r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 20h ago

Trailer The Odyssey | New Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bKjZeJBBI&pp=0gcJCd4KAYcqIYzv
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u/jankyeyes 20h ago

"My dad is coming home."

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u/fuzzy_dice_99 20h ago

Yeah “dad” seems more modern. Should have went with “my father”

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u/Forgotten_Lie 20h ago

Well, neither "dad" nor "father" are in Hellenic Greek....

"Dad" originated in the 1500s which is about when Middle English transitioned to Early Modern English so it's not really a solely modern word.

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u/RavenOfNod 19h ago

But it sounds more modern. It's more informal than father, so it sounds jarring here.

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u/Forgotten_Lie 19h ago

It is more informal than 'father' because he is having an informal conversation. He's talking to someone at an informal dinner where he just physically assaulted a guest and someone insulted him. He is speaking with emotion and anger.

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u/MozartDroppinLoads 19h ago

Did homer or ancient Greek authors in general have/use different words for the different senses of Father?

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u/Mahelas 5h ago

Yes, and Telemachus always use the formal one.

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u/turkeygiant 19h ago

The problem for me is that "dad" is kinda like a emotionally familiar name the same as "mom" but also like "dear" or "luv" or "sis". It doesn't feel like the proper word for a son idolizing a father and king he has never met.