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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/MoistNugget9130 10h ago edited 7h ago

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, lived the now string mixed in with it.

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u/behv 9h ago

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.

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u/atclubsilencio 8h ago

I liked that too! There are so many ways they could have interpreted what the song of a siren would sound like.. which I’m sure would have disappointed some if it didn’t sound JUST right (like some other aspects that sudden experts of The Odyssey have been criticizing before it even came out ) so cutting out the actual song itself entirely and instead having Odysseus describe it, was perfection.

But I loved how the sound cut out as he put the wax in his ears. Expert touch. They should just give them the Oscar for sound now as it was flawless throughout.

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u/gaysinglam 8h ago

One of the coolest in-theater sound effects I’ve ever experienced.

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u/_BallsDeep69_ 8h ago

That’s how you know it was a god damn experience. I felt the whole audience go woah, when the earwax was put in.

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u/HYDRAULICS23 4h ago

When that happened I literally thought to myself “wow the sound design is so fire.” Such a dope movie.

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u/dallascowboys93 1h ago

The siren scene was one of my favorite scenes. So good