Christopher Nolan’s new film, the Odyssey, has launched a thousand think pieces. Below, I have included the headlines from some of the more provocative pieces about the work.
I Translated the Odyssey from Greek, and Would Be Ashamed to Have Written Christopher Nolan's Script
Nolan's script is poorly written and lacking in emotional depth and character development. And there are no sex scenes… and all the food looks horrible.
I'm a Classicist. Were Emily Wilson and I Watching the Same Odyssey Movie?
The celebrated translator used baffling arguments to flay Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's poem.
I'm a Projectionist at Cinemark. I Can Assure You Emily Wilson and Theo Nash Watched the Same Odyssey Movie
Both the celebrated translator and classicist were spotted by me at Cinemark University City Penn 6 Theater. I can also tell you that the celebrated translator ordered a family-sized popcorn even though she watched the movie alone.
I'm Currently Unemployed And Being Crushed By A Merciless Capitalist System. What Is This Odyssey Movie Everyone Is Talking About and When Does It Come Out?
And can we stop with all the spoilers? I just want to watch the movie. Oh, it's $30 at the IMAX? Never mind.
I'm a Suitor Trying to Get a Widow to Marry Me Against Her Will. Here's What Christopher Nolan Get's Wrong About Our Demographic
If a woman's husband has been gone for ten years, surely it's time to move on?
I Review Movies for a Living, and Somehow I Missed This One and Am on My Way to the Theater Now. Watch How Many Insane Takes I Can Get Off About the Odyssey Before the Light Turns Green
In the course of film history, occasionally one movie will rise above… oof, the light is green.
I'm a White Supremacist. You Probably Already Know How I Feel About the Movie
What? I have to write something too? Elon, they're saying I need to write something too. What's that? Use Grok? Who is Grok?
I'm an Internet Commentator Desperate for Attention and Feel I Need to Throw My Review into the Ring Before It's Too Late
Are all these Odyssey reviews making you feel left out because you haven't written one? Me too!
I'm a Large Language Model Tired of Writing People's Think Pieces About the Odyssey
The Odyssey is a visually staggering, visceral epic that transforms Homer's myth into a harrowing, psychological triumph about the brutal cost of war and the relentless obsession to reach home. Some commentators liken it to the absolute need to build more data centers.
Alright, so only the top two reviews were real. The rest were fabrications that came from my family’s What’s App group as we were complaining about 1) the need that every internet commentator has to share a review of the Odyssey, and 2) the tiresome way that these news outlets frame their headlines. “I am a political scientist, and the weird way that headlines are framed annoys me!”