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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/Sheepies123 10h ago edited 10h ago

The scene where the Laestrygonians (big armored dudes) attack Odysseus and his crew was so amazing. The way its shot to make it seems like the trees were moving and trapping the soldiers is just so eerie and frightening I loved it.

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u/doinkin_donuts 7h ago edited 7h ago

Wait, the trees were actually moving though right? I thought that was part of the magic of that place or the giants knew how to control them somehow

Unless i was hallucinating, the stumps of the trees were definitely moving through the ground

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u/XXX200o 7h ago

Yeah, the trees did move. The giants also moved like guys on stilts.

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u/itsevilR 6h ago

Yup the trees were moving and even trapped some of the soldiers.

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u/Corydoran 8h ago

I thought they looked great, and watching them destroy those ships made them feel even more terrifying.

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u/Abr97115 8h ago

One of my favorite scenes of the movie. It's changed up quite a bit from the poem, but I absolutely love the way it was executed in the film. As soon as the kid dissappears in the fog, and you see the giants appear, how immediately they realize it's time to run, but they are all over the place.... So good. 

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u/surejan94 5h ago

I’m not very knowledge on the myths. Who was the creepy kid? Is that just what a young Lastrygonian looks like?

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u/Majestic_Theme_442 3h ago

Yes, it was to set up that the parents would be freakish big

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u/mgrunner 9h ago

Maybe my favorite scene. In the Fitzgerald translation, I don’t think it’s even a full page (can’t quite remember), and I loved how this movie helped me visualize that specific scene better.

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u/destroyed233 1h ago

They blended the line between booking human, but also moving non-human to where it was just a very uncanny vibe. horrifying

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u/HockeyKelly5 1h ago

Question, who (Or what) exactly are they?