Three years after capturing the dawn of the atomic age in Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan shifts his lens to the foundational text of Western conflict. Rather than delivering a generic action blockbuster, The Odyssey emerges as a visually astonishing anti-war epic. Filmed entirely on 70mm IMAX cameras, Nolan takes Homer’s ancient text and turns it into a modern warning about the repercussions of war and the tragic cycle of history repeating itself.
The epic is a timely reminder that winning a war is only half the battle; the true test of civilisation is whether it can survive the consequences.
Matt Damon delivers a rich performance as a deeply remorseful Odysseus wh iso haunted by what he did to win the Trojan War. Every tactical choice Odysseus makes out of pride or tactics triggers sever repercussions. Blind the Cyclops, and you invite the wrath of the sea. Kill the suitors who are bankrupting your home, and you find a mob of grieving families ready to tear down the palace gates.
The cost of war isn’t just paid by the men on the ships. Back in Ithaca, Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and Telemachus (Tom Holland) navigate a society destabilized by twenty years of their king’s absence.
Watch at home or in theaters?
The biggest screen possible! If you see any film in theatres this year let it be this one.
The final verdict
The Odyssey proves that the stories we told thousands of years ago are still the stories we are living out today. Nolan truly is a cinematic mastermind! 9.5/10
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