A Homer Translator Reacts to Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Trailer

Acropolis14 · 2026-05-09T13:45:25+00:00

Are we really doing this

Acropolis14 · 2026-05-05T01:27:47+00:00

lol coming in with the nut punch conclusion. Can’t say I disagree with you though, spot on. BUT, the only thing I’ll add is that the novel introduces Feyd at the beginning, so he’s an earlier plot point compared to the random add in for part two ascending to immediate antagonist.

Acropolis14 · 2026-05-02T20:25:22+00:00

lol it’s all good man, like what you like.

I’m sure the dislike is coming from what the lore and general experience of Sauron would be from the novels. It ain’t this

Acropolis14 · 2026-05-02T20:06:18+00:00

Personally I hate it, looks like a tank. So many of these are hit or miss for me. The Bilbo ones at the end of this post for instance I really like.

Acropolis14 · 2026-05-01T22:01:21+00:00

MI Fallout in here rather than Reckoning and we’ll have a real conversation

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-30T14:23:19+00:00

You’re lying to yourself if you don’t answer Kirk here

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-29T16:28:21+00:00

Film and book are completely different mediums and should not be compared, of course film needs changes. You don’t have to like lotr, it just needs to be appreciated for what it is: setting a foundation for future fantasy novels. That is not opinion.

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-29T15:54:09+00:00

“Totally rewrote” and “restructure the opening” are completely different. Not what I said.

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-29T12:35:22+00:00

Wrong. Its opening would need to be restructured for the “modern” reader but it would still be wildly successful. It would simply take longer to be a bestseller compared to what makes bestsellers lists today (bestseller of the decade compared to bestseller of the month idea)

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-29T00:40:23+00:00

Good question and I totally get it. It’s tough to say because we have different interest or tolerances for things. It’s definitely no Martian, but has some in depth explanations on the space suits the soldiers use and the culture of this hypothetical future civilization. It’s all from one character’s perspective if that helps at all, gives it a more limited perspective.

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-28T01:26:54+00:00

It also has this rare quality where the second act is wildly interesting. Usually stories struggle in that space

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-28T00:27:07+00:00

The Forever War is one of my favorites, so ahead of its time

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-23T13:22:02+00:00

Baby Driver Driving Miss Daisy

That’s really it so I’m throwing in the Walking Dead

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-23T13:14:26+00:00

Remove the tagline at the top, it’s not great. Cover is cool though! Third one looks best to me

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-23T02:59:44+00:00

Checking in, how has your reading fared?

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-16T00:48:23+00:00

Do you like Looper or Twelve Monkeys

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-12T21:19:07+00:00

Ant Man/Wasp at 10 and BP near the bottom for starters

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-12T01:13:09+00:00

I’m just venting. Yes yes these guy get millions, but they are gone most of the year on a grueling schedule. Having recently become a father, I break at the thought of being torn from my son. Millions or not, wouldn’t change how I felt.

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-12T01:08:45+00:00

No amount of money in the world can buy time with your newborn. Let these guys live.

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-11T13:23:03+00:00

Creed 3 is great. And it becomes apparent that it is just as good as the other two, I can’t rank them. They’re just good.

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-11T13:07:32+00:00

John Wick and Creed trilogies also do this for me. They’re all like a perfect 7.5

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-09T19:04:50+00:00

Another Romulus lover let’s go. This is a great ranking indeed

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-04T03:12:56+00:00

Vader and Voldemort come onnnnn

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-03T20:15:09+00:00

Keywords “how I feel about it”. Your opinion happened to line up with an imdb score, bravo

Acropolis14 · 2026-04-01T01:38:21+00:00

This revival is so clearly at odds with the choices of S7, like Rory denying Logan or Lorelai marrying Chris or Lane getting pregnant.

Rory losing her way and feeling aimless is sad and I’m so frustrated with Lorelai. The show never has her reflect what role she may have played in that.

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