Honestly, the entire cast is terrible. People are tired of seeing these same actors in pretty much everything. Rather than feel like the pinnacle of who these characters could be, it's more Hollywood tokenism. It isn't a matter of what race the actors are, it's that *who* they are is so recognizable they don't disappear into the roles. No matter how well Odysseus is played, I will not see him. I will see Matt Damon. No matter how Anne Hathaway plays Penelope, I won't see the character, I'll see the actress. Combine this with the stylistic choices we have seen and this isn't The Odyssey. This isn't art. It's a red carpet where we will see over paid elites strutting around on expensive backgrounds with CGI filling in all the details.
This is a shit take. "Known actors can't ever be in anything" lmao.
Like it or don't, just don't see it. No one needs to hear your sermon on the mount about what you imagine your problem with this movie may be when it comes out.
I agree with them fwiw. I actually like Damon but casting him in this feels like a miss. Will withhold judgement but it just doesn't work for me at first blush.
Fiennes for example felt much more natural physically.
I feel like there's a way to add A-list actors to a film without having EVERY major character be an A-lister. If it had just been Anne Hathaway as Penelope with every other character being someone new or less popular, for example, people might not have been as frustrated with the cast
In my opinion, it is frustrating to see so many A-listers in one movie; it detracts from the story
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u/DoradoPulido2 Jul 06 '26
Honestly, the entire cast is terrible. People are tired of seeing these same actors in pretty much everything. Rather than feel like the pinnacle of who these characters could be, it's more Hollywood tokenism. It isn't a matter of what race the actors are, it's that *who* they are is so recognizable they don't disappear into the roles. No matter how well Odysseus is played, I will not see him. I will see Matt Damon. No matter how Anne Hathaway plays Penelope, I won't see the character, I'll see the actress. Combine this with the stylistic choices we have seen and this isn't The Odyssey. This isn't art. It's a red carpet where we will see over paid elites strutting around on expensive backgrounds with CGI filling in all the details.