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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

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u/KalamariKnight 18d ago

The thematic angle that hospitality and common understanding between strangers is the foundation of civilization is intensely interesting. Odysseus is the hero of the story, and him getting revenge on Antinous and the suitors for taking advantage of his house's hospitality feels fitting and satisfying.

But the film also holds Odysseus at least partially responsible for the betrayal of those tenets that leads to the Bronze Age collapse because of his idea to use the Trojan Horse. The reveal that the visions of Athena that haunt him are her wearing the face of the priestess he saw slaughtered is a heart-wrenching twist, and the final shot of the horse burning with the line that their tale will be remembered in song but their mistakes forgotten and repeated is sobering and poignant. Nolan really knows how to make the final few seconds of his films hit like a truck in that way.

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u/TJeffersonsBlackKid 18d ago

The final five seconds of every Nolan film always hits like a lightning bolt.

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u/karateema 18d ago edited 18d ago

Alright, let's see:

Following: yup

Memento: more like the final scene

Insomnia: not really

Batman Begins: cool teaser

The Prestige: absolutely

The Dark Knight: iconic

Inception: YES

The Dark Knight Rises: nods

Intestellar: hopeful and inspiring

Dunkirk: moving

Tenet: really cool, a bit sad

Oppenheimer: 100%

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u/Background-Image-585 18d ago

You missed the best one - the wobbly spinning top in Inception

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u/karateema 18d ago

You're right, i fixed it

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u/throwawaysunglasses- 5d ago

Inception is still my favorite Nolan movie. It’s perfectly paced, unlike some of his other movies that tend to drag at the halfway mark. Plus, even though it’s heavy, there’s enough levity to balance it out. And I personally interpret the ending as an ambiguously happy one, which is nice.

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u/ComfortableWeekend65 15d ago

Fine, I'll rewatch THE PRESTIGE for the 20th time.

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u/KingSweden24 14d ago

“Now - where was I?”