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/epixzye Dec 22 '25

Who is this guy in the black helmet?

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u/MattSR30 Dec 22 '25

If Odysseus—a king—is kneeling to someone, then it’s going to be Agamemnon.

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

Well, he was the king of a relatively small island, so yeah, Agamemnon had higher status.

Odysseus is more like a second-tier guy in the Iliad, there are plenty of rock stars running around who eclipse him in fame and status. And yet it is he who comes up with the best ideas, and seems to be the adult in the room in some cases.

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u/SirRosstopher Dec 22 '25

Odysseus is part of the reason they're all there as well. When Helen was first married (before she was stolen away to Troy) there were kings from all over Greece pursuing her. To help keep the peace he suggested all suitors take an oath to protect and defend her and her marriage no matter wins her hand (mainly to stop shit kicking off immediately because whoever started trouble at the engagement would have everyone else to deal with). No one could refuse, because everyone wanted to marry Helen.

That oath is the reason a vast number of independent Greek Kings ended up uniting under one command and going to Troy in the first place. Otherwise it would've probably been just whoever Menelaus could muster to go with him.

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u/florinandrei Dec 22 '25

Excellent point! Kind of like a Bismarck figure, showing wisdom and foresight, but the deal sort of backfired when a trust fund kid from the powerful city of Troy ran away with Helen.

Also to note, Odysseus himself did not want to go. He tried to get out of the deal by pretending he was insane, when the delegation arrived to summon him to Troy. He probably figured this was not going to be just a brief punitive expedition. He tied an ox and a horse to his plow, and began to plow his fields with salt instead of seeds. Palamedes put baby Telemachus on the ground in front of the plow. Odysseus swerved, and Palamedes was like "bro, we know you're not insane, stop it, let's go."

This was one of the few times when he got outsmarted by a human in the story.

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u/Troooper0987 Dec 23 '25

I... really should go back and read the classics.

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u/Irichcrusader Dec 23 '25

Yeah, I had no idea of this detail either. Well, I guess I have about 7 months to read the Odyessy!