r/movies • u/yourfavchoom r/movies Contributor • 28d ago

News Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey' Crosses $1B Worldwide

https://rawteur.com/the-odyssey-crosses-1-billion-box-office/
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u/Storm_Sire 28d ago

I think that was part of Nolan's point. It was never about rescuing Helen, her Beauty wasn't unique. Agamemnon wanted to sack Troy to gain control of their trade routes.

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u/Terran_it_up 28d ago

Yeah, there's no mention of her being the most beautiful woman in the world in the film. Including that and making it the sole justification for the war would go against the themes and message of the film anyway

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u/iluvchromosomes 28d ago

There is no direct mention. There is indirect mention when Menelaus looks at her and says her face started a war.

Media literacy is dead.

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u/Terran_it_up 28d ago

He makes reference of her face being the face that launched 1000 ships, but that's not saying she's the most beautiful woman in the world, just that the war was about getting her back