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re: "The Odyssey" Discussion Thread: News, Reviews, Box Office, etc. $650 Mil WW Total
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:14 am to RLDSC FAN
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:14 am to RLDSC FAN
Discussing Film
4.5 Stars
4.5 Stars
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A Marvelous Technical Achievement
Christopher Nolan has built himself a perfect trinity of technical collaborators in cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, composer Ludwig Göransson, and editor Jennifer Lame. For a film that is constantly ramping up the spectacle with one jaw-dropping set piece after another, its personal stakes are thankfully never compromised. It’s thrilling to see how Hoytema uses the camera to keep the tension alive even in intimate scenes, focus-pulling between characters delivering crucial dialogue in a way that feels uneasy. Göransson and Lame play a huge role in capturing the horrors of Greek mythology as well. Certain sequences in The Odyssey are outright terrifying, and the pulse-pounding score and editing sink you deeper into your seat.
The Odyssey taps into a visceral level of fear that Nolan hasn’t really explored before. Not just fear of the unknown, but also fear of fellow man. Matt Damon’s Odysseus must come to terms with his previous sins in order to face the consequences of his future. As Nolan explores his fading memories and the time lost to war, traces of Inception and Memento can be felt. Damon marvelously makes the mythic hero all his own, though.
Odysseus comes to learn that those who are lucky enough to write songs about the past will do so for the good of those who sadly couldn’t and those to come. When that highly inspiring theme is visualized through astonishing IMAX visuals, and even woven metatextually by the inclusion of rapper Travis Scott as Ithaca’s bard, it’s hard not to consider The Odyssey among Nolan’s best works
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Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:15 am to Fun Bunch
98% on RT after 58 reviews
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:16 am to Esquire
TY. I'll add it to OP
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:26 am to RLDSC FAN
Jeremy Jahns gave it an Awesomtacular rating
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:37 am to udtiger
Any reasonable person is going to have to say at this point that this is likely a very very good movie on multiple levels, its just a matter of if they can look past the minor cameo casting choices or not
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:45 am to Fun Bunch
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98%
This post was edited on 7/15/26 at 11:46 am
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:46 am to Fun Bunch
Anyone have experience with the imax at elmwood? Looks like they upgraded to a laser projection. It’s been 15+ years since I’ve seen a movie there.
Assuming elmwood would have the best imax experience in the Nola metro?
Assuming elmwood would have the best imax experience in the Nola metro?
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:46 am to Esquire
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98% on RT after 58 reviews
When 98% of critics like it on RT that usually means it lines up with 98% of their ideology
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:48 am to boogiewoogie1978
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When 98% of critics like it on RT that usually means it lines up with 98% of their ideology
or it's actually a good movie from one of the best directors of our lifetime and you're a bunch of snowflake dumbasses
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:51 am to sicboy
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:53 am to boogiewoogie1978
The goal post got moved again. Anyway, 98% is universal acclaim. Do you specifically know the political biases of every person who has a rotten tomatoes vote? I don't. I would assume some of them are left. Some of them may be right as well. But 98% means that just about every rotten tomatoes reviewer thinks it's at worst a good movie and worth watching.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:54 am to GentlemanTiger
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The goal post got moved again. Anyway, 98% is universal acclaim
And it’s the 8.8 score that's more impressive than the 98%
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:55 am to RLDSC FAN
Reviews from paid critics has been an awful way to judge a film. These aren’t the film critics of old. They are mostly if not nearly entirely paid shills.
That said, the movie may be great. It may suck. It’s likely a decent film not worth the hype but with some poor choices typical of Nolan. In the end, believing the critics right before a film releases is meaningless.
It will make money simply because it’s a Nolan film and the cinematography will likely be great. Much like Avatar movies did. That doesn’t make it a great or even good movie.
In the end see it, don’t see it. It’s each person’s decision.
That said, the movie may be great. It may suck. It’s likely a decent film not worth the hype but with some poor choices typical of Nolan. In the end, believing the critics right before a film releases is meaningless.
It will make money simply because it’s a Nolan film and the cinematography will likely be great. Much like Avatar movies did. That doesn’t make it a great or even good movie.
In the end see it, don’t see it. It’s each person’s decision.
This post was edited on 7/15/26 at 11:56 am
Posted on 7/15/26 at 11:56 am to Geauxgurt
Deep stuff there
Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:07 pm to boogiewoogie1978
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When 98% of critics like it on RT that usually means it lines up with 98% of their ideology
Like the 96% that liked Top Gun Maverick?
Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:12 pm to iwyLSUiwy
Or the 95% that liked Fury Road and Toy Story 3?
Also, there is one guy who wrote a negative review - his history includes "meh" reviews for every Nolan movie and the Dune movies, not to mention a glowing review of The Matrix Resurrections. Methinks he is Armond White 2.0.
Also, there is one guy who wrote a negative review - his history includes "meh" reviews for every Nolan movie and the Dune movies, not to mention a glowing review of The Matrix Resurrections. Methinks he is Armond White 2.0.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:18 pm to udtiger
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Jeremy Jahns gave it an Awesomtacular rating
i general agree with his movie takes. Just watched his review. looking forward to seeing the movie soon.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:21 pm to caro81
That's the general rule - find people who you agree with about movies. If they like something, there is a strong likelihood you will as well. Or you can just see a movie and not give a shite about what everyone else thinks.
Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:28 pm to GentlemanTiger
Posted on 7/15/26 at 12:35 pm to iwyLSUiwy
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Like the 96% that liked Top Gun Maverick?
Uhh what? you think there was some right wing ideology in the movie? Much of the cast was diversity box checking
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