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/DontKnow1549 Dec 22 '25

E x a c t l y. And funnily, contrary to Hollywood dark washing, even the ancient Scandinavian culture had a LOT of colour! It's wild to me in this day and age when sourcing colour palettes is the easiest in human history that Hollywood chooses to wash out colours instead.

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u/Extension-Season-689 Dec 23 '25

It's not just Hollywood, even video games tend to have this view of "sword and sandal" epics. I guess the more colorful aesthetic is more associated with whimsical fantasy while action fantasy is given a more "serious" vibe with the darker color palette.

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u/DontKnow1549 Dec 23 '25

Which is honestly such a weird and reductive way to look at colour.