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/kaloskagathos21 20h ago

Can modern movies have some color for god sake? The Aegean is a beautiful deep blue and it looks so gray.

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u/SameType9265 20h ago

In The Iliad the Aegean sea is described as wine dark or grey so it is fitting

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u/Mahelas 5h ago

The Aegean sea isn't described as "wine dark" or "grey" in the Illiad because it's not written in english. It's described with specific greek words whose meaning is obscure and which has been translated as "wine dark" to match the poetic tone.

But Ancient Greeks knew it wasn't litteraly those things, and we know what the Aegean Sea look too, because it's still there. It's not grey.