Land Amongst The Stars

As a Greek, in response to the current controversy about Matt Damon being cast as Odysseus, I'd just like to share that one of the moments that changed my brain chemistry as a kid was reading a novelized version of the Odyssey and coming across the following description of Odysseus when Circe sees him for the first time and thinks he's hot: "his hair curled like a clematis and his eyes were very brown".

Is this the face of a man who would put his own infant in front of a plow to avoid going to war?

The last thing Penelope's suitors ever see:

The fact they cast Boring Leading-Man White European Dude to play a Greek character, instead of an actual Greek actor, is a tragedy.

I saw this when it was posted! Some highlights from the comments: