Tom Holland explains that the film's ominous 'sea peoples' subplot builds dread throughout the story and echoes how the Odyssey myth itself mutated over generations of oral transmission before it was ever written down. ✦ AI generated
Tom Holland (actor) · The Rest Is History · 2026-07-12 · original ↗
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It almost kind of shows how the Odyssey has grown over time because they didn't have the means to communicate... Everything was word of mouth and every story changes with every time it's told. And this myth of the people of the sea is such an amazing vehicle for tension throughout the film.
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16:16>> I know. I In my dreams. >> Oh. I wish you were because you guys would have an amazing conversation. >> Well, put in a word for me. >> He um It's It's It's a really, really powerful moment in the movie. And it almost kind of shows how the Odyssey has grown over time because they didn't have the means to communicate >> Right. >> or seas, you know? Everything was word
16:39of mouth and every story changes with every time it's told. And this myth of the people of the sea is such an amazing vehicle for tension throughout the film. >> Yeah, I mean it is brilliant because the the sea peoples end up destroying the world of Homer. And there is a sense of action to come even when this film ends. So, Tom Holland >> Tom Holland >> Thank you so much for that. Thank you,
17:03everyone, for watching. And do go and see The Odyssey. It's tremendous.