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I Wonder Why The Odyssey Trailer Got So Many Dislikes

This meme features a close-up still of a distressed-looking actress from the 2024 upcoming *The Odyssey* live-action adaptation trailer. Overlaid on the image is a YouTube-style like/dislike counter showing 33K likes and 55K dislikes, followed by a yellow 'REPORT' label and a bold white headline that reads 'THE ODYSSEY TRAILER GETS BURIED IN DISLIKES AS THE CASTING BACKLASH REFUSES TO DIE'. The original post title on 9Gag is 'I wonder why', which functions as a sarcastic joke implying the reason for the overwhelming number of dislikes is obvious to viewers: widespread audience anger over controversial casting choices for the classic story adaptation.
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THE ODYSSEY TRAILER GETS BURIED IN DISLIKES AS THE CASTING BACKLASH REFUSES TO DIE

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This meme features a close-up still of a distressed-looking actress from the 2024 upcoming The Odyssey live-action adaptation trailer. Overlaid on the image is a YouTube-style like/dislike counter showing 33K likes and 55K dislikes, followed by a yellow 'REPORT' label and a bold white headline that reads 'THE ODYSSEY TRAILER GETS BURIED IN DISLIKES AS THE CASTING BACKLASH REFUSES TO DIE'. The original post title on 9Gag is 'I wonder why', which functions as a sarcastic joke implying the reason for the overwhelming number of dislikes is obvious to viewers: widespread audience anger over controversial casting choices for the classic story adaptation.

Origin notes

This meme was shared on the social platform 9Gag via its RSS feed, as noted in the provided source information. It repurposes a still frame from the official trailer of the upcoming The Odyssey live-action film, with added text overlays referencing the widely publicized audience backlash against the film's casting decisions that followed the trailer's 2024 release. The 'COSMIC BOOKNEWS' watermark in the top right corner indicates the headline text was likely originally sourced from that entertainment news outlet before being adapted into a meme for 9Gag.

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