This trend where every movie has to feature people of all races—even historical films set in places where only one race existed—is the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in cinema.
Watched Troy (2004) for the first time before I went to see The Odyssey on opening day.
Troy is better and it’s not even close.
I’m convinced that ever since 2020 Hollywood has gone downhill BADLY with the immoral and inaccurate agendas that they push.
It ruins movies.
Go watch Troy. Brad Pitt is phenomenal as Achilles.
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 understand her importance.
They were Greek characters from a specific culture, with a specific history.
And this is what Hollywood keeps getting wrong.
We don’t identify with characters because they look like us.
We connect with them because we recognize something human in them - their struggles, their courage, their flaws, their values.
Odysseus is a GREEK hero.
Helen of Troy is a GREEK woman.
Their identities are part of what makes their stories meaningful.
Casting Colombians and Africans and Indians as Greek ISN'T "representation."
It’s just insulting.
Stop it.
Odysseus: Jos David Lynch tekis espanjalaisen saippuaoopperakäsiksen ja Hollywood-näyttelijäkaartilla SNL-sketsin joka kertoo Odysseuksesta, niin se olis Christopher Nolanin Odysseus. Nolan käytti ziljardin muistuttaakseen meitä kaikkia siitä kuinka hyvä leffa Troy oli.
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Dear Hollywood;
No matter how many heroes you "deconstruct"...
No matter how many villains you turn into heroic victims...
No matter how many GREAT MEN you demonize...
YOU will still be the REAL villain here.
You will never justify your own wickedness by blurring the line between good and evil.
You will never redeem yourselves by tearing down the heroes we have loved for generations.
Our heroes remain heroes.
The villains remain villains.
We still know the difference.
And we won’t forget that difference because you swap races and genders, rewrite stories, and tell us it’s PROGRESS.
Truth doesn’t bend to an agenda.
Truth stands.
We see it.
And we see you.
Sincerely,
THE GLOBAL FANDOM
Critics are already rushing to protect The Odyssey while audiences are rejecting its forced casting.
While the film is sitting at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, the trailers are getting crushed with massive dislike ratios.
Greek audiences are particularly furious.
Many see the race-swapping of Helen of Troy and other changes as a direct attack on their history and heritage. Comments from Greeks online describe the project as a “parody” and a “big FU” to their culture.
The film’s director has said they won’t do “politically correct casting for the sake of ticking boxes.” That stance alone has become controversial in Hollywood circles.
This is becoming a clear pattern.
When studios prioritize modern identity politics over story and source material, audiences push back hard. Critics can give it glowing reviews, but they can’t force people to like it or silence the backlash.
Source: Greek city Times, The Daily Beast Writer: Samuel