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re: Agamemnon in Troy (2004) vs The Odyssey (2026)
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:24 pm to BluegrassBelle
Posted on 12/28/25 at 9:24 pm to BluegrassBelle
I agree with the tweet you posted
I liked the imposing nature of Agamemnon.
Also, doesn’t Agamemnon appear to Odysseyus in the underworld after his death? This scene could be from that event in the story, which would make the appearance of the elegant armor more fitting…
I liked the imposing nature of Agamemnon.
Also, doesn’t Agamemnon appear to Odysseyus in the underworld after his death? This scene could be from that event in the story, which would make the appearance of the elegant armor more fitting…
This post was edited on 12/28/25 at 9:32 pm
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Posted on 12/28/25 at 10:57 pm to The Baker
I'm cautiously optimistic for this movie but just not sure about Matt Damon, I don't dislike him just not sure what to think here. I also didn't care for him as Carroll Shelby.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 6:48 am to Cleathecat
Damon is supposed to be really smart IRL but he doesn't project it well as an actor. That's why Will Hunting works because he is a character who does everything he can to not appear smart to the outside world and that's perfect for Damon
And I liked him as Shelby but I don't know what Shelby was like IRL so I saw it as a movie character not a biopic character.
And I liked him as Shelby but I don't know what Shelby was like IRL so I saw it as a movie character not a biopic character.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:19 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:meh, he's smart for an actor
Damon is supposed to be really smart IRL
Every time I hear him speak, he just sounds like generic redditor #353, with generic leftist talking points. Indistinguishable from Ruffalo. . .or Sean Penn (minus the overwhelming self-importance)
I am convinced people only think he is smart because of Good Will Hunting.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 7:37 am to Roaad
He went to Harvard back when that meant something.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:14 am to SlowFlowPro
I think Damon is a great actor and this movie looks fantastic. People complaining about Nolan being Nolan in a trailer seems funny to me.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 12:51 pm to SlowFlowPro
Ivy leagues aren't an indicator of intellect, so much as academic rigor. . .for those without "alternate paths"
Posted on 12/31/25 at 4:12 pm to Roaad
The Chad classical archeologist
Posted on 12/31/25 at 4:59 pm to hawgfaninc
I think the new Agamemnon looks pretty badass tbh
Posted on 12/31/25 at 5:01 pm to BluegrassBelle
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I like the thought that it’s reminiscent of the vases from antiquity.
The vases you posted are probably from much later than the setting for Odyssey, but who cares. The horse haired plumed helmet looks awesome and we associate it only with Ancient Greek warriors.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 5:23 pm to DiamondDog
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Matt Damon? Good grief.
This alone makes this film unwatchable for me.
Posted on 12/31/25 at 11:10 pm to SlowFlowPro
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went to Harvard back when that meant something.
Harvard hasn't been a standard of quality students since Vietnam. That Harvard … the institution that produced brilliant young men fluent in Greek and Latin, the one whose graduates explored Egyptian ruins and explored the edges of the Earth, that Harvard was dead long before Damon was born.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:17 am to DesScorp
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Harvard hasn't been a standard of quality students since Vietnam.
The entrance data say otherwise
Back in the 90s the cream of the crop went to Harvard (other than a small legacy population with inferior scores). No holistic acceptance or over reliance on extracurriculars. You had to have damn near perfect grades and scores to even be considered.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 8:36 am to SlowFlowPro
I’m looking forward to it. I love Troy, although I think this will be a very different movie.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:46 am to TheePalmetto
Please. I guess you dislike masterful film making
This post was edited on 1/1/26 at 9:46 am
Posted on 1/1/26 at 9:55 am to SlowFlowPro
Matt Damon was awesome as LeBeof in True Grit, i find him annoying in everything else he has done.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:00 am to SlowFlowPro
I love everything about that photo
Smoking while wearing the helmet is next level Chad-dery
Smoking while wearing the helmet is next level Chad-dery
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:08 am to DesScorp
quote:It is a standard of academic discipline, no doubt. I just made the contention that it isn't an indicator of high intellect.
Harvard hasn't been a standard of quality students since Vietnam.
I would wager Harvard's totally-not-a-quota "racially conscious" admissions has diluted it somewhat.
But that also means the Whites and Asians there are WAY better (or way richer) than the old Whites and Asians that went there, as they now also have to be better than lesser performing boosted minorities.
Posted on 1/1/26 at 11:39 am to Roaad
Posted on 1/1/26 at 12:05 pm to BluegrassBelle
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Reminded me a lot of this one I saw at the Art Institute as well:
Just proves that the Greeks really were sub-Saharan Africans like the internet says.
KEMET!
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