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May 21, 2026

THE MOVIE LOOKS UNFORGIVABLY BAD (AND ANTI-WESTERN), AND I’M A BIG ENOUGH NOLAN FAN THAT I FORGAVE “TENET” ITS FLAWS:

To understand Nolan's Odyssey, you have to know that academic historians spent the last 20 years writing about how movies like Troy and Gladiator reinforced White nationalism.

They really hate that you thought Achilles and Maximus were cool. They will never let it happen again. pic.twitter.com/DVAuwyUwFB

— Roman Helmet Guy (@romanhelmetguy) May 21, 2026

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