A Silly Adaptation of "The Odyssey"

andsoitis 14 points 34 comments July 17, 2026
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damienmeur

The film won't mark generations like Interstellar but is far from being silly. This is a deliberate interpretation of the Odyssey with a very interresting approach IMO: can a man who destroys a whole civilization can come back home as a hero ? The main theme is about shame and how to deal with it. The film is really pretty good and far above any avg blockbuster.

lazzlazzlazz

Looked awful in basically all respects, and everyone I trust on film thought it was an embarrassment. A shame, and such an opportunity.

nephihaha

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bbstats

Love to watch movies like this sad reviewer

watwut

That thing is borderline unreadable.

chuckadams

Isn't that "O Brother Where Art Thou"? Probably my favorite Coen brothers movie.

jti107

watched it on IMAX and I thought it was great. personally I love movies and I've been a big fan of Christopher Nolan and the only movie I didn't like from him was Tenet. also lots of reviews online about it being woke, if this is you then skip it...this is art from an artist and if you don't like his vision then skip the movie. no one is forcing you to watch it

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