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Review: Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation of The Odessey…I Have Questions.

One of the biggest movies that is supposed to come out this year is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odessey, the classic Greek epic that we (hopefully) all had to read in middle/high school. Unfortunately, however, the trailer for this is already making me want to hate watch the movie because it already looks terrible.

#1: The Casting

The casting of this movie is so bad that Epic: The Musical did a better job casting the characters…and you can’t even see the cast (though I had some issues with the guy voicing Odesseus, but I digress.)

The first issue is that it has so many highly recognizable stars in it that any time they popped up, I just went, “Oh, it’s Spiderman,” “Oh, it’s Edward Cullen,” “Zendaya,” “Ay, it’s Anne Hathaway,” etc. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, and it could be overlooked, but what prevents me from doing so is that a bunch of them are totally miscast.

Zendaya as Athena. Tom Holland as Telemachus. Elliot Page as Achilles. Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen.

All of this has been said before, but this is terrible for so many reasons. Zendaya is a terrible Athena as she doesn’t have the screen presence or range to portray the goddess of war and wisdom. Angelina Jolie or someone similar would have been better.

Similarly, Tom Holland as Telemachus could be good, as he starts off in The Odyssey as a young man finding his feet before maturing into an heir befitting his father, but I once again worry about how well Holland will be able to portray that on screen. As the joke goes, he seems doomed to play a 19-year-old forever and his acting range supports this view. How well he’ll be able to play the heir of Ithaca is up in the air.

Robert Pattinson as Antinous was a terrible choice, once again because he doesn’t have the screen presence to pull it off. Antinous is the worst of the suitors, being their impromptu leader. He’s violent, arrogant, mean-spirited, and the overall embodiment of hubris. Epic: The Musical captured this perfectly in the parts Antinous sings (think the song “Hold Them Down,”) and the fans of the musical animated him in such a way that it shows his power, cunning, and pride. He’s genuinely unnerving to listen to. The person who plays him should embody that, and Robert Pattinson is way off the mark. He does brooding scumbag well, but that’s pretty much it. If you want him to play an angsty vampire, go ahead. Other than that, he doesn’t have the acting range or looks to pull off playing such a major villain. He just comes off as a bully who would go running to his mom if anyone stood up to him. He’s scummy but not scary.

Lupita Nyong’o as Helen is another person that’s been commented on since this movie was announced. While she is beautiful, she simply is not a book accurate Helen. Helen of Troy was the embodiment of Greek beauty standards and is described as “white-armed,” blonde, and blue eyed by various Greek poets like Hesiod and Sappho. She’s pretty much the polar opposite of Nyong’o.

As for Eliot Page as Achilles, while (to my knowledge) this hasn’t been confirmed yet, if the rumors are true…do I need to say why this is stupid?

#2: Bad Writing

Though it could be possible that the writers are trying to write this for a younger audience, we’re not so dumb that we can’t understand formal speech. What dialogue we’ve gotten so far from the trailer is very modern and had people roasting it mercilessly in the comments. For example, instead of Telemachus telling Antinous, “My father is coming home,” he tells him, “My dad is coming home.”

Apparently, Odysseus went out to get milk and disappeared for 20 years.

This is supposed to be a serious adaptation of The Odyssey. This isn’t supposed to be a parody. If I hear “rizz” mentioned anywhere in this adaptation, I’m leaving for Mars.

#3: What Translation is Being Adapted?

Apparently, there are a lot of different translations of The Odyssey out there and some of them are terrible. The one Nolan is adapting is particularly questionable, written by Emily Wilson, who wished to make the poem more female centered. She wanted to make the whole thing more focused on the women of the story and their experiences, obviously by interjecting feminism in there.

That said, if it’s a faithful adaptation of that particular translation of the poem, we can safely assume that the wokeness will be present in more ways than just the casting. While the women are certainly an interesting part of the story and play some pivotal roles in the plot, to make the story all about them takes away from the main plot: Odysseus wanting to return home after 20 years abroad.

#4: The Costuming

The costuming in this movie looks like it could be hit and miss, which is sad given the fact that we know exactly what ancient Greek clothing looked like from art and sculptures. Penelope’s dress looks alright, though it could have been better. Athena’s outfit is okay in terms of being historically accurate, though for the goddess of weaving, I expected it to look more complex (also, where’s her signature helmet and shield?) Some of the men’s outfits look accurate as well.

However, when it comes to some of the armor, I’m simply not buying it. The most obvious example of this is Agamemnon’s helmet. It’s literally just Batman’s mask but made to look Greek with a dumb spinal column added to it for no reason. I guess we’re also going to ignore the fact that the Greeks didn’t have steel armor, and only steel armor can look like the metal used on that helmet.

That’s also not even mentioning the Laestrygonians, which need no explanation:

At this rate, the only thing anyone will die of is laughter. It’s a bunch of overweight dudes with fake abs and the ever-hilarious sculpted moobs. How inclusive of the directors to recognize that you can be hilarious at any size.

Until next time,

M.J.

Review: Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation of The Odessey…I Have Questions.

One of the biggest movies that is supposed to come out this year is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odessey, the classic Greek epic that we (hopefully) all had to read in middle/high school. Unfortunately, however, the trailer for this is already making me want to hate watch the movie because it already looks terrible.

#1: The Casting

The casting of this movie is so bad that Epic: The Musical did a better job casting the characters…and you can’t even see the cast (though I had some issues with the guy voicing Odesseus, but I digress.)

The first issue is that it has so many highly recognizable stars in it that any time they popped up, I just went, “Oh, it’s Spiderman,” “Oh, it’s Edward Cullen,” “Zendaya,” “Ay, it’s Anne Hathaway,” etc. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, and it could be overlooked, but what prevents me from doing so is that a bunch of them are totally miscast.

Zendaya as Athena. Tom Holland as Telemachus. Elliot Page as Achilles. Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen.

All of this has been said before, but this is terrible for so many reasons. Zendaya is a terrible Athena as she doesn’t have the screen presence or range to portray the goddess of war and wisdom. Angelina Jolie or someone similar would have been better.

Similarly, Tom Holland as Telemachus could be good, as he starts off in The Odyssey as a young man finding his feet before maturing into an heir befitting his father, but I once again worry about how well Holland will be able to portray that on screen. As the joke goes, he seems doomed to play a 19-year-old forever and his acting range supports this view. How well he’ll be able to play the heir of Ithaca is up in the air.

Robert Pattinson as Antinous was a terrible choice, once again because he doesn’t have the screen presence to pull it off. Antinous is the worst of the suitors, being their impromptu leader. He’s violent, arrogant, mean-spirited, and the overall embodiment of hubris. Epic: The Musical captured this perfectly in the parts Antinous sings (think the song “Hold Them Down,”) and the fans of the musical animated him in such a way that it shows his power, cunning, and pride. He’s genuinely unnerving to listen to. The person who plays him should embody that, and Robert Pattinson is way off the mark. He does brooding scumbag well, but that’s pretty much it. If you want him to play an angsty vampire, go ahead. Other than that, he doesn’t have the acting range or looks to pull off playing such a major villain. He just comes off as a bully who would go running to his mom if anyone stood up to him. He’s scummy but not scary.

Lupita Nyong’o as Helen is another person that’s been commented on since this movie was announced. While she is beautiful, she simply is not a book accurate Helen. Helen of Troy was the embodiment of Greek beauty standards and is described as “white-armed,” blonde, and blue eyed by various Greek poets like Hesiod and Sappho. She’s pretty much the polar opposite of Nyong’o.

As for Eliot Page as Achilles, while (to my knowledge) this hasn’t been confirmed yet, if the rumors are true…do I need to say why this is stupid?

#2: Bad Writing

Though it could be possible that the writers are trying to write this for a younger audience, we’re not so dumb that we can’t understand formal speech. What dialogue we’ve gotten so far from the trailer is very modern and had people roasting it mercilessly in the comments. For example, instead of Telemachus telling Antinous, “My father is coming home,” he tells him, “My dad is coming home.”

Apparently, Odysseus went out to get milk and disappeared for 20 years.

This is supposed to be a serious adaptation of The Odyssey. This isn’t supposed to be a parody. If I hear “rizz” mentioned anywhere in this adaptation, I’m leaving for Mars.

#3: What Translation is Being Adapted?

Apparently, there are a lot of different translations of The Odyssey out there and some of them are terrible. The one Nolan is adapting is particularly questionable, written by Emily Wilson, who wished to make the poem more female centered. She wanted to make the whole thing more focused on the women of the story and their experiences, obviously by interjecting feminism in there.

That said, if it’s a faithful adaptation of that particular translation of the poem, we can safely assume that the wokeness will be present in more ways than just the casting. While the women are certainly an interesting part of the story and play some pivotal roles in the plot, to make the story all about them takes away from the main plot: Odysseus wanting to return home after 20 years abroad.

#4: The Costuming

The costuming in this movie looks like it could be hit and miss, which is sad given the fact that we know exactly what ancient Greek clothing looked like from art and sculptures. Penelope’s dress looks alright, though it could have been better. Athena’s outfit is okay in terms of being historically accurate, though for the goddess of weaving, I expected it to look more complex (also, where’s her signature helmet and shield?) Some of the men’s outfits look accurate as well.

However, when it comes to some of the armor, I’m simply not buying it. The most obvious example of this is Agamemnon’s helmet. It’s literally just Batman’s mask but made to look Greek with a dumb spinal column added to it for no reason. I guess we’re also going to ignore the fact that the Greeks didn’t have steel armor, and only steel armor can look like the metal used on that helmet.

That’s also not even mentioning the Laestrygonians, which need no explanation:

At this rate, the only thing anyone will die of is laughter. It’s a bunch of overweight dudes with fake abs and the ever-hilarious sculpted moobs. How inclusive of the directors to recognize that you can be hilarious at any size.

Until next time,

M.J.

Review: Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation of The Odessey…I Have Questions.

One of the biggest movies that is supposed to come out this year is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odessey, the classic Greek epic that we (hopefully) all had to read in middle/high school. Unfortunately, however, the trailer for this is already making me want to hate watch the movie because it already looks terrible.

#1: The Casting

The casting of this movie is so bad that Epic: The Musical did a better job casting the characters…and you can’t even see the cast (though I had some issues with the guy voicing Odesseus, but I digress.)

The first issue is that it has so many highly recognizable stars in it that any time they popped up, I just went, “Oh, it’s Spiderman,” “Oh, it’s Edward Cullen,” “Zendaya,” “Ay, it’s Anne Hathaway,” etc. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, and it could be overlooked, but what prevents me from doing so is that a bunch of them are totally miscast.

Zendaya as Athena. Tom Holland as Telemachus. Elliot Page as Achilles. Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen.

All of this has been said before, but this is terrible for so many reasons. Zendaya is a terrible Athena as she doesn’t have the screen presence or range to portray the goddess of war and wisdom. Angelina Jolie or someone similar would have been better.

Similarly, Tom Holland as Telemachus could be good, as he starts off in The Odyssey as a young man finding his feet before maturing into an heir befitting his father, but I once again worry about how well Holland will be able to portray that on screen. As the joke goes, he seems doomed to play a 19-year-old forever and his acting range supports this view. How well he’ll be able to play the heir of Ithaca is up in the air.

Robert Pattinson as Antinous was a terrible choice, once again because he doesn’t have the screen presence to pull it off. Antinous is the worst of the suitors, being their impromptu leader. He’s violent, arrogant, mean-spirited, and the overall embodiment of hubris. Epic: The Musical captured this perfectly in the parts Antinous sings (think the song “Hold Them Down,”) and the fans of the musical animated him in such a way that it shows his power, cunning, and pride. He’s genuinely unnerving to listen to. The person who plays him should embody that, and Robert Pattinson is way off the mark. He does brooding scumbag well, but that’s pretty much it. If you want him to play an angsty vampire, go ahead. Other than that, he doesn’t have the acting range or looks to pull off playing such a major villain. He just comes off as a bully who would go running to his mom if anyone stood up to him. He’s scummy but not scary.

Lupita Nyong’o as Helen is another person that’s been commented on since this movie was announced. While she is beautiful, she simply is not a book accurate Helen. Helen of Troy was the embodiment of Greek beauty standards and is described as “white-armed,” blonde, and blue eyed by various Greek poets like Hesiod and Sappho. She’s pretty much the polar opposite of Nyong’o.

As for Eliot Page as Achilles, while (to my knowledge) this hasn’t been confirmed yet, if the rumors are true…do I need to say why this is stupid?

#2: Bad Writing

Though it could be possible that the writers are trying to write this for a younger audience, we’re not so dumb that we can’t understand formal speech. What dialogue we’ve gotten so far from the trailer is very modern and had people roasting it mercilessly in the comments. For example, instead of Telemachus telling Antinous, “My father is coming home,” he tells him, “My dad is coming home.”

Apparently, Odysseus went out to get milk and disappeared for 20 years.

This is supposed to be a serious adaptation of The Odyssey. This isn’t supposed to be a parody. If I hear “rizz” mentioned anywhere in this adaptation, I’m leaving for Mars.

#3: What Translation is Being Adapted?

Apparently, there are a lot of different translations of The Odyssey out there and some of them are terrible. The one Nolan is adapting is particularly questionable, written by Emily Wilson, who wished to make the poem more female centered. She wanted to make the whole thing more focused on the women of the story and their experiences, obviously by interjecting feminism in there.

That said, if it’s a faithful adaptation of that particular translation of the poem, we can safely assume that the wokeness will be present in more ways than just the casting. While the women are certainly an interesting part of the story and play some pivotal roles in the plot, to make the story all about them takes away from the main plot: Odysseus wanting to return home after 20 years abroad.

#4: The Costuming

The costuming in this movie looks like it could be hit and miss, which is sad given the fact that we know exactly what ancient Greek clothing looked like from art and sculptures. Penelope’s dress looks alright, though it could have been better. Athena’s outfit is okay in terms of being historically accurate, though for the goddess of weaving, I expected it to look more complex (also, where’s her signature helmet and shield?) Some of the men’s outfits look accurate as well.

However, when it comes to some of the armor, I’m simply not buying it. The most obvious example of this is Agamemnon’s helmet. It’s literally just Batman’s mask but made to look Greek with a dumb spinal column added to it for no reason. I guess we’re also going to ignore the fact that the Greeks didn’t have steel armor, and only steel armor can look like the metal used on that helmet.

That’s also not even mentioning the Laestrygonians, which need no explanation:

At this rate, the only thing anyone will die of is laughter. It’s a bunch of overweight dudes with fake abs and the ever-hilarious sculpted moobs. How inclusive of the directors to recognize that you can be hilarious at any size.

Until next time,

M.J.

Review: Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation of The Odessey…I Have Questions.

One of the biggest movies that is supposed to come out this year is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odessey, the classic Greek epic that we (hopefully) all had to read in middle/high school. Unfortunately, however, the trailer for this is already making me want to hate watch the movie because it already looks terrible.

#1: The Casting

The casting of this movie is so bad that Epic: The Musical did a better job casting the characters…and you can’t even see the cast (though I had some issues with the guy voicing Odesseus, but I digress.)

The first issue is that it has so many highly recognizable stars in it that any time they popped up, I just went, “Oh, it’s Spiderman,” “Oh, it’s Edward Cullen,” “Zendaya,” “Ay, it’s Anne Hathaway,” etc. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, and it could be overlooked, but what prevents me from doing so is that a bunch of them are totally miscast.

Zendaya as Athena. Tom Holland as Telemachus. Elliot Page as Achilles. Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen.

All of this has been said before, but this is terrible for so many reasons. Zendaya is a terrible Athena as she doesn’t have the screen presence or range to portray the goddess of war and wisdom. Angelina Jolie or someone similar would have been better.

Similarly, Tom Holland as Telemachus could be good, as he starts off in The Odyssey as a young man finding his feet before maturing into an heir befitting his father, but I once again worry about how well Holland will be able to portray that on screen. As the joke goes, he seems doomed to play a 19-year-old forever and his acting range supports this view. How well he’ll be able to play the heir of Ithaca is up in the air.

Robert Pattinson as Antinous was a terrible choice, once again because he doesn’t have the screen presence to pull it off. Antinous is the worst of the suitors, being their impromptu leader. He’s violent, arrogant, mean-spirited, and the overall embodiment of hubris. Epic: The Musical captured this perfectly in the parts Antinous sings (think the song “Hold Them Down,”) and the fans of the musical animated him in such a way that it shows his power, cunning, and pride. He’s genuinely unnerving to listen to. The person who plays him should embody that, and Robert Pattinson is way off the mark. He does brooding scumbag well, but that’s pretty much it. If you want him to play an angsty vampire, go ahead. Other than that, he doesn’t have the acting range or looks to pull off playing such a major villain. He just comes off as a bully who would go running to his mom if anyone stood up to him. He’s scummy but not scary.

Lupita Nyong’o as Helen is another person that’s been commented on since this movie was announced. While she is beautiful, she simply is not a book accurate Helen. Helen of Troy was the embodiment of Greek beauty standards and is described as “white-armed,” blonde, and blue eyed by various Greek poets like Hesiod and Sappho. She’s pretty much the polar opposite of Nyong’o.

As for Eliot Page as Achilles, while (to my knowledge) this hasn’t been confirmed yet, if the rumors are true…do I need to say why this is stupid?

#2: Bad Writing

Though it could be possible that the writers are trying to write this for a younger audience, we’re not so dumb that we can’t understand formal speech. What dialogue we’ve gotten so far from the trailer is very modern and had people roasting it mercilessly in the comments. For example, instead of Telemachus telling Antinous, “My father is coming home,” he tells him, “My dad is coming home.”

Apparently, Odysseus went out to get milk and disappeared for 20 years.

This is supposed to be a serious adaptation of The Odyssey. This isn’t supposed to be a parody. If I hear “rizz” mentioned anywhere in this adaptation, I’m leaving for Mars.

#3: What Translation is Being Adapted?

Apparently, there are a lot of different translations of The Odyssey out there and some of them are terrible. The one Nolan is adapting is particularly questionable, written by Emily Wilson, who wished to make the poem more female centered. She wanted to make the whole thing more focused on the women of the story and their experiences, obviously by interjecting feminism in there.

That said, if it’s a faithful adaptation of that particular translation of the poem, we can safely assume that the wokeness will be present in more ways than just the casting. While the women are certainly an interesting part of the story and play some pivotal roles in the plot, to make the story all about them takes away from the main plot: Odysseus wanting to return home after 20 years abroad.

#4: The Costuming

The costuming in this movie looks like it could be hit and miss, which is sad given the fact that we know exactly what ancient Greek clothing looked like from art and sculptures. Penelope’s dress looks alright, though it could have been better. Athena’s outfit is okay in terms of being historically accurate, though for the goddess of weaving, I expected it to look more complex (also, where’s her signature helmet and shield?) Some of the men’s outfits look accurate as well.

However, when it comes to some of the armor, I’m simply not buying it. The most obvious example of this is Agamemnon’s helmet. It’s literally just Batman’s mask but made to look Greek with a dumb spinal column added to it for no reason. I guess we’re also going to ignore the fact that the Greeks didn’t have steel armor, and only steel armor can look like the metal used on that helmet.

That’s also not even mentioning the Laestrygonians, which need no explanation:

At this rate, the only thing anyone will die of is laughter. It’s a bunch of overweight dudes with fake abs and the ever-hilarious sculpted moobs. How inclusive of the directors to recognize that you can be hilarious at any size.

Until next time,

M.J.

Review: Christopher Nolan’s Adaptation of The Odessey…I Have Questions.

One of the biggest movies that is supposed to come out this year is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of The Odessey, the classic Greek epic that we (hopefully) all had to read in middle/high school. Unfortunately, however, the trailer for this is already making me want to hate watch the movie because it already looks terrible.

#1: The Casting

The casting of this movie is so bad that Epic: The Musical did a better job casting the characters…and you can’t even see the cast (though I had some issues with the guy voicing Odesseus, but I digress.)

The first issue is that it has so many highly recognizable stars in it that any time they popped up, I just went, “Oh, it’s Spiderman,” “Oh, it’s Edward Cullen,” “Zendaya,” “Ay, it’s Anne Hathaway,” etc. Typically, this wouldn’t be a problem, and it could be overlooked, but what prevents me from doing so is that a bunch of them are totally miscast.

Zendaya as Athena. Tom Holland as Telemachus. Elliot Page as Achilles. Robert Pattinson as Antinous. Lupita Nyong’o as Helen.

All of this has been said before, but this is terrible for so many reasons. Zendaya is a terrible Athena as she doesn’t have the screen presence or range to portray the goddess of war and wisdom. Angelina Jolie or someone similar would have been better.

Similarly, Tom Holland as Telemachus could be good, as he starts off in The Odyssey as a young man finding his feet before maturing into an heir befitting his father, but I once again worry about how well Holland will be able to portray that on screen. As the joke goes, he seems doomed to play a 19-year-old forever and his acting range supports this view. How well he’ll be able to play the heir of Ithaca is up in the air.

Robert Pattinson as Antinous was a terrible choice, once again because he doesn’t have the screen presence to pull it off. Antinous is the worst of the suitors, being their impromptu leader. He’s violent, arrogant, mean-spirited, and the overall embodiment of hubris. Epic: The Musical captured this perfectly in the parts Antinous sings (think the song “Hold Them Down,”) and the fans of the musical animated him in such a way that it shows his power, cunning, and pride. He’s genuinely unnerving to listen to. The person who plays him should embody that, and Robert Pattinson is way off the mark. He does brooding scumbag well, but that’s pretty much it. If you want him to play an angsty vampire, go ahead. Other than that, he doesn’t have the acting range or looks to pull off playing such a major villain. He just comes off as a bully who would go running to his mom if anyone stood up to him. He’s scummy but not scary.

Lupita Nyong’o as Helen is another person that’s been commented on since this movie was announced. While she is beautiful, she simply is not a book accurate Helen. Helen of Troy was the embodiment of Greek beauty standards and is described as “white-armed,” blonde, and blue eyed by various Greek poets like Hesiod and Sappho. She’s pretty much the polar opposite of Nyong’o.

As for Eliot Page as Achilles, while (to my knowledge) this hasn’t been confirmed yet, if the rumors are true…do I need to say why this is stupid?

#2: Bad Writing

Though it could be possible that the writers are trying to write this for a younger audience, we’re not so dumb that we can’t understand formal speech. What dialogue we’ve gotten so far from the trailer is very modern and had people roasting it mercilessly in the comments. For example, instead of Telemachus telling Antinous, “My father is coming home,” he tells him, “My dad is coming home.”

Apparently, Odysseus went out to get milk and disappeared for 20 years.

This is supposed to be a serious adaptation of The Odyssey. This isn’t supposed to be a parody. If I hear “rizz” mentioned anywhere in this adaptation, I’m leaving for Mars.

#3: What Translation is Being Adapted?

Apparently, there are a lot of different translations of The Odyssey out there and some of them are terrible. The one Nolan is adapting is particularly questionable, written by Emily Wilson, who wished to make the poem more female centered. She wanted to make the whole thing more focused on the women of the story and their experiences, obviously by interjecting feminism in there.

That said, if it’s a faithful adaptation of that particular translation of the poem, we can safely assume that the wokeness will be present in more ways than just the casting. While the women are certainly an interesting part of the story and play some pivotal roles in the plot, to make the story all about them takes away from the main plot: Odysseus wanting to return home after 20 years abroad.

#4: The Costuming

The costuming in this movie looks like it could be hit and miss, which is sad given the fact that we know exactly what ancient Greek clothing looked like from art and sculptures. Penelope’s dress looks alright, though it could have been better. Athena’s outfit is okay in terms of being historically accurate, though for the goddess of weaving, I expected it to look more complex (also, where’s her signature helmet and shield?) Some of the men’s outfits look accurate as well.

However, when it comes to some of the armor, I’m simply not buying it. The most obvious example of this is Agamemnon’s helmet. It’s literally just Batman’s mask but made to look Greek with a dumb spinal column added to it for no reason. I guess we’re also going to ignore the fact that the Greeks didn’t have steel armor, and only steel armor can look like the metal used on that helmet.

That’s also not even mentioning the Laestrygonians, which need no explanation:

At this rate, the only thing anyone will die of is laughter. It’s a bunch of overweight dudes with fake abs and the ever-hilarious sculpted moobs. How inclusive of the directors to recognize that you can be hilarious at any size.

Until next time,

M.J.

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Flogging a wooden horse: how faithful will Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey be?

In a rare interview, the director has said he wants to do justice to Homer’s ‘original non-linear narrative’. How will that translate on screen?

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260506-flogging-a-wooden-horse-how-faithful-will-christopher-nolans-odyssey-be?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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The Odyssey: trailer for Christopher Nolan’s classical Greek epic released online https://www.theguardian.com/film/2026/may/05/the-odyssey-first-trailer-christopher-nolan-classical-greek-epic-released-online #TheOdyssey #Film #ChristopherNolan #Homer #FilmAdaptations #MattDamon #TomHolland #RobertPattinson #AnneHathaway #Books #Culture #WorldNews

🍋 It’s National Lemonade Day, which means somewhere a kid is learning business skills and somewhere else you’re deciding if you need a jacket and a snack. Both are important. Full update inside. 💅
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https://www.europesays.com/africa/215505/ Someone put the dullest part of The Iliad inside a mummy #AncientEgypt #Archaeology #Egypt #Homer #mummies #science

🚗💅 Alaska’s back outside energy is real today. Roads are open, toys are coming out, and the traffic vibe has shifted into “where is everyone going with a trailer?”
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💅 https://shorturl.at/DthSI
#ParksHighway #SewardHighway #SterlingHighway #GlennHighway #KnikGooseBayRd #MemawsCommute #Alaska #Traffic #Weather #Travel #Homer

Zwei #Epen, ein #Mythos: #Ilias und #Odyssee prägen bis heute das #Erzählen von #Krieg, #Heimkehr und #Sinnsuche. Wer war #Homer – und warum wirken diese #Geschichten bis heute?
https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/zeitzeichen/zeitzeichen-homer-ilias-odyssee-100.html

#Zeitzeichen

White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami ties MLB rookie record with HR in 5th straight game

PHOENIX (AP) — Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Baseball rookie …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #MLB #A.J.Pierzynski #ArizonaDiamondbacks #CarlosLee #ChicagoWhiteSox #fifthstraightgame #frankthomas #GregLuzinski #homer #Houston #MajorLeagueBaseball #MunetakaMurakami #PaulKonerko #RonKittle #Sports #YordanAlvarez
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/601049/

White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami ties MLB rookie record with HR in 5th straight game

PHOENIX (AP) — Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami tied a Major League Baseball rookie …
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #MLB #A.J.Pierzynski #ArizonaDiamondbacks #CarlosLee #ChicagoWhiteSox #fifthstraightgame #frankthomas #GregLuzinski #homer #Houston #MajorLeagueBaseball #MunetakaMurakami #PaulKonerko #RonKittle #Sports #YordanAlvarez
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/601049/

Ägyptische Mumie mit Homer-Text auf dem Bauch entdeckt. Papyrusfund in einer Mumie aus der Totenstadt von Oxyrhynchus ist bislang einzigartig. #Mumie #Ägypten #Homer #Ilias #Oxyrhynchus #Archäologie
https://www.scinexx.de/news/archaeologie/aegyptische-mumie-mit-homer-text-auf-dem-bauch-entdeckt/

https://www.europesays.com/es/512404/ Hablo con él todos los días #Celebrities #consejos #debuta #dias #Entertainment #Entretenimiento #ES #España #euphoria #Famosos #gere #hablo #hijo #homer #padre #richard #Spain

In this week's #podcast on the #constellation Sagitta -- we learned there are at least 3 distinct groups of Cyclopes in #GreekMythology

Here's a primer:

Homeric --> includes the one who was famously killed by "No One"

Hesiodic --> the ones killed by Apollo, who created the lightening bolt (no, i don't know how they square this with Hephaestus)

Wall Builders --> the ones who, uh, built walls...

Listen to this week's episode to see which group is associated with this constellation's lore: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Cyclops #StarLore #GreekMyth #Homer #Mythology #Myths #legends #lore #monsters

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes#/media/File:Head_of_a_Cyclops_Colosseum.jpg

In this week's #podcast on the #constellation Sagitta -- we learned there are at least 3 distinct groups of Cyclopes in #GreekMythology

Here's a primer:

Homeric --> includes the one who was famously killed by "No One"

Hesiodic --> the ones killed by Apollo, who created the lightening bolt (no, i don't know how they square this with Hephaestus)

Wall Builders --> the ones who, uh, built walls...

Listen to this week's episode to see which group is associated with this constellation's lore: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Cyclops #StarLore #GreekMyth #Homer #Mythology #Myths #legends #lore #monsters

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes#/media/File:Head_of_a_Cyclops_Colosseum.jpg

In this week's #podcast on the #constellation Sagitta -- we learned there are at least 3 distinct groups of Cyclopes in #GreekMythology

Here's a primer:

Homeric --> includes the one who was famously killed by "No One"

Hesiodic --> the ones killed by Apollo, who created the lightening bolt (no, i don't know how they square this with Hephaestus)

Wall Builders --> the ones who, uh, built walls...

Listen to this week's episode to see which group is associated with this constellation's lore: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Cyclops #StarLore #GreekMyth #Homer #Mythology #Myths #legends #lore #monsters

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes#/media/File:Head_of_a_Cyclops_Colosseum.jpg

In this week's #podcast on the #constellation Sagitta -- we learned there are at least 3 distinct groups of Cyclopes in #GreekMythology

Here's a primer:

Homeric --> includes the one who was famously killed by "No One"

Hesiodic --> the ones killed by Apollo, who created the lightening bolt (no, i don't know how they square this with Hephaestus)

Wall Builders --> the ones who, uh, built walls...

Listen to this week's episode to see which group is associated with this constellation's lore: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Cyclops #StarLore #GreekMyth #Homer #Mythology #Myths #legends #lore #monsters

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes#/media/File:Head_of_a_Cyclops_Colosseum.jpg

In this week's #podcast on the #constellation Sagitta -- we learned there are at least 3 distinct groups of Cyclopes in #GreekMythology

Here's a primer:

Homeric --> includes the one who was famously killed by "No One"

Hesiodic --> the ones killed by Apollo, who created the lightening bolt (no, i don't know how they square this with Hephaestus)

Wall Builders --> the ones who, uh, built walls...

Listen to this week's episode to see which group is associated with this constellation's lore: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Cyclops #StarLore #GreekMyth #Homer #Mythology #Myths #legends #lore #monsters

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes#/media/File:Head_of_a_Cyclops_Colosseum.jpg

Last night, I finished reading *The Odyssey* …

and though I haven’t read other versions for comparison, Emily Wilson’s translation is *spectacular*. This is the one to get. The language is contemporary, clear, and brilliant.

All the way through, I found myself thinking about everyone who will be seeing Christopher Nolan’s film this summer.

Ancient as the story is, there is much that speaks directly to our time …

[a spoiler alert is unnecessary, after nearly 3,000 years]

it ends with Zeus hurling a thunderbolt, and the goddess Athena shouting “Stop this war!”

Hard to miss the point, these days …

The momentum of the final chapters was incredible.

I found myself thinking … “you know, I really hope that Nolan took the time to sit down with Quentin Tarantino for at least a drink and a chat …”

because there’s a climactic sequence that struck me as being pure Tarantino.

Still, I can’t wait to see how Nolan pulls this off;

I believe he will, and if he does, he has to be a shoo-in for Best Adapted Screenplay awards (among many others) –

as it’s a Herculean task. (I’m mixing my mythos.)

If you’ve put off reading Homer’s work because it’s a “classic,” or worried it would be dry or stuffy,

I can’t recommend Wilson’s achievement highly enough. It will add so much to your eventual experience in the theater.

I was *so* sorry when it ended, and there was no more to read … now I’m moving on to her translation of *The Iliad!*

#TheOdyssey #Homer #EmilyWilson #Nolan

Jung Hoo Lee Hits His First Home Run of 2026! https://www.rawchili.com/4975152/ ##메이저리그 #2026MLBSeason #BaltimoreOrioles #BaltimoreOrioles #Baseball #HIGHLIGHT #hits #HomeRun #homer #MLB #OpeningDay #RBI #Strikeout #メジャーリーグ #野球 #야구 #이정후 #이정후하이라이트

Jung Hoo Lee Hits His First Home Run of 2026! https://www.rawchili.com/4975152/ ##메이저리그 #2026MLBSeason #BaltimoreOrioles #BaltimoreOrioles #Baseball #HIGHLIGHT #hits #HomeRun #homer #MLB #OpeningDay #RBI #Strikeout #メジャーリーグ #野球 #야구 #이정후 #이정후하이라이트

Soler hits grand slam, Neto and Lowe also homer as Angels beat Reds https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/673284/ #Angels #april #Baseball #CincinnatiReds #EllyDeLaCruz #GrandSlam #hit #Homer #InfieldSingle #La #LAAngels #LAAngels #lead #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #Lowe #MLB #Neto #Red #sixth #Soler

Soler hits grand slam, Neto and Lowe also homer as Angels beat Reds https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/673284/ #Angels #april #Baseball #CincinnatiReds #EllyDeLaCruz #GrandSlam #hit #Homer #InfieldSingle #La #LAAngels #LAAngels #lead #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #LosAngeles #LosAngelesAngels #Lowe #MLB #Neto #Red #sixth #Soler

announcer during the #basketball game: Tatum sought out Achilles experts from around the world

me to Jordan: I hope these experts call them selves Patrocluses...

#Mythology #GreekMyth #Iliad #homer #humor #silly #Achilles #NBA #Celtics #CelticsKnicks #SongOfAchilles

announcer during the #basketball game: Tatum sought out Achilles experts from around the world

me to Jordan: I hope these experts call them selves Patrocluses...

#Mythology #GreekMyth #Iliad #homer #humor #silly #Achilles #NBA #Celtics #CelticsKnicks #SongOfAchilles

announcer during the #basketball game: Tatum sought out Achilles experts from around the world

me to Jordan: I hope these experts call them selves Patrocluses...

#Mythology #GreekMyth #Iliad #homer #humor #silly #Achilles #NBA #Celtics #CelticsKnicks #SongOfAchilles

announcer during the #basketball game: Tatum sought out Achilles experts from around the world

me to Jordan: I hope these experts call them selves Patrocluses...

#Mythology #GreekMyth #Iliad #homer #humor #silly #Achilles #NBA #Celtics #CelticsKnicks #SongOfAchilles

announcer during the #basketball game: Tatum sought out Achilles experts from around the world

me to Jordan: I hope these experts call them selves Patrocluses...

#Mythology #GreekMyth #Iliad #homer #humor #silly #Achilles #NBA #Celtics #CelticsKnicks #SongOfAchilles

Poll: Who’s Better?

A quotation from Horace

Good Homer sometimes nods, which gives me a jerk —
But sleep may well worm its way into any long work!
 
                                                            [Et idem
indignor, quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus;
verum operi longo fas est obrepere somnum.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 2, ep. 3 “Art of Poetry [Ars Poetica; To the Pisos],” l. 358ff (2.3.358-360) (19 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14656/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #homer #homernods #humannature #error #flaw #frailty #genius #greatness #humancondition #imperfection #shortcoming

A quotation from Horace

Good Homer sometimes nods, which gives me a jerk —
But sleep may well worm its way into any long work!
 
                                                            [Et idem
indignor, quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus;
verum operi longo fas est obrepere somnum.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 2, ep. 3 “Art of Poetry [Ars Poetica; To the Pisos],” l. 358ff (2.3.358-360) (19 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14656/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #homer #homernods #humannature #error #flaw #frailty #genius #greatness #humancondition #imperfection #shortcoming

A quotation from Horace

Good Homer sometimes nods, which gives me a jerk —
But sleep may well worm its way into any long work!
 
                                                            [Et idem
indignor, quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus;
verum operi longo fas est obrepere somnum.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 2, ep. 3 “Art of Poetry [Ars Poetica; To the Pisos],” l. 358ff (2.3.358-360) (19 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14656/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #homer #homernods #humannature #error #flaw #frailty #genius #greatness #humancondition #imperfection #shortcoming

A quotation from Horace

Good Homer sometimes nods, which gives me a jerk —
But sleep may well worm its way into any long work!
 
                                                            [Et idem
indignor, quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus;
verum operi longo fas est obrepere somnum.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 2, ep. 3 “Art of Poetry [Ars Poetica; To the Pisos],” l. 358ff (2.3.358-360) (19 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14656/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #homer #homernods #humannature #error #flaw #frailty #genius #greatness #humancondition #imperfection #shortcoming

A quotation from Horace

Good Homer sometimes nods, which gives me a jerk —
But sleep may well worm its way into any long work!
 
                                                            [Et idem
indignor, quandoque bonus dormitat Homerus;
verum operi longo fas est obrepere somnum.]

Horace (65–8 BC) Roman poet, satirist, soldier, politician [Quintus Horatius Flaccus]
Epistles [Epistularum, Letters], Book 2, ep. 3 “Art of Poetry [Ars Poetica; To the Pisos],” l. 358ff (2.3.358-360) (19 BC) [tr. Palmer Bovie (1959)]

More about (and translations of) this quote: wist.info/horace/14656/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #horace #homer #homernods #humannature #error #flaw #frailty #genius #greatness #humancondition #imperfection #shortcoming

Aviation weather for Homer airport (USA) is “PAHO 112153Z 06003KT 10SM CLR M08/M22 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP191 T10831217” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/paho/en #homerairport #airport #homer #usa #paho #hom #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek vl

WBC: Seiya Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani help Japan beat South Korea https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/612241/ #Baseball #basis #ChineseTaipei #Dodgers #FirstInning #HomeRun #Homer #HyeseongKim #JAPAN #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #MasatakaYoshida #MLB #OtherGame #SeiyaSuzuki #ShoheiOhtani #SouthKorea #StuartFairchild #team #Victory

WBC: Seiya Suzuki and Shohei Ohtani help Japan beat South Korea https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/612241/ #Baseball #basis #ChineseTaipei #Dodgers #FirstInning #HomeRun #Homer #HyeseongKim #JAPAN #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #MasatakaYoshida #MLB #OtherGame #SeiyaSuzuki #ShoheiOhtani #SouthKorea #StuartFairchild #team #Victory

Rece Hinds walk-off homer leads Reds past Dodgers https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/608726/ #AndrewAbbott #Arizona #Baseball #CincinnatiReds #ColeIrvin #ConnorPhillips #Dodgers #EllyDeLaCruz #EmilioPagán #goodyear #GoodyearBallpark #HagenDanner #Homer #JulianAguiar #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #MattMcLain #MLB #NateLowe #NickSenzel #ReceHinds #SanFranciscoGiants #SantiagoEspinal #TonySantillan #WillBenson

Rece Hinds walk-off homer leads Reds past Dodgers https://www.rawchili.com/mlb/608726/ #AndrewAbbott #Arizona #Baseball #CincinnatiReds #ColeIrvin #ConnorPhillips #Dodgers #EllyDeLaCruz #EmilioPagán #goodyear #GoodyearBallpark #HagenDanner #Homer #JulianAguiar #La #LADodgers #LADodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #LosAngeles #LosAngelesDodgers #MattMcLain #MLB #NateLowe #NickSenzel #ReceHinds #SanFranciscoGiants #SantiagoEspinal #TonySantillan #WillBenson

Hinweis für alle Fans des Epischen: Der Lesekreis zur Odyssee fällt heute wegen einer internen Veranstaltung aus.

Der nächste Termin findet regulär am kommenden Dienstag, 3. März,. 17:00 in der Olshausenstraße 80a statt. Die Termine findet Ihr auch auf unserer Webseite:

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots/aktuelles

#sctt26 #ScienceComesToTown #Kiel #Altphilologie #Odyssee #Homer #Antike #Lesekreis

Hinweis für alle Fans des Epischen: Der Lesekreis zur Odyssee fällt heute wegen einer internen Veranstaltung aus.

Der nächste Termin findet regulär am kommenden Dienstag, 3. März,. 17:00 in der Olshausenstraße 80a statt. Die Termine findet Ihr auch auf unserer Webseite:

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots/aktuelles

#sctt26 #ScienceComesToTown #Kiel #Altphilologie #Odyssee #Homer #Antike #Lesekreis

Hinweis für alle Fans des Epischen: Der Lesekreis zur Odyssee fällt heute wegen einer internen Veranstaltung aus.

Der nächste Termin findet regulär am kommenden Dienstag, 3. März,. 17:00 in der Olshausenstraße 80a statt. Die Termine findet Ihr auch auf unserer Webseite:

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots/aktuelles

#sctt26 #ScienceComesToTown #Kiel #Altphilologie #Odyssee #Homer #Antike #Lesekreis

Hinweis für alle Fans des Epischen: Der Lesekreis zur Odyssee fällt heute wegen einer internen Veranstaltung aus.

Der nächste Termin findet regulär am kommenden Dienstag, 3. März,. 17:00 in der Olshausenstraße 80a statt. Die Termine findet Ihr auch auf unserer Webseite:

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots/aktuelles

#sctt26 #ScienceComesToTown #Kiel #Altphilologie #Odyssee #Homer #Antike #Lesekreis

Hinweis für alle Fans des Epischen: Der Lesekreis zur Odyssee fällt heute wegen einer internen Veranstaltung aus.

Der nächste Termin findet regulär am kommenden Dienstag, 3. März,. 17:00 in der Olshausenstraße 80a statt. Die Termine findet Ihr auch auf unserer Webseite:

https://www.uni-kiel.de/de/cluster-roots/aktuelles

#sctt26 #ScienceComesToTown #Kiel #Altphilologie #Odyssee #Homer #Antike #Lesekreis

So, in addition to demonizing #Matriarchal societies, #Homer took a stab at the survivors of the #BronzeAgeCollapse on #Crete by turning them into the #Cyclops! Not a surprise! I noticed that #Odysseus eyed the "Cyclops Island" as prime #RealEstate (like a typical #Colonist!). Of course the so-called "civilized" #AncientGreeks had to demonize peoples who had lived under female rulers or NO RULERS!

Were the Odyssey’s #Cyclopes Actually #Minoans?

By Caleb Howells, January 6, 2026

Excerpt: "Drawing on his experience sailing a replica of an Ancient Greek galley, Severin estimated that Odysseus would have reached the coast of Libya, specifically near the site that later became the Greek colony of Cyrene. This was the Land of the Lotus Eaters. From there, Odysseus resumed his journey back to Ithaca, logically sailing north toward Southern Greece. Along this route, he would likely have arrived at the southwestern corner of #Crete, where the peninsula of #Paleochora was once separated from the main island, forming a small offshore island.

"This scenario closely matches the Odyssey’s description of Odysseus arriving at a small island situated just beside the island where the Cyclopes lived.

How the Cyclopes match the Minoans of Crete

"Severin’s argument that Crete was the island of the Cyclopes is highly compelling. But how do the Minoans fit into this theory? Regarding the Minoan city of Kommos in southern Crete, Severin noted its abandonment in the Late Bronze Age and asked:

" 'What had happened to the survivors of Kommos and the other Minoan settlements along this coast? Could they have fallen back to the barest subsistence level, living in caves and practicing the sort of simple pastoral farming that Ulysses found among the Cyclopes?'

"In essence, Severin suggested that the Cyclopes of the Odyssey may have been Minoans who, after the collapse of their magnificent #BronzeAge civilization, returned to a #simpler, more primitive way of life. While Severin did not explore this idea in depth, a closer examination reveals there is substantial evidence for this."

Read more:
https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/06/odyssey-cyclopes-minoans/

#AncientHistory #Crete #Histodon #BronzeAgeCollapse #Colonialism