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Nolan’s like your face fits the aesthetic I want but keep that goddamn Peppa Pig voice out of my fillum
Nolan’s like your face fits the aesthetic I want but keep that goddamn Peppa Pig voice out of my fillum
Ancient Greece is going to suffer a British invasion with random accents.Nolan’s like your face fits the aesthetic I want but keep that goddamn Peppa Pig voice out of my fillum.
Ancient Greece is going to suffer a British invasion with random accents.![]()
and one obvious Bostonian at the center.
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Bold move for Nolan to actually pass on the international shoot and just film the whole thing in a Caesars Palace in Vegas.
Seems he is going antique for the boats as well:Like the overall aesthetic of Odysseus. Just odd that the armor looks so... antique?
Anachronistic you say?In all seriousness, the armour doesn't seem super historical. Most historians put the war during the Mycenaean Period at 1200-1100 BCE. At that point Greek hoplites did not yet exist and Greek armour looked like this:
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The armour here looks like an anachronistic blend of Classical Greek Hoplite armour with concessions to film aesthetics, like a much more open, less protective face opening. I guess you could say that Nolan is leaning into a mythical depiction of the Homeric period (8th Century BCE)?
I'm no expert on ancient Greek fashion, but I didn't expect Odysseus to look like a classic Hollywood centurion. He looks good but... maybe a bit uninspired?Come on, we can do better. This deserves to be posted in high res.
Nolan's back in the epic caped hero biz!
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I think he's forgoing historical accuracy for something more heroic and cinematic in presentation.In all seriousness, the armour doesn't seem super historical. Most historians put the war during the Mycenaean Period at 1200-1100 BCE. At that point Greek hoplites did not yet exist and Greek armour looked like this:
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The armour here looks like an anachronistic blend of Classical Greek Hoplite armour with concessions to film aesthetics, like a much more open, less protective face opening. I guess you could say that Nolan is leaning into a mythical depiction of the Homeric period (8th Century BCE)?
In all seriousness, the armour doesn't seem super historical. Most historians put the war during the Mycenaean Period at 1200-1100 BCE. At that point Greek hoplites did not yet exist and Greek armour looked like this:
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The armour here looks like an anachronistic blend of Classical Greek Hoplite armour with concessions to film aesthetics, like a much more open, less protective face opening. I guess you could say that Nolan is leaning into a mythical depiction of the Homeric period (8th Century BCE)?
Well, we have a very clear view of the helmet, which is a Hoplite style helmet, and we can also see a good chunk of his bracers and chestplate. It is pretty clearly based upon the standard bronze panoply of an Archaic period hoplite:Damon is wearing a cape with his back turned, how do you know what his armour looks like?
Of course! Like I said he seems to maybe going for a real Homeric vibe. Homer lived just as Ancient Greece transitioned from the post-Bronze dark age into its archaic/classical period and the beginning of hoplite warfare. Homer was not likely the original author of the Illiad and Odyssey, but rather the first bard to commit those oral tales to writing.I think he's forgoing historical accuracy for something more heroic and cinematic in presentation.
DK wants Nolan to do Jason and the Argonauts.Well, we have a very clear view of the helmet, which is a Hoplite style helmet, and we can also see a good chunk of his bracers and chestplate. It is pretty clearly based upon the standard bronze panoply of an Archaic period hoplite:
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Also, I have an undergraduate honours degree in history.
Well, actually, that is exactly the sort of vibe the production design in the photo is giving. Old school Golden Age Hollywood Sword and Sandal depiction of ancient Greece. May not be historically accurate, but goodness is it hopefully going to be cinematic and fun as hell.DK wants Nolan to do Jason and the Argonauts.![]()