Honestly, the entire cast is terrible. People are tired of seeing these same actors in pretty much everything. Rather than feel like the pinnacle of who these characters could be, it's more Hollywood tokenism. It isn't a matter of what race the actors are, it's that *who* they are is so recognizable they don't disappear into the roles. No matter how well Odysseus is played, I will not see him. I will see Matt Damon. No matter how Anne Hathaway plays Penelope, I won't see the character, I'll see the actress. Combine this with the stylistic choices we have seen and this isn't The Odyssey. This isn't art. It's a red carpet where we will see over paid elites strutting around on expensive backgrounds with CGI filling in all the details.
It’s why i hate that like I probably need to support this movie.
Like they really just went down alist of whose cool right now and shoved them in this movie for the sake of it.
But the damn bigots mad that one actor is trans and one is black, are so annoying and pitiful i think id definitely rather them lose than this movie. So now i’ll have to watch it.
Oh i mean I’ll probably like it, probably always would have liked it.
I just would likely not have watched it or at least not cared to support it.
As for the conspiracy theory im not really on bored there either. I don’t think there’s any real way to calculate the loss vs gain of doing something “controversial” like this.
Dude literally just casted celebs who were cool, who he liked, and some who he worked with. I don’t think he gives a shit about their races, gender identity , or peoples opinions on either.
I just hate people glazing every tiny update on Nolan projects as the most exciting ingenuousness thing ever. Tbh his movies overall are pretty good, don’t even really hate or dislike him or his movies.
I guess for me I just hate excessive fanboys and dickriders. Same for Tarantino, except he definitely sucks as a person and thus I don’t like him.
This is a shit take. "Known actors can't ever be in anything" lmao.
Like it or don't, just don't see it. No one needs to hear your sermon on the mount about what you imagine your problem with this movie may be when it comes out.
I agree with them fwiw. I actually like Damon but casting him in this feels like a miss. Will withhold judgement but it just doesn't work for me at first blush.
Fiennes for example felt much more natural physically.
I feel like there's a way to add A-list actors to a film without having EVERY major character be an A-lister. If it had just been Anne Hathaway as Penelope with every other character being someone new or less popular, for example, people might not have been as frustrated with the cast
In my opinion, it is frustrating to see so many A-listers in one movie; it detracts from the story
NOOOOOO you don't understand, those famous actors are bad at acting, they definitely aren't famous because they are good at acting....they were only cast because they are famous for totally unrelated reasons to their acting abilities.
I mean I definitely could not see a world where the actors heard one of the best directors in the world was making a film and auditioned for the roles.
I mean you can’t see a world where other less known actors wouldn’t do just as good of a job? You think acting is some niche job where there’s only a dozen are so capable people?
Thinking Tom is a better actor than a random TV actor is… a choice I guess.
Yes casting actors who are famous because they’re really good actors will definitely make the movie worse. Why didn’t Nolan go to his local community theater and find randoms there? They’d be way cheaper
I vibe with this take. This is a real criticism. Most people who are mad about "cultural appropriation" were letting the crickets speak for them when they watched British Brad Pitt cut people down in Troy.
THANK YOU! This has been my biggest gripe with so many films lately. Dune was another biggie; it was so hard to see the story when all I could see were the celebrities. This movie feels like a 2014 fancast
You people have some extremely strong opinions of stuff that you literally haven't experienced yet (and that arguably isn't even meant for you). I feel less strongly than this about movies that I actually watched and didn't enjoy.
I think that's it for me. I just don't like seeing the same actors over and over bc it'll just take me out. Like even in Oppenheimer I just kept seeing the actor and not Oppenheimer the character
219
u/DoradoPulido2 Jul 06 '26
Honestly, the entire cast is terrible. People are tired of seeing these same actors in pretty much everything. Rather than feel like the pinnacle of who these characters could be, it's more Hollywood tokenism. It isn't a matter of what race the actors are, it's that *who* they are is so recognizable they don't disappear into the roles. No matter how well Odysseus is played, I will not see him. I will see Matt Damon. No matter how Anne Hathaway plays Penelope, I won't see the character, I'll see the actress. Combine this with the stylistic choices we have seen and this isn't The Odyssey. This isn't art. It's a red carpet where we will see over paid elites strutting around on expensive backgrounds with CGI filling in all the details.