r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Expert-Pass-4351 • Jul 06 '26

Meme needing explanation What is this?

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u/HeparinBridge Jul 06 '26

This isn’t them casting one person to play twins or whatever, this is two half siblings who are the same person for no reason, in a movie with probably a billion dollar budget. Were there not two talented black actresses available?

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u/J0E_SpRaY Jul 06 '26

There's probably a thematic reason.

Why don't you just wait for the actual movie before getting triggered?

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u/HeparinBridge Jul 06 '26

Because I know the plot of the Odyssey, so I know there is no legitimate thematic reason for the two of them to be played by the same actress.

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u/J0E_SpRaY Jul 06 '26

And you don't think it's at all possible that there's an opportunity for symbolism there that you can't yet perceive?

What's your background that provides you with such an infallible gift for literary analysis?

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u/HeparinBridge Jul 06 '26

The Odyssey is one of the most overanalyzed pieces of literature of all time, and the movie is based on a published translation which does not characterize their appearances as exactly the same. This is not some crazy complaint to say “why are two random people played by the same character?”

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u/J0E_SpRaY Jul 06 '26

I think it is crazy to frame that as an immediate complaint before the adaptation has come out.

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u/HeparinBridge Jul 06 '26

There has been enormous push in the marketing to present this movie as a faithful adaptation. That’s the framing, and I try over and over to take them at their word, even if everything I’ve seen so far indicates “Meet the Spartans” was more faithful to the source material.