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▲ 732 r/Pixar

Toy Story 3 intro post appreciation

I honestly think this is one of the best sequences Pixar has ever created. Everything in it is perfect. Not a single beat lost.

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 21 days ago
▲ 31 r/ChristopherNolan

My only HUGE complaint with The Odyssey

I really liked the sirens scene in the movie. The score is fantastic, the acting is top-tier... but I have a big issue with the result.

I wanted to see the mythological sirens. Half woman, half birds.

With Nolan, he's notoriously known for trying to use as little CGI as possible, so I was REALLY looking forward to see how he handled this episode. I felt like in the final result, the decision was the most "lazy" one: just women in a rock. Not getting into the classical mythology representation.

I also think that I'm upset in this matter because I haven't seen a movie or TV show about greek mythology with this type of sirens, somewhat they always find another way of showing it, but never in the original one.

Anybody else feels the same?

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 1 month ago
▲ 32 r/GreekMythology

Best Iliad adaptation?

I've seeing for the past months multiple movie and series adaptations of The Iliad.

I watched The Fury of Achilles (L'ira di Achille, 1962) movie about a week ago. Compared to all the others, I think that it's the most faithful adaptation to the original text.

For example, all of the other ones include (except The Trojan Horse, 1961) the rapture of Helen, the Trojan Horse and the siege of Troy.

The Fury of Achilles, on the another hand, doesn't even show Helen, shows a few days of The Trojan War, Achilles' death isn't shown, and includes the scene where Achilles asks his mother Thetis for a new armor, and Hephaestus forging it.

It's not a page-per-page adaptation with all the elements, but it's way more faithful than the other ones.

Is this the most faithful adaptation of The Iliad? I want to clarify that I'm not searching for the BEST adaptation, I'm looking for the most FAITHFUL one.

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 1 month ago
▲ 63 r/GreekMythology

I've done all of this (I'm not kidding)

Okey, so I've done all of this for the upcoming movie.

I've always liked greek mythology, but I've never really knuckled down and studied it intensively.

When "The Odyssey" movie was announced, directed by none other than my favourite director, I simply thought "Okay, NOW is the right moment to get into everything I can possibly watch/read/etc...". And this has been my progress thus far:

1. Books (≈ 44 hours):

  • The Iliad (Homer)
  • The Odyssey (Homer)
  • The Aeneid (Virgil)
  • The Percy Jackson & the Olympians saga (Rick Riordan)
  • Las Aventuras de Ulises (Geronimo Stilton)

2. Movies (≈ 15 hours):

  • The Fall Of Troy (La caduta di Troia, 1911)
  • The Odyssey (L'Odissea, 1911)
  • Ulysses (1954)
  • Helen of Troy (1956)
  • The Trojan Horse (La guerra di Troia, 1961)
  • The Fury of Achilles (L'ira di Achille, 1962)
  • The Avenger (La leggenda di Enea, 1962)
  • Andrei Rublev (1966) (one of the two biggest inspirations for Nolan for the new movie)
  • The Return (2024)

3. Series (≈ 32 hours):

  • The Odyssey (Odissea, 1968)
  • Ulysses 31 (1981)
  • The Odyssey (1997)
  • Helen of Troy (2003)
  • Troy: Fall of a City (2018)
  • It's Greek to Me-ow! (Tom & Jerry episode)
  • Tales from the Public Domain (The Simpsons, Season 13 Episode 14)

4. Music (≈ 7 hours):

  • Every single greek mythology video from the YouTube channel Destripando la Historia (2017-)
  • EPIC: The Musical (2022-2024)

5. Documentaries (≈ 4 hours):

  • The True Story of Troy (2004)
  • Clash of the Gods (2009, only the 2 specific episodes about The Odyssey)
  • The Trojan Horse: On the Trail of a Myth (2021)

6. Movies I would have watched, but had already seen before:

  • Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
  • Clash of the Titans (1981)
  • Ran (1985) (one of the two biggest inspirations for Nolan for the new movie)
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  • Troy (2004)
  • Clash of the Titans (2010)
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
  • Wrath of the Titans (2012)
  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

On top of all this, I've seen countless YouTube videos about greek mythology, I've read multiple articles, and I've seen almost every interview I could find from the cast and crew of the new movie (Fun fact: I haven't watched the trailers because I don't want to see anything from the movie). So, in summary, I've consumed somewhere between 100 to 120 hours of greek mythology content.

Anyway, I really do hope I like the movie next week 😅

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 1 month ago
▲ 36 r/ChristopherNolan

I've done all of this (I'm not kidding)

Okey, so I've done all of this for the upcoming movie.

I've always liked greek mythology, but I've never really knuckled down and studied it intensively.

When "The Odyssey" movie was announced, directed by none other than my favourite director, I simply thought "Okay, NOW is the right moment to get into everything I can possibly watch/read/etc...". And this has been my progress thus far:

1. Books (≈ 44 hours):

  • The Iliad (Homer)
  • The Odyssey (Homer)
  • The Aeneid (Virgil)
  • The Percy Jackson & the Olympians saga (Rick Riordan)
  • Las Aventuras de Ulises (Geronimo Stilton)

2. Movies (≈ 15 hours):

  • The Fall Of Troy (La caduta di Troia, 1911)
  • The Odyssey (L'Odissea, 1911)
  • Ulysses (1954)
  • Helen of Troy (1956)
  • The Trojan Horse (La guerra di Troia, 1961)
  • The Fury of Achilles (L'ira di Achille, 1962)
  • The Avenger (La leggenda di Enea, 1962)
  • Andrei Rublev (1966) (one of the two biggest inspirations for Nolan for the new movie)
  • The Return (2024)

3. Series (≈ 32 hours):

  • The Odyssey (Odissea, 1968)
  • Ulysses 31 (1981)
  • The Odyssey (1997)
  • Helen of Troy (2003)
  • Troy: Fall of a City (2018)
  • It's Greek to Me-ow! (Tom & Jerry episode)
  • Tales from the Public Domain (The Simpsons, Season 13 Episode 14)

4. Music (≈ 7 hours):

  • Every single greek mythology video from the YouTube channel Destripando la Historia (2017-)
  • EPIC: The Musical (2022-2024)

5. Documentaries (≈ 4 hours):

  • The True Story of Troy (2004)
  • Clash of the Gods (2009, only the 2 specific episodes about The Odyssey)
  • The Trojan Horse: On the Trail of a Myth (2021)

6. Movies I would have watched, but had already seen before:

  • Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
  • Clash of the Titans (1981)
  • Ran (1985) (one of the two biggest inspirations for Nolan for the new movie)
  • O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
  • Troy (2004)
  • Clash of the Titans (2010)
  • Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
  • Wrath of the Titans (2012)
  • Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)

On top of all this, I've seen countless YouTube videos about greek mythology, I've read multiple articles, and I've seen almost every interview I could find from the cast and crew of the new movie (Fun fact: I haven't watched the trailers because I don't want to see anything from the movie). So, in summary, I've consumed somewhere between 100 to 120 hours of greek mythology content.

Anyway, I really do hope I like the movie next week 😅

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 1 month ago
▲ 54 r/ChristopherNolan

First photo of Circe (Samantha Morton)

According to Emma Thomas (via EMPIRE magazine):

Samantha Morton as Circe was applauded by the cast and crew of 'THE ODYSSEY'.

“When she finished her scene, she got a round of applause from the cast and crew,” reveals Emma Thomas. “That’s something we hadn’t seen since Heath Ledger on 'The Dark Knight.'”

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 2 months ago
▲ 24 r/ChristopherNolan

Another Odyssey's stop that's not being talked about

According to this article, the movie has been filmed at the Aeolian Islands, where legend says that King Aeolus (Eolo) gave Odysseus the bag of winds. Having into account that they filmed everything they could in the supposed places that inspired Homer, this means that we're getting Eolo in the movie... But so far no confirmation of this decision or any casting announcement. Who could portray the god of winds?

theaeolianislands.com
u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 2 months ago
▲ 46 r/ChristopherNolan

Just got my tickets!!

After weeks of refreshing the website, I've finally managed to book the 10 best seats in the IMAX theater (1.90:1). We are so seated.

u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 2 months ago
▲ 3 r/ChristopherNolan

What about the rest of the characters?

The Odyssey has A LOT of characters, and while the casting decisions for the most relevant ones have already been announced, I can't help but wonder who's going to play the rest of them. Here are some of them without an assigned actor at the moment. Maybe they don't even appear in the final film, who knows. Also, as is typical with recent Nolan films, we can be pretty sure that some well-known faces will be popping up unannounced in the movie.

Zeus

God of thunder, he appears multiple times in the story discussing Odysseus' fate with the rest of the gods.

Poseidon

God of sea. He appears multiple times through the entire odyssey, making Odysseus' return to Ithaca almost impossible.

Hermes

God of travellers, he appears twice in the Odyssey: one to convince Calypso to free Odysseus, and to help Odysseus not fall for Circe's magic.

Alcinous

Ruler of the phaiacians, he provides Odysseus with a boat after listening to his entire tale.

Nausicaa

Daughter of Alcinous, ruler of the phaiacians, she's the one that finds Odysseus on the island.

Anticlea

Odysseus' mother, who he finds out died while visiting Tyresias in the Underworld.

Laertes

Odysseus' father, he appears at the very end of the story.

Aeolus

He's the ruler of the winds that Odysseus and his crew visit twice during their travel. He gives Odysseus a bag containing all the winds.

Eurycleia

One of Penelope's most loyal servants. She recognizes Odysseus under his disguise as a beggar because of a scar he has.

Nestor

He's an elderly warrior that fought alongside Odysseus in Troy. Telemachus visits him at the beginning of the story, while looking for his father.

Achilles

The warrior makes a little appearance while Odysseus and his crew visit the Underworld.

Arnaeus

He's a beggar that tries to beat Odysseus in a fight to entertain the suitors.

Leucothea

She's a minor goddess who helps Odysseus with a veil to survive Poseidon's storm, after he leaves Calypso's island.

Yes - I know it's been said that the gods will not be shown in physical form. But as of today, it has not been confirmed as "100% we will not see Zeus in physical form", so I'm including them as possible appearances. I've also included Achilles, because although there's been a lot of online discussion about Elliot Page playing him, it's just a possibility and it's not clear who will actually play him (I personally think Elliot Page is going to be Elpenor).

I honestly see Florence Pugh playing the role of Nausicaa, she looks the part. And she has already worked with Nolan in Oppenheimer.

And I can picture Ellen Burstyn playing Anticlea, Odysseus' mother. Also, she worked with Nolan in Interstellar.

And, why not, I also see Kenneth Branagh playing Zeus. That could be extremely cool.

What are your thoughts?

reddit.com
u/Ambitious-Letter-735 — 3 months ago