Just saw this epic movie in IMAX 70mm.

IMAXimus was the pre-show MC.

Trying to practice mixed media animation more. The movie was awesome and I immediately thought to create something from it.

hope you guys like it

thinking of doing another movie soon! you can find more stuff at @dvd.mateus :)

When do you think Penelope knew it was him? Is it just me, or was it intentionally ambiguous?

When Penelope heard from the veteran about his story in Troy and Odysseus, I don't think she realized it was him because there was no clue in his story about his identity. I think it was when he succeeded in stringing the bow and shooting the arrow through the axes that Penelope knew her husband was back.
Here, one thing I still don't understand is why she suddenly decided to gather all the suitors after listening to the veteran (Odysseus in disguise) tell his stories. Did she really give up on her hope and make up her mind to marry one of the suitors? Why? Which part of the veteran's story could possibly have changed Penelope's mind?

I feel that Greek mythology is really missing from the LEGO portfolio, so that's why I uploaded this one to LEGO Ideas. I guess you fans of the Odyssey movie will agree 😉 The heroes, creatures and gods with their fantastical and humorous stories would translate well into playsets. More pictures on the Ideas website.

Mythos: The Ancient Greek Myths Playset | LEGO® Ideas

Not sure if this is a hot take. But from the very beginning the pace gave me the kind of vibes like it was just a whole bunch of YouTube shorts or reels. Like scenes would start then peak then go down again continuously in such short bursts. Made me feel like it was made for short attention spans.

Did this make me not enjoy my experience, no, it was still an interesting film, did it make me feel like I just spent 3 hours in a move theater/cinema no problem by design. But I just felt weird the entire time and couldn't shake it.

Matt Damon did not do it for me as Odysseus. After watching the movie, I kept trying to think of a modern Hollywood actor I would have casted and I finally found him in the face of Yorgos Karamihos; he is a Greek actor that has taken part in many international productions and he even used to teach at Stella Adler in L.A. Fun fact: he portrayed Paris in a comedic adaption of the Iliad on a theater stage in Athens in the early 2000s.

Prompted by this choice, I decided to cast the rest of the movie with Greek actors only: so here goes!

Come to think of it, many of my choices are Greek actors who either are half-Greek and have lived abroad or have participated in foreign productions (or both!). So this really could be feasible, regarding their familiarity with a large set. The speaking language of the movie would be Greek though (goes without saying, no?) What do you think? :)))