The signs are not looking good. Christopher Nolan's version of Homer's classic Greek epic "The Odyssey" was, at first, greatly anticipated. The director's filmography is largely celebrated with blockbusters like Interstellar, The Dark Night, Dunkirk and Inception. However, woke ideology is like a virus infecting everything in Hollywood, and rumors were spreading from very early in the production that wokeness has invaded the brain of Christopher Nolan.
Even though the vast majority of "woke coded" films fail miserably at the box office, the Tinsel Town cult continues to lose billions of dollars every year pumping out one disastrous production after another. If we apply the universal definition of insanity (making the same mistakes over and over and expecting different results), then Hollywood is truly a lunatic asylum.
Well, it appears that the rumors of the new Odyssey adaptation being a leftist propaganda vehicle are true. The long running blackout on casting decisions now makes perfect sense, because it's a DEI circus.
It is now confirmed that Nolan's film features a race-swapped Helen of Troy. The "most beautiful woman in the world" will be played by Lupita Nyong’o, a Kenyan-Mexican actress. Truly a downgrade from previous iterations of the story on film. Not to mention, Helen of Troy was a Greek - A Spartan Princess.
But the sideshow doesn't end there. Nolan has also been forced to defend his decision to cast rapper Travis Scott in “The Odyssey” after receiving harsh backlash. The filmmaker addressed the controversy surrounding Scott’s appearance:
“I cast him because I wanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap..."
Perhaps one of the most contrived and idiotic explanations ever spoken. Unless you're making "Mel Brooks' The Odyssey", there is no reason for this decision.
Keep in mind, this is an Ancient Greek epic, a story depicting some mythological elements, yes, but also historically important to the pillars of western civilization. And, by modern standards and genetic standards, Ancient Greeks would be considered largely "white" today.
Sub-Saharan Africans, though mentioned as "Aitheopes" in Greek literature, were an exceedingly rare minority and are never mentioned in Homer's Odyssey as prominent characters. In fact, only one fleeting character is mentioned as black; a figure namedEurybates.
Then there's Zendaya, cast as Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom. At least she's not a dude, but Zendaya is the most over-exposed actress in Hollywood and doesn't come across as "wise" or Greek.
Source: ZeroHedge News
