Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey was one of the most anticipated movies to his the 2026 release schedule this year. People haven’t stopped talking about it since. In fact, some folks are taking footage of the Greek epic and twisting it into something else. Case in point: someone reimagined The Odyssey as a rom-com, and I can’t believe how much it works! No, really. Turns out all you need to transform a tragedy into a rom-com is the right upbeat music and an early ‘00s inspired narrator. Dailybaileyb takes our tragic hero, Odysseus, and turns him into “just a guy trying to get home from a work trip.” Like the Cyclops in The Odyssey, once you see it you can't unsee it. Check it out: A post shared by Bailey Brown (@dailybaileyb)A photo posted by on Reviews hailed the isual masterpiece of The Odyssey as one of it's main positives. However, some choice critiques of the film have been peppered in namely mentioning things like its “Nolan-ness,” with some even calling it “never exactly moving.” This hasn’t stopped many, many people from seeing and discussing the movie, however. Whether it’s the alleged major side character problem or the power couple that is Tom Holland and Zendaya, fans have had fun both roasting and gushing about the movie. Oh yeah, and turning it into a rom-com. Even Ryan Reynolds had something to say about the movie breaking Deadpool & Wolverine’s record for being the highest grossing rated-R movie of all time. Now, it’s the rom-com trailer's time to shine, and I can see why some in the comments are calling this “the best thing on the internet” (via Erika Henningsen). Here are some of the best reactions to the trailer: "I understood more about the plot from this trailer than I did from reading the whole book in high school." -Thedesertdiyer"I would have watched it if it was branded this way." -Thizdj:"Trailer as Nolan intended." -Daniellelforster:"The movie I wish I had seen instead. " -_julesrose_The actual Odyssey has a very different vibe than an ‘00s rom-com. And while it does have a “romance of epic proportions,” we can all agree a LOT happens in the movie. Much had to be condensed or tweaked, but Nolan’s tweaks to Homer’s epic has mostly been enjoyed. Though maybe not as much as this trailer presents. Admittedly, I’m glad to see something about the movie that’s not fans angry about certain casting choices. Instead we have something fun and lighthearted, and I’m loving it. Though now I can’t help wonder what a rom-com version of The Odyssey would look like. I'm sure it'd still have Anne Hathaway. We’ve seen it done to Shakespeare (just watch 10 Things I Hate About You), so it’s not impossible. But will we ever see that? I doubt it.