Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ First Look Slammed Due to Controversial Alternative

. And whereas the picture of Matt Damon as lead character Odysseus has many excited for the film, it has been equally irritating for these with a love of historical past, who’ve shortly taken to social media to slam Nolan’s inventive selections.

Christopher Nolan, who has turn out to be recognized for twisted motion thrillers like Inception, Tenet, and the Batman trilogy, in addition to the Oscar-winning biopic Oppenheimer, will enter a brand new period together with his adaptation of Homer’s epic poem “The Odyssey.” This modification of tempo is already going through criticism due to the helmet being worn by Damon within the first look picture which, in line with historical past buffs, is woefully inaccurate to the purpose of parody.

“The Iliad actually describes Odysseus carrying a kino leather-based helmet adorned with boar tusks, however Hollywood can by no means resist the siren music of the generic historic broom helmet,” says @witte_sergei on X/Twitter. “This helmet is like cocaine to costume designers,” they added, earlier than sharing the “related passage” which reads, “about his head he set a helm wrought of cover, and with many tight-stretched thong was it made stiff inside, whereas with out the white tooth of a boar of gleaming tusks have been set on this aspect and that.” Oops.

Some Have Even Taken Subject With the Casting of Matt Damon as Odysseus

“This higher not be for actual,” provides fellow consumer and irritated historical past lover @WeeboJones. “The Odyssey is ready throughout the age of heros (aka the Mycenaean interval) a while round 1200 BC and so the helmets would have been of the boar tusk model, not the corinthian model. The corinthian helmet did not come into use till the Archaic interval, round 700 BC.” An much more offended response from @handsoforlac reads, “that silly f*cking odyssey helmet has pissed me off a lot i now refuse to see the movie PUT SOME RESPECT ON THE F*CKING BRONZE AGE PLEASE.”

“The Odyssey is ready within the bronze age, however the helmet is predicated on a helmet from a later interval, and it has a roman crest, which is much more anachronistic. He additionally has a random steel wristband and leather-based armor which are frequent film cliches however flawed traditionally. Could possibly be higher,” says @LoTQD. Whereas, on the opposite aspect of the controversy, @george124567 declares, “i do not care what sort of helmet matt damon is carrying within the odyssey.”

Associated

Apart from Matt Damon, have you ever taken a take a look at the stacked forged for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey?

A brand new picture is circulating on-line highlighting Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey. . . however there’s one thing about this film that I feel lots of people are overlooking – the forged is off the charts! We bought Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Mia Goth, Elliot Web page, Sam Irwin – the checklist goes on. I do know that this epic Greek story has been carried out a thousand instances by now, however I can’t wait to see properly, something – a teaser, a trailer, the precise film even, haha! What do you consider Christopher Nolan’s subsequent film? The forged? Let me know within the feedback under!

 

Exterior the costume points, some have issues about Damon taking part in the lead. ” I feel Damon’s Boston accent is incompatible with Odyssey’s mystique,” says @idertod, with @itsthatharry including, “I actually can’t look ahead to the historic accuracy nerds to flip their shit when the trailer for The Odyssey drops and Matt Damon nonetheless seems like he’s from Boston.” Nonetheless, the roles does match properly into Damon’s modus operandi. ” In fact, as a result of if there’s one factor Damon’s recognized for, it’s taking part in a man who can’t discover his method residence whether or not it is house, earth, or historic Greece,” observes @hrivaths17656.

Clearly, Nolan’s determination to make use of a Spartan-esque helmet with a pink plume is controversial. Little doubt this model of helmet, whereas inaccurate, has been chosen for its visible qualities, with the form of the helmet and the plume making a silhouette intently related to sword and sandals epics. In fact, it’s potential that Odysseus could have multiple helmet within the film. Discourse about accuracy with regards to adapting each actual occasions and historic texts typically happens in these conditions, however does it actually matter {that a} story that features a Cyclops doesn’t align with actuality?

The Odyssey

Launch Date

July 17, 2026