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Mystique really brought Scott all the way to Mexico for some revenge just to get her ass beat with his glasses off and she could still barely get the best of him. Loved this episode for Jean and Scott tho man they really do belong together ❤️
BOWFINGER (1999) deserves way more love. Shooting Eddie Murphy guerrilla-style around real Hollywood locations gives the comedy an unpredictable energy, and those genuine reactions make the movie feel far more inventive than the average studio comedy.
@tattooedtresses Go to waffle house or taco bell and then go see the odyssey and after that walk around the park or city somewhere and get lost in convo
What the names “Odysseus” and “Achilles” mean is fascinating. It reveals the terrifying reality of what a Greek hero is.
• Achilles can be read as ἄχος (grief) + λαός (fighting men) = grief of the fighting men.
• We are told that Odysseus is given the name by his grandfather from ὀδύσσομαι (to hate) = Mr. Hatred.
• The non-ionic pronunciation from which we get Ulysses sounds like οὐλή (scar) which is of course the defining physical feature by which Odysseus is identified. (These are all “folk” etymologies)
The Greek hero is a man of pain and suffering. They cause enormous pain to their rivals: Achilles to Hector and Agamemnon; Odysseus to the Trojans, suitors, and cyclops. But they also cause enormous pain to their friends: Achilles to the Achaeans; Odysseus to his family and the Phaeacians. Lastly, they cause enormous pain to themselves: both lives are riddled with suffering.
While both heroes are men of pain and suffering they are also clearly different. Wily Odysseus is a different archetype than godlike Achilles. So who is the greater hero?
That’s what I try to answer in this video essay filmed in Ithaca.
Brad Pitt publicly hated Troy (2004) and regretted taking the role. Pitt took the role because he needed to fulfill a commitment after withdrawing from another Warner Bros. project.
To avoid legal and financial penalties, Brad Pitt agreed to star in Troy instead.
He called it "a commercial kind of thing," saying the storytelling lacked mystery because the camera was always focused on him as the hero.
Even so, he committed fully to Achilles. Pitt spent nearly 6 months training in sword fighting, boxing, sprinting, and weightlifting, gaining around 10–15 pounds (4.5–7 kg) of lean muscle to resemble ancient Greek statues.
While filming, he ironically tore his Achilles tendon during a battle scene, delaying production.
Looking back, Pitt admitted, "I chunked that scene... I blew that scene. It could be better. I would love another shot at it."
Ironically, many fans and critiques believe that the flatness actually works for Achilles in the film — a character who doesn’t care about anything except winning battles.