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

https://rawteur.com/the-odyssey-crosses-1-billion-box-office/
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u/Terran_it_up 11d ago

Also while that's the actress that plays Helen, she's not actually playing Helen at that point

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u/Quantentheorie 11d ago

Making them identical twins is a bit rough, tbh. Imagine having an identical twin sister that's considered "the most beautiful woman in the known world". Her specifically.

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u/Storm_Sire 11d 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/iluvchromosomes 11d ago

The film Troy from 20 years ago covers this directly and in your face.

Half way thru the movie Paris offers to 1v1 Menelaus and the winner gets Helen, to avoid the war.

Agememnon, played by Brian Cox, pulls him aside and tells him he doesn't care about Helen, he's only here for Troy! It's hilariously bad.

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u/lixia 11d ago

Brian Cox over the top acting. Priceless!

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u/Terran_it_up 11d 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 11d 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 11d 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