{"id":1921799,"date":"2026-05-06T08:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921799"},"modified":"2026-05-06T08:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T05:42:18","slug":"the-odyssey-trailer-sparks-criticism-over-accents-and-daddy-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1921799","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; trailer sparks criticism over accents and \u2018daddy\u2019 issues"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/74\/85\/09\/1200x675_cmsv2_a818df03-1d72-57bd-9982-38fe2dc0b1e3-9748509.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2891650-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2891650\" data-cid=\"9748829\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2891650-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img 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u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              The Odyssey trailer sparks criticism over accents and \u2018daddy\u2019 issues<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">Universal Pictures<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0Universal Pictures\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspDavid Mouriquand\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1778056938\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-05-06 10:42:18 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The latest trailer has sparked criticism over the use of modern terms and American accents, which seem at odds with the ancient Greek setting&#8230;<br \/>\n    <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-content c-article-content--culture js-article-content\">\n<p>The new trailer for <em>The Odyssey<\/em> is out, and <strong>as we reported yesterday<\/strong>, Christopher Nolan\u2019s adaptation of Homer\u2019s epic poem features a lot of beards, a cute puppy, and plenty of darkness. <\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-mobile-only\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>However, the trailer has been met with a barrage of criticism over something else: accents. Specifically, the American accents which feel ill-suited to the ancient Greek setting, and modern dialogue which also clashes with the source material. <\/p>\n<p>Aside from Odysseus (Matt Damon) shouting \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d as a battle cry at one point (no, just no), one line of dialogue seems to be rubbing everyone up the wrong way&#8230; <\/p>\n<p>Antinous (Robert Pattinson), one of Penelope\u2019s suitors, confronts Telemachus (Tom Holland) and says: \u201cYou\u2019re pining for a daddy you didn\u2019t even know, like some sniveling bastard.\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Cyclops, beards and a cute puppy: New trailer for \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 released online<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The use of the term \u201cdaddy\u201d will doubtlessly spark memes, but so far it\u2019s igniting disbelief. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe American accents are incredibly jarring for a movie in this time period,\u201d one person wrote on Reddit, with another saying: \u201cFor something as big as The Odyssey, you\u2019d think they\u2019d make the way the characters speak to each other sound less&#8230; modern?&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Some are criticising Nolan for the accent choice, especially since both Pattinson and Holland are British; others are giving the director the benefit of the doubt by suggesting that the modern dialogue is intentional. Still, reactions remain mixed. <\/p>\n<p>Check out some of the comments below: <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id data-event=\"widget_related\">\n<div class=\"c-widget-related__title\"><b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b><\/div>\n<ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Christopher Nolan criticised for filming \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 in occupied Western Sahara<\/li>\n<li class=\"c-widget-related__item\">Why is Elon Musk taking aim at Christopher Nolan&#8217;s casting decisions for &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217;?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>The Odyssey<\/em> is Nolan\u2019s first film since his Oscar winning 2024 film <strong><em>Oppenheimer<\/em><\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>Despite linguistic criticism, <strong>Elon Musk\u2019s predictably nonsensical take<\/strong> and some <strong>shooting location drama<\/strong>, it remains one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. It is also the first film shot entirely on IMAX cameras. <\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Stephen Colbert&#8217;s The Late Show, Nolan noted that the Homeric epics have inspired many modern blockbusters \u2013 specifically modern comic book narratives. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even comic-book culture, whether you&#8217;re talking about Marvel or DC or the rest, a lot of it comes pretty directly from the Homeric epics,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;The thing about Homer is it&#8217;s the Marvel of its day, I mean, that&#8217;s the thing, and so I think there&#8217;s very directly this desire for us to feel or believe that Gods can walk amongst us, and I think the modern comic book is kind of our expression of that.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;The thing about Homer is nobody knows if that was a person, they don\u2019t know, I mean, Homer, in a way, is the sort of George Lucas, maybe of his time. I mean, nobody really knows who this person was or whether it was more than one person.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>The Odyssey<\/em> hits cinemas worldwide on 17 July. 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Specifically, the American accents which feel ill-suited to the ancient Greek setting,\u00a0and modern dialogue which also clashes with the source material. \u00a0Aside from Odysseus (Matt Damon) shouting \u201cLet\u2019s go!\u201d as a battle cry at one point (no, just no), one line of dialogue seems to be rubbing everyone up the wrong way&#8230; \u00a0Antinous (Robert Pattinson), one of Penelope\u2019s suitors, confronts Telemachus (Tom Holland) and says: \u201cYou\u2019re pining for a daddy you didn\u2019t even know, like some sniveling bastard.\u201d\u00a0The use of the term \u201cdaddy\u201d\u00a0will doubtlessly spark memes, but so far it\u2019s igniting disbelief.\u00a0\u201cThe American accents are incredibly jarring for a movie in this time period,\u201d one person wrote on Reddit, with another saying: \u201cFor something as big as The Odyssey,\u00a0you\u2019d think they\u2019d make the way the characters speak to each other sound less&#8230; modern?&#8221;.Some are criticising Nolan for the accent choice, especially since both Pattinson and Holland are British; others are\u00a0giving the director the benefit of the doubt by suggesting that the modern dialogue is intentional. Still,\u00a0reactions remain mixed.\u00a0Check out some of the comments below: \u00a0The Odyssey is Nolan\u2019s first film since his Oscar winning 2024 film Oppenheimer. \u00a0Despite linguistic criticism, Elon Musk\u2019s predictably nonsensical take and some shooting location drama, it remains one of the most anticipated movies of 2026. It\u00a0is also the first film shot entirely on IMAX cameras.\u00a0In a recent interview with Stephen Colbert&#8217;s The Late Show, Nolan noted that the Homeric epics have inspired many modern blockbusters \u2013 specifically modern comic book narratives.\u00a0&#8220;Even comic-book culture, whether you&#8217;re talking about Marvel or DC or the rest, a lot of it comes pretty directly from the Homeric epics,&#8221; he noted. &#8220;The thing about Homer is it&#8217;s the Marvel of its day, I mean, that&#8217;s the thing, and so I think there&#8217;s very directly this desire for us to feel or believe that Gods can walk amongst us, and I think the modern comic book is kind of our expression of that.&#8221;\u00a0He added: &#8220;The thing about Homer is nobody knows if that was a person, they don\u2019t know, I mean, Homer, in a way, is the sort of George Lucas, maybe of his time. 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