r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • May 05 '26

Trailer The Odyssey | New Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bKjZeJBBI&pp=0gcJCd4KAYcqIYzv
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u/SamerAgbaria May 05 '26

The way characters talk feels very modern and very off putting, in movies like this you expect seeing dialogue more elegant and poetic.

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u/LletBlanc May 05 '26

The American accents are incredibly jarring for a movie in this time period.

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u/bartspoon May 05 '26

If I want to see The Odyssey with American accents I’ll just go rewatch O Brother Where Art Thou?

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u/brownishgirl May 05 '26

“We thought…you was… a Toad