The production of Christopher Nolan received permission for 15 days of filming in Greece with a budget of 16 million euros. The Greek state gave them 6 million as a subsidy from the money of Greek taxpayers, who were never informed about the cast of the film or the distortion of the most important work in our history.
The issue here is not that they received money. We Greeks would gladly have given all 16 million for Nolan to shoot a faithful Odyssey. But it should have been a film that properly represents us Greeks, Hellenism and stays true to the values and writings of Homer. Not so we Greeks could pay for a Black Helen and Clytemnestra, a Batman-like Agamemnon, a trans Achilles or Elpenor (a woman playing a male role), a Black Athena, and a script based on the worst possible "translation" that exists.
In short, Nolan disrespected all Greeks, while the Greek people are now officially in the crosshairs of racism and the falsification of their history and culture. Woke Hollywood must die.
As a Greek, I was excited when I first heard about this movie. I hoped we would finally see a beautiful, respectful adaptation of The Odyssey, something like Troy years ago.
Instead, they’re rewriting our entire civilization to fit modern ideology, erasing who we are, diminishing our ancestors, and replacing our myths with something foreign to us. It hurts to watch.
That being said, it means a lot to me personally—and I’m sure to all Greeks—that Elon is speaking about it. His voice carries far, and right now it means even more to us. Our history and cultural legacy deserve to be protected, not rewritten.