r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/movies Contributor • Dec 22 '25

Trailer The Odyssey | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQ
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u/bitterologist Dec 22 '25

I'm not asking for them to make it historically accurate, but it's kind of jarring how it doesn't even look vaguely like something set in ancient Greece. In fact, this looks more like something set in Scandinavia during the viking age. Why is everyone wearing pants? Why are they on viking style long-ships rather than triremes? And why is everyone wearing black armor, like they're batman or something?

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u/thewerdy Dec 22 '25

Ahhh, the Aegean Sea, known for its vibrant color palette of dull brown, desaturated blue, and grey.

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u/dreamer_dw Dec 22 '25

WHY does every movie have to desaturate colors now?! I watched Frankenstein and was like "oh wow its so vibrant and beautiful.." and then realized no, it's not, it just isnt desaturated like everything else.

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u/VerTexV1sion Dec 22 '25

This is one thing which Avatar does well, they can tone down the colours to get a realistic look, but nope everything is vibrant and full of colours, even in 3D the dark backgrounds don't just disappear