getting an intermission would be a boon for theaters if it means more people would go back and buy more food.
MuffinProof
They'd make more money on the snack restock during breaks than an extra screening
penelopepissstop
At my local small cinema in the 90s they'd sell ice cream at the front during the interval. Was awesome! As a kid my favourite part of going to see apollo 13.
Maulbert
I went to movies in theaters in the nineties, I'm 43. I've NEVER had an intermission. Intermissions died in the seventies, dude.
akelamishari
There are other countries than the US, if you must wonder. Im 41, sorry you missed cinemas with intermissions, it was a good time.
Maulbert
I can hold my bladder for 2 damn hours. I'd rather have more time after the movie, thanks. Intermissions on anything less than 3 hours is a waste of my time.
PTKrieg
Of similar vintage, the only film I clearly remember being screened with an intermission was Gettysburg.
Maulbert
Fair, but I'll also point out the theatrical cut of Gettysburg was a full hour and a half LONGER than the Odyssey. 4 hours and 14 minutes is actually worth an intermission. Under 3 hours (which the Odyssey is)? They're just being whiney unless they have a medical condition.
FortifiedWhine
Still baffles me that the right have tagged this as woke.
MrSalvador
It's got a trans actor and minorities, it's meets the criteria
MrFrAnK9000
Thats what happen when their only reference of ancient Greek is Hercules with Kevin Sorbo
lildude52ca
honestly i kinda feel like its a good thing they did, helped it get seen more. even made some people want to see it simply because the right wing nut cases tagged it as woke. Fuck Maga, Fuck the Right. Fuck these nut jobs
deetatron
Liupta in it for maybe 2mins max, Elliot in it for 2minutes max, both act, the movie is 2hr 40mins…
Chesu
It helps when a word doesn't have a defined meaning and also you don't know what any of the potential meanings are
Bizarkly
They can't deal with Eliot Page *playing a man* (what **else** would he play?) and Lupita Nyong'o as a Black Helen of Troy -- because they grew up with the bizarre myth that *the Greeks were all straight white people*. 🤣
agentcutielocks
They're going to have a fucking stroke when they realise what the "historically accurate" ancient Greeks got up to with each other.
RatsLiveOnNoEvilStar
MAGA has to be kept mad so they can be controlled. Those controlling them that this was their latest thing to be mad at. They don’t even stop to consider how stupid it is to be mad at it, they are just pointed in a direction.
goodguyC
I mean, it promotes kindness towards strangers, and treating others how you would wish to be treated.... that shit will get you crucified by the GOP!!
BeaverOnFire
Selfawerewolf
It's just a way to "other" anything they've been told to fear.
FrankPembleton
Whyyyyy. These are pathetic delinquents. Why be surprised at their continued weak mindedness
MuffinProof
The right is always wrong
SleazyBijou
It’s not set in America with tacticool clothes… I now have an idea for the ages!
StunttheRunt
To me "woke" isn't a put down or insult. Better to be awake (woke) then asleep in life.
Nephytis
All it takes is one person living their best life to piss off the entire bigot pedoring.
StillScreamingIntoTheVoid
The reason all the intelligent people are left wing is not because they actually are, but because the left has done such a good job demonizing intelligence there's no where else for them to claim to be.
tailoredefehse1
What are you talking about?
DVSBSTrD
Because having an African be queen of Sparta and a four foot trans boy as the greatest warrior in Greek mythology is still fucking stupid.
expectnothingstillletdown
Are you still under the misapprension that Elliot page played Achilles?
thedudeman519
You should try crying about it
InsertTabA
Woke is the keyword that lets me ignore any fecal mouth dribble that the user posts
nuwa9
Its not woke but it def has its issues. Im tired of movies with the same cast, and out of place characters. When i first saw the trailer without knowing its the odyssey I thought this was a movie about vikings then as the trailer goes on the more confusing it was. Apocalypto wis one of my favourite movies of all time. Unknown actors, language, visuals all make that movie immersive and impressive. Its so disappointing movies like that dont get made anymore.
Bizarkly
Oh, yeah: Apocalypto **was** great: interesting story, well-directed and acted, and made a ton at the box office -- and I don't recall anyone saying "Well, it was made by Mel Gibson: *I'm boycotting it.*" We all saw it because *it was a good movie*!
khaoselement
But! There! Is! A! Black! Woman! In! It!
Wwwwwooooooookkkkkkkeeeeee
HooahDO
Yeah like dude it has a cyclops in it… get a grip
HarryDresdenIsMySpiritAnimal
Just saw this today. I honestly have no idea what could possibly be "woke" about it. It's the same damn story (basically) that has been told for, what, 4000 years? I don't know how old this poem is.
Tengenstein
One of the themes, is that by breaking the traditional norms or hospitality you sow the seeds of the end of civilization. This could be read as criticism of republican policy, disregarding checks and balances, ignoring international laws, and refusing to accept that even a king must stick to laws
Or, that nuance has gone straight over their heads andcit just that it has brown people in it.
OrionJC
And also the idea that using a military force to disrupt/control import trading lanes can lead to really bad times for everyone in the region.
IDontKnowWhatToDoAnymoreAndImTired
It's the latter.
andexer
It's because of the casting. That's all.
Maraxus
Okay, checked IMDB. If I ever hear someone talk shit about the casting, I say "Yeah, Damon? Patinson? Those guys have such dominant Northern European features, I'd rather expect them to star in a historical drama about Finish/Norse Tribal war, in upper Scandinavia then to portrait Greeks." Yeah Nyong'o is Kenyan and even though Agamemnon might have had some Nubian Princess from Egypt among his wives, she does not look like a daughter of that. - But neither does the rest of the cast look the part
DVSBSTrD
Which is exactly WHY Nolan cast them in the first place. If he removed all the diverse characters it wouldn't change the story at all.
kinarism
Casting that takes into account 4:30 of screentime in a 3hr movie
scoutMoonDiver
Anything they don’t like is woke.
FRIENDisCHUMisBAIT
That and anything beyond their abilities.
The701
TheSwedishMoose
Thanks for saving me the trouble of finding this
spitfires2000
Was that because Helena is shown as black?
goodguyC
*Helen
usernamemorelikeusershame
I'd believe Lupita Nyong'o's face could launch a thousand ships tbh
AtLeastImWearingUnderwear
No, it's because they weren't faithful to the text and make her mom a swan lol
ExTechOp
Indeed, it should be clear to everyone that if someone gets impregnated by a god in swan form their offspring would be white as snow. /s
Spiderbubble
Yes. And Elliot Page is in the movie and playing a man. That’s not allowed in maggotland.
RaZorHamZteR
Maggotland! 🤣 +1
Bojovnik84
That, and the fact that Elliot Page dared to get cast in this movie.
spliffen
havent seen the movie yet, but... did he play his part well? if yes....whats the fucking issue?
DVSBSTrD
Nope. His part was nothing but trailer bait.
OrionJC
Yes, he did. It's a very small role. Maybe a total of 3-4 minutes? Basically he plays the smallest (and frailest?) of Odysseus' men who is left behind with the Horse to let the Trojans know it's a gift and the war is over.
PoliticalWanderer
Because he’s a trans man (used to be Ellen Page), and thus is automatically evil incarnate as far as MAGA and fascist wannabes are concerned.
DVSBSTrD
Yeah that's it. Not conpletely miscast for the role of an ancient warrior at all.
spliffen
no no, you misunderstand, I know, my point is, if people has a problem with that, then fucking say it, and show the world how ugly you are on the inside, dont hide behind all sorts of other cr
ExTechOp
Eliot Page is Sinon (a character that does not appear in Homer's original Iliad, but in Virgil's Aenid, which is a kind of a Roman fan fiction sequel to the Greek story) and apparently does a great job of the part.
DVSBSTrD
Why not cast him as the new Black Panther instead? Who says an African superhero can't be white?
Bojovnik84
The fuck are you talking about? This has nothing to do with Marvel.
Marsupialmessiah
I mean, look at your idol elon musk, hes white and african! What good can come out of that? Grow up brah.
DVSBSTrD
So you agree he should Black Panther?
HeyMcFly6
Elliot can't act. But also, Matt Damon. Seriously, I am not impressed by Damon at all. Obv I'm just one person, but I'd go see Elliot Page over Matt Damon.
Like I'm glad Elliot can get roles, I think it's amazing. But the man can't act.
Just like Matt Damon. Hate that guy
PostHartmann
Are you Jimmy Kimmel?
MrRareza
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mksu
"Woke" just means literally any aspect of the piece of media doesn't reinforce the idea that cishet white Christian men are the greatest form of life on planet Earth while everyone else is enslaved or dead.
spiderjohn36
You mean the white Christian guys who cream their jeans over '300'? /S
DukeofKMS
And Christian white men are such a seldom occasion in 800bc Ionia
DOcelot1
Christians - You know, Morons.
khora
I'm choosing to interpret "woke" as "performative politics". That way some of what the right complains about falls within it, but also a lot of what they do.
cheeriossuckbecause7
Exactly. It's anything that hurts their fee-fees by not stroking their dainty lil egos.
DVSBSTrD
I wasn't aware that the ancient Greeks were christian.
chewmaca2
Just as many that weren't gay for having sex with the same sex.
DVSBSTrD
Wellllllllllllllllll.........
Poopoopeepeevagina
Pretty close to my understanding, which is simply anything a maga doesn't like at any given point in time.
lovehandlesmessiah
And the hypocritical thing is in that entire term. Most of these cishet men are closeted gays, “white” as a race is a completely fabricated concept genetically speaking, and their Christianity is nothing but racist, sexist hate. They are in every way walking contradictions.
Teratoid
Brought to you by the people who will kill anyone who says they aren't filled with God's love.
SlydFox
...and are eager for the second cumm...er...coming...
datphone777365
Nvm that mediterraneans are dusky and dark haired on average... not prelobstered basement dwellers.
savagesong
I read that as dusty. And I was like damn I know I’m turning 40 next year but I’m not dusty. Lol
datphone777365
Por que no los dos?
losersmanual
BHPaperstacks
I find the "Its about authenticity for the roles being correct for the time and place" line, despite none of them ever having a problem before when obviously white actors played ethnic roles, to hilariously highlight why their take is particularly dumb, hyprocritical, and ultimately racist.
iConfirmAnythingAndEverything
I mean.... Matt Damon and Tom Holland were leads... in a movie based in the Mediterranean.
datphone777365
But but there is melanin in the cast! MELANIN!
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