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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗱𝘆𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗡𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝗴 𝘇𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗠𝗔𝗫
De film The Odyssey is in Nederland zeker tot eind september in IMAX-formaat te zien. Dat hebben bioscoopketens Pathé en Kinepolis vrijdag aan het ANP gemeld. Dit zijn de enige twee exploitanten die in Nederland zalen hebben waar de film op dit bijzondere formaat kan worden vertoond.
https://www.rtl.nl/boulevard/artikel/5641399/odyssey-nederland-nog-zeker-tot-eind-september-imax
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The Odyssey: Lots of Good Stuff, Some Bad Stuff as Well 🔱
What’s likely to be the biggest cinematic hit of 2026 is Christopher Nolan’s epic The Odyssey. Anyone and everyone have already said their bit about the film, but we’ve decided to crop up with our opinions all the same!
At nearly three hours it’s a monstrous undertaking. Unquestionably a mighty cinematic experience in IMAX, it does also suffer from stumbling stuff that drags it down, but all of it adds up to a glorious time of it. We had fun.
Guilt and PTSD in The Odyssey
Right. You probably know the plot already as this is adapted from Homer’s ancient Greek poem of the same name. Christopher Nolan has taken various liberties with the text, but the thrust of the story is sort of the same.
Star, front and centre, is Odysseus (Matt Damon) the King of the island of Ithaca. He’s been away from home for 20 years as he’s been battling it out during the Trojan War of 12th century BC.
After winning in a thrilling, last ditch Trojan Horse war move thing, it’s now left to Odysseus and his men to finally head on home. His wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) tentatively awaits him, in his absence she’s barely able to hold off 100 suitors eager to take Odysseus’s throne.
But on the way back, Odysseus hits a series of relentless problems that escalate steadily into increasingly disastrous nightmares. As each episode plays out, the reality of the previous decade weighs heavily on his mind.
For Nolan’s Odyssey, it sees Odysseus become mired in an increasing sense of PTSD. The reality of war plays on his consience to the extent he questions whether he even wants to return home.
Hmmm! Well, there aren’t any official scenes available on YouTube yet, but you can get a great sense of the film with some sequences in the below.
Okay, the great stuff sits with the set pieces. The cyclops, the giant dudes in armoured plating, the Trojan Horse build-up and battle sequence, and Circe the witch are all goddamn outstanding.
It’s up to you which is best of the lot, but for us it’s the Trojan Horse stuff. Nolan at his absolute best and one of the best cinematic moments we’ve ever seen.
However, quite a chunk of The Odyssey is also a bit on the flat side of things. Some of the acting and casting are questionable (we’re looking at you Tom Holland), the script can be Mickey Mouse, plus there are big chunks of dull stuff. Mainly anything involving Tom Holland’s bland performance.
Plus, the super talented Mia Goth is in this film and she’s utterly wasted with almost no screen time or character development. As is the case for the excellent Robert Pattinson, whose Antinous is the main antagonist but 97% of the time is only ever in one room whilst grimacing.
It’s almost like Nolan should have spread this out into two films to properly develop out the story. To get everything into three hours was hellish ambitious of him and it often works, but for us this isn’t a 5/5.
It’s a very good film all the same. Highly recommended you see it in IMAX as this is the whole point. Take in the full cinematic spectacle, revel in the set pieces, and don’t get too upset about the story dwindling around a little bit. Well done to Mr. Nolan, he’s got people interested in history!
A Quick Note on Odyssey’s Soundtrack
Swedish composer Ludwig Göransson handled the music for Nolan’s latest film. The result is often very beautiful, he went to great lengths to use musical instruments that were around in antiquity.
This meant his team had to bring many of them back to life, re-inventing instruments that haven’t been around in thousands of years. That included an ancient lyre and aulos (a wind instrument). Hurling in Albanian iso-polyphony choral music over the top and it’s quite distinct as a soundtrack, although does lapse into bombast when it needs to.
Our favourite pieces? Sirens above is eerie and fabulous, then you’ve got the lush Ithaca theme below.
The sound effects in the film are frequently deafening, too. In IMAX, the scream from Polyphemus the cyclops registers in at 125 decibels. That’s the loudest scream in modern cinema and up there with Roger Daltrey’s big moment in The Who’s hit single Won’t Get Fooled Again (for reference).
Anyway, full credit to Ludwig Göransson as he does create some excellent moments with his score. Although, following Nolan’s lead, he’s often left to produce less intriguing pieces than the above.
The Production of The Odyssey
Okay, so this launched on 17th July 2026 and is still very much in cinemas. It’s just had its IMAX run extended into at least September as the tickets keep fully booking out. It’s really triggered a big response from the public, many of whom will experience the glory of IMAX for the first time.
It’s like being hit by a sledgehammer of cinematic spectacle and that’s why we love it.
The downside? It’s had a tedious backlash from the alt-right (headed by Elon Musk), who claim the film is whitewashing “history”. Their main beef is it’s “woke” as it was a trans actor in a small role and Helen of Troy is Lupita Nyong’o (i.e. not white). The hysterical meltdown they’ve had about it has done nothing to dent global box office figures. The film has already made $1.301 billion off its $250 million budget.
Go woke, go broke indeed…
As for the production cycle, following Nolan’s last film (2023’s Oppenheimer) he hadn’t worked out what to do next. Once decided, he went on to write the screenplay for The Odyssey and take on directing duties.
The shoot last for 91 days across February and August of 2025. He worked so effectively everything wrapped nine days ahead of schedule! Despite shoots taking place all over the shop, including locations such as Morocco, Western Sahara, Greece, Italy, Scotland, and the US.
Nolan is famous for embracing practical effects, so pretty much everything you see in the film most definitely isn’t CGI. That included building a 30ft cyclops for that scene, plus setting 5ft stunt actors against 7ft ones for others.
The Odyssey is almost certain to win a big bunch of Oscars. No way a film earning this much, and getting so much internal attention, isn’t going to win a load of them. Watch this space in 2027 then for the Academy Awards.
#Antiquity #ChristopherNolan #Cinema #Films #History #Homer #IMAX #Lifestyle #MattDamon #Movies #Odysseus #Odyssey #TheOdyssey -
Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’ Becomes Biggest Film Ever At BFI IMAX
#News #IMAX #TheOdysseyhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/the-odyssey-becomes-biggest-film-ever-at-bfi-imax-avatar-1237044031/
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"I found two dead people in theaters too. That was kind of crazy." Pat Caldwell to Chris Stanton for Vulture/New York Magazine
https://www.vulture.com/article/thank-this-projectionist-for-the-odysseys-70-mm-imax-run.html?src=longreads #film #movies #theodyssey #imax #longreads -
Perché non possiamo vedere “Odissea” come Nolan l’ha fatto?
messaggio rilanciato nella community spettacoli seguibile qui: @[email protected] dove discutere di cinema, musica, serie TV e teatro.
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А если вы живете в Белграде и любите ходить в IMAX, то я вот написал маленькую штуку, которая удобно показывает расписание единственного такого зала здесь — Сайнплекса в Галерее. #белград #imax #кино https://imax.alexeypegov.com
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“To be clear: This is not an #Imax problem, but one created by the #Ontario #government.” www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/24ca038... 🎁🔗
The long odyssey to reopen the... -
The Guide #255: The great front‑row backlash ignores what makes films feel truly colossal
By Gwilym MumfordIn this week’s newsletter: You’re all wrong about the most maligned seats in the house, which offer the purest form of moviegoing
#Culture #TheOdyssey #SpiderManBrandNewDay #Oppenheimer #Imax #Film #TheGuardian #GwilymMumford
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The Odyssey: RRR Director’s New Movie Shadows Christopher Nolan’s IMAX Feat
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Watching The Odyssey as Nolan intended !
#TheOdyssey #movie #imax #christophernolan #tech #Raspberrypipico2 #ssd1306 #OLED #display #arduino #maker
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Saw The Odyssey with @ryan! 70mm film projected on a 5 story tall IMAX screen. All we could get was row 3 so my neck still hurts.
Pretty impressive movie though and 70mm clarity is no joke. Look how happy and not-in-pain we were before the movie started. 😅 #theodyssey #imax #70mm
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🐴 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧'𝐬 $264 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐲𝐰𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐁𝐮𝐳𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐬
#TheOdyssey #mattdamon #christophernolan #movies #films #imax #boxoffice #annehathaway #zendaya #tomholland #robertpattinson
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"L'Odyssée" de Nolan soulève la question des formats multiples des films et des inégalités que cela crée, entre les gens assez aisés pour se payer le billet pour une séance en IMAX 70mm (format pour lequel le film a été pensé), et souvent aussi le voyage jusqu'à l'une des rares salles équipées pour projeter ce format, et la majorité des gens qui devront se contenter d'une "sous-version". Le cinéma devient-il un produit de luxe ? Article sur "Les Numériques".
https://www.lesnumeriques.com/cine-svod/l-odyssee-la-vraie-version-imax-ne-sera-visible-que-dans-une-seule-salle-en-france-et-ca-pose-probleme-n257292.html
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🎞 watched “The Odyssey” at the Metreon in 70mm IMAX on opening weekend, and mostly enjoyed it. No spoilers in this post.
My pal Rohit (@rohit.khare.org) had bought tickets last year, had a spare, and invited me along last minute. After an early dinner at Cha Cha Cha (@chachachasf.com) we made our way to the Metreon.
There was a line to get in. I have never before seen a line merely to get into the IMAX theater. We only missed maybe 1-2 movie trailers.
Our seats were in the front row, only a few seats from the left edge. In general I would not recommend the front 3-4 rows at an IMAX theater because it requires craning your neck back, and lots of swiveling to see the entire screen. Ironically being near the corner helped minimize the latter. Despite being sold out, the seat to my left was empty so I was able to lean back kinda diagonally to take in most of the screen.
The film itself was excellent (as many others have said).
There were parts that felt like they dragged a bit, yet also parts that felt rushed, where a bit more build-up before resolution would have hit harder. The only negative of the experience was the seating location in the IMAX theater, and the rigidness of the seats (they’re quite old, not like newer, plushier reclining seats that most theaters have upgraded to.)
The best part of The Odyssey is despite all the action, it dives into a number of philosophical and other intellectual challenges, illustrated by the situations encountered and paths taken.
I recommend seeing this film with nerdy friends on the earlier side, grabbing dinner after and discussing the nature, ethics, decisions, actions of the characters, and consequences thereof.
I definitely want to see it again.
#TheOdyssey #Odyssey #Odysseus #IMAX #70mmIMAX #IMAX70mm #Metreon #Blaugust #Blaugust2026 #2026_199 #2026_07_18 -
Imax Pivots to Give Spider-Man North American Screens, Taking From ‘The Odyssey’
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‘Spider-Man’ Sets Imax Release Date In North America
#News #IMAX #Marvel #Sony #SpiderManBrandNewDayhttps://deadline.com/2026/08/spider-man-brand-new-day-imax-release-north-america-1237015708/
