r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/padfoony • 3h ago

Christopher Nolan avoided CGI and used 7ft stuntmen to portray Laestrygonians in The Odyssey. The giant leader, King Antiphates, is portrayed by actor Josh Stewart, while Matt Damon’s stunt double is Devyn Dalton, who is just under 5ft.

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u/gd4x 3h ago

Chuds losing their minds over trans Odysseus and black Laestrygonians

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u/Turbulent-Winner-902 3h ago

That’s one sentence I never thought I’ll see 😂

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u/gd4x 15m ago

First time in the history of the universe anyone said that, yep. 

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u/clothanger 3h ago

And this is why miserable folks don't enjoy things, they find more things to hate about instead of doing anything meaningful.

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u/djc6535 Interested 2h ago

I saw an interview with a professor of Ancient Greece say "Lets look deeper into this for a moment, let's discuss the parentage of Helen. She was born of a swan. That's the accuracy you're fighting with here"

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u/OssumFried 1h ago

Yeah, watching History Buffs, who I normally enjoy, pan it a good bit had me laugh. It's a fucking epic that was pretty much 100% mythology until we discovered the actual Troy which bumped it down to maybe 90% mythology and 10% history. That serves no purpose other than to give the worst people you interact with online a crack to go fill with their pre-existing hatred and bigotry.

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u/Mindless_Chest_1079 49m ago

I am on the 'chud' side and found the movie lacking, but the practical effects were one of the stronger points. You'd think it was half CGI if you didn't know the director.

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u/ProfessionalMovie759 2h ago

Idk who is being miserable. Inaccurate depiction spoils it ngl. Not like people are losing their minds over it. People just raised their opinions.

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u/DM_Me_Ur_Real_Boobs 2h ago

Thus, Chuds. 

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u/fhdksbfccc 2h ago

You feel the same way about "progressives" complaining about scarlet johansen playing an anime character? or Odessa being bullied into not playing a half mexican fictional character just recently?

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u/Inane_ramblings 2h ago

It's usually the chronically online, terminally jaded, acting the loudest in the room :(

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u/fhdksbfccc 1h ago

thats valid as long as you have the same energy if they do Ryan Gosling as some fictional black character. Double standards are the problem.

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u/Inane_ramblings 1h ago

For sure. I think Jamie Foxx (although the clip was on the Rogan podcast blah,) had a pretty based take on exactly that. And I tell you what my anime friends, who are black, except for my cousin lol, All thought Alita battle angel was dope.

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u/thissexypoptart 2h ago

Lol I’m not sure the other person replying to you is aware you’re being silly.

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u/EverythingSucksYo 1h ago

You’re joking about her being trans right? Not because I don’t want to see trans in movies but because her arms would be much more impressive as a biological woman. 

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u/Nodima 2h ago

At some point we're going to have to address that the two Greek kings in this movie are from Boston and Baltimore and they're putting their lives on the line for a New Yorker

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u/twjohnston 1h ago

I remember when people said the same thing about an American and an Aussie leading the cast of Troy

No, wait….. no, I don’t, because this brain rot has manifested mostly in the last 10 years 

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u/Nodima 1h ago

Case in point: people seem to be taking me even somewhat seriously for referencing baseball rivalries

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u/twjohnston 37m ago

I don’t personally have any knowledge of baseball. Sorry I didn’t get the joke.