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Josh, Garrett, and David close out Mythology Month with Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey — five stars across the board, a case for practical effects over CGI, and a theory about the Trojan horse that reframes the whole movie. In this episode: Why The Odyssey landed five stars from all three hosts How Nolan shot giants, a Cyclops, and a full ship's crew almost entirely practically Matt Damon's months of real archery training — no CGI arrows Anne Hathaway's "I want Odysseus" scene, and the case for more Penelope David's theory on what the Trojan horse really represents in this version The Letterboxd guessing game (David wins with a direct hit at 4.4) Black Panther 3 and Ryan Gosling's Ghost Rider news, straight from Comic-Con So Many Sequels is your book club for movies. Follow along: Website: somanysequels.com Instagram: @somanysequelspod
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