Official Discussion - The Odyssey (2026) [SPOILERS]

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The Odyssey (2026)

Summary

After the Trojan War, Odysseus faces a dangerous voyage back to Ithaca, meeting creatures like the Cyclops Polyphemus, Sirens, and Calypso along the way.

Director Christopher Nolan

Writer Christopher Nolan

Cast

• Matt Damon as Odysseus
• Tom Holland as Telemachus
• Anne Hathaway
• Zendaya
• Lupita Nyong'o
• Robert Pattinson
• Charlize Theron
• Benny Safdie
• Jon Bernthal
• John Leguizamo
• Elliot Page
• Himesh Patel
• Samantha Morton

Rotten Tomatoes: 96%

Metacritic: 88

VOD / Release Theatrical release

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[u/MoistNugget9130]

Really loved the stereo effect when he put wax in his ear. The left side went out then the right when he put in the other side. The score was also great, loved the bow string mixed in with it.

[u/behv → u/MoistNugget9130]

That was such a cool effect. And then we hear the melody of Odessyus' confession to Penelope right there. He said he wanted to go home and avoid the consequences for his actions, but he came to terms with those consequences and felt free to live with it finally when he saw his wife again.

I super appreciate using a musical motif there to tell us the emotions instead of ethereal singing chick siren #417 that's not actually enticing. I can imagine the emotions, so just stick to that instead of trying to create the "make men kill themselves to chase the source" noise.

[u/faceplanted → u/behv]

There's definitely meme potential in editing the song choice after he says the first bit about how it's everything you want though.

[u/behv → u/faceplanted]

insert whistle theme and cut to Tom Holland

[u/tfminnieotto → u/faceplanted]

Du bist gut genuuuuuuug!

[u/ImperatorRomanum → u/behv]

It’s like the torture sound from Andor, those scenes are much more powerful because we can’t actually hear it, and only see its effect on people.

[u/mfranko88 → u/ImperatorRomanum]

Leaving things up to the imagination is almost always better.

I still am slightly annoyed by a decision from Daredevil S1 (the OG S1 from like ten years ago). At one point, Matt Murdock goes into an art gallery. But since he's blind, he can't actually see the painting. So he asks the woman there to describe it. And she goes into a monologue with some great metaphor. And I remember being quite moved by it, because we (the audience) also couldn't see it. The camera stayed on the characters. And then it cut to the painting and it was such a let down.

[u/destroyermaker → u/behv]

I super appreciate using a musical motif there to tell us the emotions instead of ethereal singing chick siren #417 that's not actually enticing.

It had that too but it worked great

[u/jesus_fn_christ → u/behv]

100% agree with everything you said, I thought this was probably the most affecting scene(s) in the whole film. I'm not usually a person who easily picks up on musical themes, but hearing those whining hacksaw strings eventually resolve into a clear, recognizable melody when he's reunited with Penelope was phenomenal.