T. Becket Adams

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@ReturnoftheSK Genuinely bizarre "are you OK?" behavior.

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The more I think on this, the more I’m convinced of it. I enjoy Nolan movies, sure, but I don’t think I’ve loved one so much as this.

The marrying of tradition with modern moviemaking provides layers upon layers. I’m not even sure how much of it is intentional, but it’s there!

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Just came back from the "Odyssey."

It's as great as they say, if not better. Perhaps Christopher Nolan's best.

Key takeaways: 1. Never doubt Nolan. 2. Ignore fan accounts, the online right, influencers, etc., as best you can. They're reactionaries and hopeless dorks.

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@jstannehill @aelfred_D Oh, do tell.

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Ta-da

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lmaooooo emily wilson and the weird right

[Corey Atad @CoreyAtad]

lmao Emily Wilson went to TOWN on Nolan's The Odyssey https://t.co/ZYV2UERMR5

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Horseshoe theory remains undefeated.

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@GCarpetPernman I’ve been wondering about whether there’s more analysis on the themes and imagery, but I’ve largely avoided all the online discourse because well *gestures broadly*

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@Phiophills Ah! That I did not know!

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@KevinPinball I admit freely that I have no idea what is happening in that movie. Most fun I’ve ever had being confused out of my mind.

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Bingo! The Odyssey had me wondering: when was the last time weird right-wing Twitter beclowned itself so badly—I had forgotten about the Cracker Barrel freakout!

[The New York Times @nytimes]

Breaking News: The CEO of Cracker Barrel, who faced backlash when the company briefly changed its old-timey logo, has been replaced. https://t.co/3g4vX9yJvX

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Can't pass judgment on this until I know if it's a black or white person.

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Extremely unrealistic. The Greeks had clothes. Disrespectful to Western civilization.

[Art or Other Things @ArtorOtherThing]

The Greek Slave (detail) 1844- Hiram Powers (American, 1805–1873)

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PARIS, TEXAS (1984).

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@bendreyfuss Anthony Quinn? The Bedouin sheik?

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“I’m a conservative Christian, and I don’t see the face of Christ in the sparing of women.”

[Matt Walsh @MattWalshBlog]

For a week conservative Nolan apologists have claimed that his adaptation was secretly based and “Christianized.” Now here is Nolan himself saying he changed the story to make it less “misogynistic.” Hate to say I told you so. I will now be accepting retractions and apologies.

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@jdpeterson Even if it’s a deviation, I don’t see why that would make people so viscerally angry. It’s a unique and worthwhile exploration of a classic character. It’s not like he’s an HR goblin now!

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Just came back from the "Odyssey."

It's as great as they say, if not better. Perhaps Christopher Nolan's best.

Key takeaways: 1. Never doubt Nolan. 2. Ignore fan accounts, the online right, influencers, etc., as best you can. They're reactionaries and hopeless dorks.

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Noooooooooo.

Oh it’s actually going to be bad, isn’t it?

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@theStephenJKD What are you doing? I told you to ignore me!

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@Johartz Homer notes that Polyphemus’ cry was so loud, it alerted every other cyclops on the island. He wasn’t kidding. God almighty.

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The online people are not OK.

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I've never seen so many people emotionally invested in the failure of a movie they haven't seen.