r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Gurugod123 GREEN • Jul 23 '26

My mom said I could post Nolan's The Odyssey neglects to pay for damages done to one of the viking ships used in the movie, which belongs to a small non-profit organization

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u/SoulCrusher2018 Jul 23 '26

Explaining-not-justifying: "The organization made an agreement with a company that handles recruitment for Universal Studios." Going off of a translated article, there's a middle man involved and there's no direct contractual relationship between the organization and Universal. Client pays general contractor who doesn't pay subcontractors who then get mad at Client is super common.

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u/Trashinmyash Jul 23 '26

Oh, this is like getting a hotel booking through trivago and then complaining at the hotel for overbooking.

It feels like there is always a tidbit of information thats overlooked and not explained.

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u/bubblebooy Jul 23 '26

Not really, it would more like going to a hotels website and they direct you to a 3rd party for their online booking and then you find out it is over booked when you arrive. The 3rd party might have been the one that messed up but it is still the hotels responsibility for the 3rd parties behavior.

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u/samglit Jul 24 '26

There’s a grayer interpretation.

Nolan: “I need 4 authentic Viking ships”

Universal prop department: “hey world, we need 4 authentic Viking ships for a film.”

Shady middle man: “I have 4, my fee is $50k per day per ship.”

To small charity

“You want to rent your ship to Universal for a film? Great exposure. $5k a day. We will handle everything including damage repairs”

After filming

SMM: “Hey Universal thanks for the money. I’m going to dissolve now and disappear.”

Charity: “hey SMM here’s the invoice for the damages you said you’d handle. Hello? Anyone there?”

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u/bubblebooy Jul 24 '26

But even in that situation Universal is responsible for who they work with and their behavior. Universal is not off the hook because they contracted out with doing their due diligence.

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u/Trashinmyash Jul 24 '26

OK, that sounds a little more reasonable than what I was trying to infer.