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2026-07-20 -Great Cultural Revolution

Odyssey opens to $51M domestic opening day

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Posted by Lord Garth 2026-07-20 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [472 views ] Top

1 A garbage is still garbage.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-07-20 02:45|| 2026-07-20 02:45|| Front Page Top

I was “black” when I read The Odyssey in high school...

...but somehow I never imagined the characters as looking like me.

Why?

Because they were GREEK characters.

I didn’t need Odysseus to look like me to appreciate his story.

I didn’t need Helen of Troy to look like me to… pic.twitter.com/CDFfIl5Uzk
— Byl Holte (@SirBylHolte) July 18, 2026

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2026-07-20 02:48|| 2026-07-20 02:48|| Front Page Top

3 Let's trash toxic masculinity!

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-20 06:42|| 2026-07-20 06:42|| Front Page Top

4 I am reliably informed that watching Odyssey is as boring as reading The Odyssey. It's like a classroom assignment.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-07-20 08:30|| 2026-07-20 08:30|| Front Page Top

5 OTOH __ there are all those Renaissance paintings portraying Jesus as a blond, European type, so this flavor of bowdlerism ain't exactly new

Posted by Thrart Grundy9321 2026-07-20 08:51|| 2026-07-20 08:51|| Front Page Top

6 update for the 3 day weekend

Domestic (47.1%)
$124,500,000
International (52.9%)
$139,564,000
Worldwide
$264,064,000

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-07-20 08:53|| 2026-07-20 08:53|| Front Page Top

7 Are those numbers real? I'm surprised a WOKE film can gross that much!

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2026-07-20 10:48|| 2026-07-20 10:48|| Front Page Top

8 ...do we believe any numbers anymore?

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-07-20 11:23|| 2026-07-20 11:23|| Front Page Top

9 The numbers come from a tally of movie theater reports - same as all movies for many years.

I haven't seen the movie but I'm pretty sure the 'wokeness' in the movie is 'just enough to please the Oscar committee' but not enough to ruin the film.

The movie stars Matt Damon as Odysseus and, whatever else you can say about him, he is a capable actor. The movie was filmed to show great images in the tradition of the 'historical' blockbusters of the past. I've heard there is a fair amount of contemporary obscenity which I detest but it wouldn't stop me from going to see it. As far as making Helen of Troy a black women, well that only a few minute on the screen and she really doesn't do much. Ellen/Elliot Page has a minor role as a soldier but it really is minor. She also play Achilles but in that scene Achilles is in the underworld so maybe that is a punishment for him.

Posted by Lord Garth 2026-07-20 17:19|| 2026-07-20 17:19|| Front Page Top

10 punishment for ~~him~~ her

Posted by Frank G 2026-07-20 18:30|| 2026-07-20 18:30|| Front Page Top

11 Is Odyssey's treatment of unwanted house guests a metaphor for our unwelcomed migrants?

Posted by Procopius2K 2026-07-20 20:15|| 2026-07-20 20:15|| Front Page Top

12 I see you made the connection, intended or otherwise.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-07-20 21:02|| 2026-07-20 21:02|| Front Page Top

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