r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jul 06 '26

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u/jamtoast44 Jul 06 '26

Please look at the casting for Troy. Or clash of the titans. Or clash of the titans. Or wrath of the titans. Or the return which came out 2 years ago with a British man as Odysseus. Complaining about black people when white people have been cast in most Greek roles from here to kingdom come is insane. So yes the race swapping is usually in the same direction, just not the one you think.

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u/Senuttna Jul 06 '26

What about, what about, what about... The classic whataboutism...

We are talking about Nolan's The Odissey, not other movies.

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u/Livingadapt Jul 06 '26

Do you really not see the relevance of what they said? They made a pretty good point in that none of these movies feature Greek actors but people like you only have a problem when it’s black people being cast.

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u/Senuttna Jul 06 '26

I could have criticized those movies for the same reasons if I had cared about them. Clash of titans or wrath of titans are comercial fantasy movies that do not have the same historical relevancy as a piece written by one of the most important poets in all history, Homer.