save for a few recognisable names like the Helen of Troy, the Trojan War etc.
You're in luck, it all takes place after that. Like immediately, Odysseus is coming (odysseying) back from Troy.
It's so episodic they can't possibly fuck up the exposition. Just general stuff about how the Greeks lived, what each of the gods did and what a nymph is would help, although who knows how much of that Hollywood has "adapted" as well.
If it does its job (which it does), then you should be good going off of the exposition in the film itself.
What you're worrying about is what you do after a blind watch
It is not based on a true story or involve “history” at all.
"This is a movie I am interested in watching". That's what you need to know.
Alright, here's the backstory:
Eris, the goddess of being a bit of a dick, didn't get invited to a wedding because she's a dick. But she came anyway, and brought an apple that said "for the prettiest goddess". Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite happened to be at the wedding, and they had a bit of an argument over who was the prettiest. Eventually, they decided to go ask Paris, the king of Troy.
All three of the goddeses decided to bribe Paris. Hera was like "I'm queen of the gods and I can make you king of Asia." Athena was like "I'm the goddess of strategy and I can make you the best general who ever lived." And Aphrodite was like "Fuck those old hags, I can hook you up with the hottest babe in the world." Paris chose to be a horndog and said Aphrodite was the prettiest. So Aphrodite yoinked Helen from her loving husband and told her to bang Paris.
Helen's husband, Menelaus, was unhappy with this. Fortunately for him, he'd just got done founding ancient Greek NATO, and he called in all his favours. So every hero and warrior in all of Greece sailed off to Troy to get Helen back. Unfortunately for Menelaus, the Trojans had massive walls. So everyone spent a while killing each other pointlessly while the gods took sides and got involved in more petty drama.
Eventually Achilles goes on a gay rampage and dies, and Odysseus builds a giant wooden horse. Odysseus sneaks his best troops into Troy and they sack the place and steal all their money. And everyone thought it was awesome and high fived and chest bumped.
So then all the Greeks, including Odysseus, get back into their ships full of treasure and decide to go home. And unfortunately for Odysseus, Poseidon fucking hates him for no reason. Which is a rough position to be in during a sea voyage!
Pretty sure that's the Iliad.
"ancient Greek NATO" lmao
It all starts with this character named Abe. He is a janitor at a place called Rupture farms. He is a member of species called Mudoken, which are enslaved by another species called Glukkons, to work in their food factories. Abe's actually pretty happy with his job, until he learns that due to declining harvest of wild Scrabs and Paramites, the Glukkons plan to start eating Mudokens.
i thought it was about Willie, dying in a fire because his employer was too cheap to recharge the fire extinguishers. So after death he haunts the dreams of various children until he’s taken out by a baby.
I've read the Odyssey cover to cover several times. Best thing you can do is learning as little as possible before seeing this movie.
Video summary of Iliad: https://youtu.be/T7iVwJb0BfE
Precursor to The Odyssey. Explains why certain things happen later. You can watch it sped up. Video summary of The Odyssey: https://youtu.be/OuGeoq_uVts
To go even deeper: https://youtu.be/BgSiijz-bKM
Nothing if the movie is doing it's job.
it's job.
It's not Job; it's Odysseus.
it’s not a test bro just go watch it
I haven't watched it but I'd say to try what was my approach with The Lord of the Rings. Watch the movie. If you liked it or if you felt the need to know more about the story, read the books and every other related thing. Then watch the movie again.
You have only one chance of watching the movie without previous knowledge.
Some vague knowledge of the gods like Poseidon. The movie is an easy watch even for someone who doesnt know anything.
I think it might be fun if you do it the other way around. See the film first.
Then get ahold of Iliad and Odyssey and read them, trying to match stuff from the movie to the original
Are you trying to moviesmaxxing?
Is that the new thing where you bash your face with a hammer while watching a movie?
maxxing
bash your face with a hammer
Interesting idea. It would make the spelling work.
Wikipedia will have a summary of the original
But if you want to enjoy a movie to the fullest, smoke weed first
Not at all.
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