{"id":69005,"date":"2026-07-16T01:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69005"},"modified":"2026-07-16T01:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T17:15:00","slug":"review-the-odyssey-movie-review-christopher-nolan-adapts-homer-for-an-epic-anti-war-masterpiece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=69005","title":{"rendered":"Review | The Odyssey movie review: Christopher Nolan adapts Homer for an epic anti-war masterpiece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.i-scmp.com\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/1280x720\/public\/d8\/images\/canvas\/2026\/07\/15\/34793b5f-7614-4f14-9ac0-402fb1de2c6a_5972db12.jpg?itok=G-ACQP1j&amp;v=1784106512\" \/><\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" id=\"\">\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\"><strong data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa17\">4.5\/5 stars<\/strong><\/p>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">Christopher Nolan returns to cinemas with an epic for the ages. The Oscar-winning <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Oppenheimer<\/em><\/span> director has made a film of such scale, it is little wonder he insisted on it being the first film to shoot entirely on large-format IMAX cameras. Nothing else would suffice.<\/div>\n<div datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1xdhyk6 ec74h0k0\">An adaptation of Homer\u2019s foundational Greek epic <em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">The Odyssey<\/em>, this tale of monsters and men is another grand achievement by Nolan \u2013 a film of enormous ambition and near-flawless execution. As in his earlier films <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Interstellar<\/em><\/span> and <span data-qa=\"Component-Text\" class=\"css-0 ef9u0v00\"><em data-qa=\"ContentSchemaRender-defaultRenderMapFunctions-Component\" class=\"css-1mniedq ex3nmsa15\">Dunkirk<\/em><\/span>, Nolan returns to the theme of homecoming.<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIt\u2019s not always an easy thing,\u201d mutters Odysseus (Matt Damon), the warrior-king who left his beloved Ithaca and his queen, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), to ransack the city of Troy. It has been eight years since the end of the Trojan War \u2013 and almost 20 since Odysseus last graced his land.<\/p>\n<div xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"methode-html-wrapper oembed-wrapper e1a5rv550 css-1llrc1m e1yqhwb40\" data-qa=\"Component-renderMap-StyledDiv\">\n<div class=\"e2gky7d0 e1drg7e30 e1ciypty0 ehdmpxk0 css-1avyp1d e1hpd36k0\" data-qa=\"Component-Container\">\n<div class=\"e1hpd36k3 css-79hwxn e1x11wau0\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-VideoTitleContainer\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"25\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 25\" fill=\"none\" data-qa=\"SCMPYouTubeVideoFooter-StyledVideoRecorder\" class=\"css-1nnwg93 e1x11wau1\"><default:path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M22 6.22926V18.4315L17.5463 13.9868V17.8655C17.5463 18.1618 17.4383 18.4248 17.2228 18.6531C17.0067 18.8829 16.7498 18.9967 16.4537 18.9967H3.13414C2.80989 18.9967 2.53968 18.8829 2.32425 18.6531C2.10808 18.4248 2 18.1618 2 17.8655V6.79519C2 6.49893 2.10808 6.23665 2.32425 6.00688C2.53968 5.77858 2.80989 5.66333 3.13414 5.66333H16.4537C16.7498 5.66333 17.0067 5.77858 17.2228 6.00688C17.4383 6.23665 17.5463 6.49893 17.5463 6.79519V10.674L22 6.22926Z\" fill=\"#001246\"\/><\/default:svg><\/p>\n<p>The Odyssey | Official Countdown Trailer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">While Penelope is left to fend off greedy suitors \u2013 including Robert Pattinson\u2019s conniving Antinous \u2013 Nolan gracefully unfolds Odysseus\u2019 backstory.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Trapped on an isolated beach by the beautiful Calypso (Charlize Theron), his dulled memories come flooding back; thus, we learn of Troy and the horrifying challenges that he and his men, convinced they have angered the gods, must face as they set sail home.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<center><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/lifestyle\/entertainment\/article\/3360667\/odyssey-movie-review-christopher-nolan-adapts-homer-epic-anti-war-masterpiece?utm_source=rss_feed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source <\/a><br \/>\n<center\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4.5\/5 stars Christopher Nolan returns to cinemas with an epic for the ages. 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