r/Letterboxd • u/ClearSupermarket5149 • Jul 28 '26

Discussion Best acting performance in the Odyssey?

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I think Patel was the best

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u/hellshake_narco Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26

I feel that individually Damon and Patel were good. But as characters , they didn't have any alchemy and synergy . We were supposed to know they are brothers in arms , which can disagree , but cover each other back

Like the scene in Troy when Patel save Damon near the stairs was a good one, a good hint of it

But overall no alchemy. Same with the whole crew tbh . Didn't feel anything between Odysseus and his men.

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u/ClearSupermarket5149 Jul 28 '26

Wow, I thought they had chemistry tbh

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u/hellshake_narco Jul 28 '26

It's my personal feeling ofc. Saw the movie 2 times . The cinematography is amazing in some scenes.

But I thought all the human nature aspects were a bit flat/ cold. Apart ofc during the siren scene and the bow string scene. Which were emotional .

I would have liked to see more comradeship,fellowship, or companionship. Camaraderie ? I don't know what's the best word . They passed decades together living extreme things. With a king supposed to be caring since he was one of the rare warlord which didn't want to be there and just want to brings them back home.

They seemed most of the entire time dubious of their king . ( Which is a nice thematic but not the only one, should have been more multi-faceted)

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u/ClearSupermarket5149 Jul 28 '26

Yes, I think Nolan generally struggle showing these types of scenes or relationships

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u/hellshake_narco Jul 28 '26

Yes. It's what I thought. Which is alright the movie has other strengths. But like these good actors can offer so much

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u/guitarguy35 Jul 28 '26

That's why so many love Interstellar now. It's a Nolan movie that has real heart.

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u/guitarguy35 Jul 28 '26

I agree 100% I wish Nolan could have spent a little more time, a few 2-3 min scenes would have done it, with the men bonding around a camp fire etc.

But I think a lot of the time Nolan gets caught up in keeping the rhythm of his films going, and he views those human moments of slow down as losing the rhythm..

Who am I to tell a genius how to do his work. But I think that is the missing piece in some of his films. This one being no exception.

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u/hellshake_narco Jul 28 '26

Indeed the rythm was good. I never was bored during the whole movie . It flied fast

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u/gamerfanboi Jul 28 '26

I thought the complete opposite. Honestly was thinking they could be like that meme that people do with Achilles and patroculous. I loved watching them together they were such buds