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re: "The Odyssey" Discussion Thread: News, Reviews, Box Office, etc. $639 Mil WW Total
Posted on 7/14/26 at 7:35 pm to Esquire
Posted on 7/14/26 at 7:35 pm to Esquire
Doesn't sound like audiences are listening to the YT/Twitter "controversy." Imagine that.
That's a nice international number since the big Asian countries are coming later. Very strong start.
That's a nice international number since the big Asian countries are coming later. Very strong start.
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EXCLUSIVE: A year after selling out 70MM Imax showtimes, Universal’s second Christopher Nolan movie after his multi-Oscar-winning ‘Oppenheimer,’ ‘The Odyssey,’ finally arrives.
Currently, we’re hearing an opening frame of $85 million-$100 million domestic, with another $110M overseas in 73 territories and 22,700 screens for a global start that’s bound to be $200M+.
Full details in our box office preview here: deadline.com/2026/07/box-of…
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Posted on 7/14/26 at 7:42 pm to BigNastyTiger417
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saying it is an amazing epic.
Its got Matt Daymon, why would you expect anything else.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 5:25 am to Esquire
Yes?
Posted on 7/15/26 at 5:44 am to RLDSC FAN
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Early, TRUSTED reactions of The Odyssey are confirming what I feared would happen. The Odyssey is a pretentious slog to get through.
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The specific critiques are fairly consistent.
Casting controversy: Ellen Page and Lupito Nyong'o appear in glorified cameos. For all the controversy their casting generated, they had no meaningful presence in the film, which gives weight to the theory that they were brought on as stunt casting and Oscar bait.
Music/Sound: A consistent Nolan criticism across several of his films is the bad sound mixing. That problem persists here. Further, the Travis Scott "rap" at the end is described as "painfully cringey."
Main Actors: Aside from the one or two standouts, such as Samantha Morton as Circe, none of the actors embody or immerse themselves in their roles. The ensemble presents as actors simply reading through the script.
Visuals: The historical foibles regarding armor, weapons, and ships have been dissected to death, but the bigger problem is the overall aesthetic that's grey and dark. It's as if Nolan shot the film in a frequently overcast corner of Northern Europe instead of any locale that resembles the Mediterranean regions.
Pacing: The film doesn't "get going" until at least 30 minutes in. A 3-hour film is a lot to ask of an audience, so if the opening hook is sedate, you've got a problem on your hands.
Dialogue: The modern language frequently takes viewers out of the story, particularly with all the actors speaking in their respective native accents. There's no sense of period or commonality around a culture and its people.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 6:04 am to BigNastyTiger417
This guy is very annoying
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John Leguizamo says his odyssey in Hollywood has been fighting for Latino representation:
“It’s always been a battle. Hollywood is not the most accepting place. Even though we Latin people are 30% to 40% of the box office — and a third of streamers — we’re the most aggressively underrepresented group in America.”
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 6:59 am to The Pirate King
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Pacing: The film doesn't "get going" until at least 30 minutes in. A 3-hour film is a lot to ask of an audience, so if the opening hook is sedate, you've got a problem on your hands.
I thought the first hour of Oppenheimer was really irritating. It was like the worlds longest trailer with the way it wouldn't stay focused on anything. Once it got to the bomb test, that was amazing but it was a slog getting there.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:12 am to The Pirate King
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:23 am to BigNastyTiger417
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I hope Internet trolls stop.
Trolls never stop, but there are moderated forums that just don't let people post if they don't agree with the majority. That might be more up your alley.
However, if your definition of a troll is "someone who says something I don't like about a movie" then you're probably not going to be able to avoid them.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:38 am to Flats
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if your definition of a troll is "someone who has not seen the movie but who bleats the same tired shite at anything perceived to be "woke" and who says something I don't like about a movie" then you're probably not going to be able to avoid them.
Fixed that for you.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:44 am to wesfau
Nothing is woke, it's just their perception? Nolan is beyond criticism?
If Tyler Perry makes another Madea movie is it ok for someone to predict that they won't like it or is that trolling? I mean, they probably don't think they'll like it because it has a lot of black folks, amirite?
If Tyler Perry makes another Madea movie is it ok for someone to predict that they won't like it or is that trolling? I mean, they probably don't think they'll like it because it has a lot of black folks, amirite?
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:49 am to Diseasefreeforall
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I thought the first hour of Oppenheimer was really irritating. It was like the worlds longest trailer with the way it wouldn't stay focused on anything.
It was horrible. A music video montage that just kept going on and on. Nolan's editing is shite.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 7:59 am to Flats
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Nothing is woke
It's the stupidest, laziest shorthand for "why isn't everything about white men all the time?"
And it's fricking tiresome. There is no dearth of art that is targeted to that demographic.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:04 am to wesfau
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It's the stupidest, laziest shorthand for "why isn't everything about white men all the time?"
I'll take that as a "yes".
ETA You don't think white men came up with that shorthand, do you?
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:05 am to wesfau
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It's the stupidest, laziest shorthand for "why isn't everything about white men all the time?"
fricking guilty whyte boi
Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:10 am to RohanGonzales
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fricking guilty whyte boi
The gaslighting is bizarre. No, DEI isn't a real thing, you're just making it up because you're lazy.
What's really fascinating is that's the only criticism that seems to get panties bunched. Criticize Nolan's sound editing, run length, whatever and you don't get dogpiled. You think the beginning hour of Oppenheimer sucked? Ok, cool.
Point out the obvious about some of his casting choices and you're being a lazy troll.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:25 am to wesfau
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It's the stupidest, laziest shorthand for "why isn't everything about white men all the time?"
you must be intimately familiar with the cuck chair in hotels. Also, people wanting classical appearances in a fricking classical GREEK poem is not about white men. If they "reimagined" Roots with Robert Pattinson as a lead character, you'd shite a brick.
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:28 am to The Pirate King
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Also, people wanting classical appearances in a fricking classical GREEK poem is not about white men.
It's trending to have a strong opening so most people don't care
Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:29 am to Flats
I hate how society has gotten and everything is political. That dumbass on X is obsessed with ripping the Odyssey going back months on his timeline.
How about you just go to the effin movie yourself and have a clear mind about what you think.
I just hate how now everyone has preconceived thoughts and bias on everything from what they read.
I’m so glad I grew up in the 80s and 90s where I would just go to the theater, not knowing anything about it and not having to check RT or what a reporter with an agenda thinks on Twitter
How about you just go to the effin movie yourself and have a clear mind about what you think.
I just hate how now everyone has preconceived thoughts and bias on everything from what they read.
I’m so glad I grew up in the 80s and 90s where I would just go to the theater, not knowing anything about it and not having to check RT or what a reporter with an agenda thinks on Twitter
Posted on 7/15/26 at 8:31 am to The Pirate King
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If they "reimagined" Roots with Robert Pattinson as a lead character, you'd shite a brick.
He doesn't have to worry about that because he knows it won't happen, at least not in today's climate.
Someone asked AI for white race-swapped rolls and I think they came up with 3-4 over a period of decades, one being John Wayne and that caused controversy at the time. Another one was Soul Man, proving that AI still has a ways to go.
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