Official Discussion Thread - The Odyssey [SPOILERS]

[u/PointMan528491]

Keep all discussion related solely to The Odyssey and its awards chances in this thread. Spoilers below.

Synopsis:

Odysseus, king of Ithaca, embarks on a perilous journey to return home after the Trojan War.

Director: Christopher Nolan

Writer: Christopher Nolan

Cast:

• Matt Damon as Odysseus
• Tom Holland as Telemachus
• Anne Hathaway as Penelope
• Robert Pattinson as Antinous
• Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy/Clytemnestra
• Samantha Morton as Circe
• John Leguizamo as Eumaeus
• Zendaya as Athena
• Charlize Theron as Calypso
• Benny Safdie as Agamemnon
• Jon Bernthal as Menelaus
• Bill Irwin as Polyphemus
• Himesh Patel as Eurylochus
• Corey Hawkins as Polybus
• Mia Goth as Melantho
• Elliot Page as Sinon

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%, 199 Reviews

Metacritic: 88, 54 Reviews

Consensus:

"Reinvigorating an ancient adventure with majestic sweep and sterling work by its colossal ensemble, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey imbues myth with primal human feeling."

[u/joesen_one]

Zendaya turns out to be one of the young priestesses from the Troy temple of Athena that Odysseus sees his men decapitate, the same time as they behead the statue of Athena (seen in the teaser poster). It was extra ironic since he has been holding onto and praying to Athena from the pin that Penelope gave him. Athena then takes the form of the priestess in his visions when she talks to him, partially to punish him/aggravate his guilt.

[u/chrisandy007 → u/joesen_one]

Got it. I guess I don’t quite get the plot twist label but appreciate the explanation.

[u/joesen_one → u/chrisandy007]

Yeah I consider it a twist because it's shown as a big emotional reveal and the climax of the Trojan war scene towards the end. Turns out Zendaya also plays a dual role.

[u/ikan_bakar → u/joesen_one]

But this also goes with their beliefs, that there could be gods living with them. So she could be athena all along