{"id":11972,"date":"2026-07-20T22:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11972"},"modified":"2026-07-20T22:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T17:54:45","slug":"masterpiece-objects-to-elliot-page","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=11972","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Masterpiece,&#8217; Objects to Elliot Page"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDespite <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan-matt-damon-1236647905\/\">The Odyssey<\/a><\/em> receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-news\/the-odyssey-christopher-nolan-backlash-modern-dialogue-1236644558\/\">pre-release backlash<\/a> from some people in the MAGA-verse, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/politics-news\/how-ben-shapiro-conquered-maga-verse-trump-1236104674\/\">right-wing influencer Ben Shapiro<\/a> is a fan of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/christopher-nolan\/\" id=\"auto-tag_christopher-nolan_1\" data-tag=\"christopher-nolan\">Christopher Nolan<\/a>\u2018s take on the epic story.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cThe movie is a masterpiece,\u201d he declares in an 18-minute review posted to YouTube, in which he gives the film an 8.5\/9 on a 10-point scale. He praises Matt Damon as Odysseus and Robert Pattinson as Antinous and Tom Holland as Telemachus and has little issue with Zendaya as Athena and Lupita Nyong\u2019o as Helen of Troy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI know a lot of people were like, \u2018Oh my God, Lupita Nyong\u2019o is supposed to look like Diane Kruger.\u2019 I don\u2019t know. Diane Kruger doesn\u2019t look very Greek. She\u2019s German,\u201d Shapiro pushes back. Rapper Travis Scott as Bard is a bit jarring, but he has a small part. And Zendaya not looking especially Greek doesn\u2019t bother Shapiro in the least.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Ben Shapiro Reviews The Odyssey\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MQrF748gmRg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cCasting Zendaya in that role doesn\u2019t change anything \u2026 Zendaya does a fine job, doesn\u2019t bother me at all,\u201d he adds. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBut Shapiro takes issue with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/elliot-page\/\" id=\"auto-tag_elliot-page_1\" data-tag=\"elliot-page\">Elliot Page<\/a> as Sinon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI know there are a lot of conservatives who are getting pre-whipped up about the film. Because it\u2019s stupid to cast Elliot Page as a dude. It\u2019s just stupid,\u201d Shapiro declares. His moviegoing sensibility that any casting that takes him far away from the film\u2019s narrative is a negative goes into the red zone with Page, who reunites with Nolan after <em>Inception.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cElliot Page was a woman with mental issues who believes that she is a man and has had surgeries to make her appear more man-like, but still she is about five foot two inches and 105 pounds, soaking wet, and has the voice of a woman. It doesn\u2019t work,\u201d Shapiro argues,<strong> <\/strong>personally criticizing Page, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/lifestyle\/lifestyle-news\/elliot-page-formerly-known-as-ellen-page-comes-out-as-transgender-non-binary-4098757\/\">came out as trans in 2020<\/a>. In fact, he can\u2019t get over casting Page at all.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cIt\u2019s an unforced error. Now I\u2019m not going to speculate as to why Nolan did this,\u201d Shapiro says, before doing just that as he begins spinning conspiracy theories popular among podcasters. \u201cMaybe he\u2019s personally friendly with Elliot Page, feels bad for Elliot Page, because Elliot Page is a certain person, was friends of that person from the time they did they did <em>Inception <\/em>together. Maybe it\u2019s in fact some sort of Oscar bait attempt.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tBut conservatives should still go out to the multiplex to see <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/the-odyssey\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-odyssey_1\" data-tag=\"the-odyssey\">The Odyssey<\/a>, <\/em>and not wish it a death at the box office with Page in the cast. \u201cNo, the movie\u2019s not going to bomb because of that. It turns out that when people are willing to be entertained, they\u2019re willing to entertain even bad flaws in the teeth, if it turns out the smile is nice,\u201d Shapiro concluded.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tSo conservatives, whatever their outrage, should not dismiss <em>The Odyssey<\/em>, without first seeing it. \u201cThe broader theme of the movie is actually very much in line with many things that conservatives think. If you let Elliot Page kill that for you, I think you\u2019re missing out on an incredible moviegoing experience,\u201d Shapiro added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite The Odyssey receiving pre-release backlash from some people in the MAGA-verse, right-wing influencer Ben Shapiro is a fan of Christopher Nolan\u2018s take on the epic story. \u201cThe movie is a masterpiece,\u201d he declares in an 18-minute review posted to YouTube, in which he gives the film an 8.5\/9 on a 10-point scale. 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