The Odyssey

Finally watched this after waiting too long for my 70mm IMAX screening—and I have many thoughts to share with my audience. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE ACTORS PERFORMANCES. Each actor and actress gets one sentence each. Matt Damon was fire, definitely see him as a strong best actor contender. Zendaya was fire, but should’ve had more screentime. Anne Hathaway redeemed herself from that god awful sequel she did that I shall not name. Tom Holland honestly is getting too much hate because I think he played the “Chicken” role pretty well. Robert Pattinson made me hate his character so that means he acted too well. Benny Safdie should’ve had way more lines instead of just acting like an armor stand. Mia Goth was whatever. JOHN LEGUIZAMO WAS MY FAVORITE, who knew Sid the sloth could be so wise. Lupita Nyong’o should’ve had more screen-time, I couldn’t even digest her character with what we got so she was fine. Lastly, Elliot Page and Travis Scott were both fire. John Bernthal, I don’t feel like mentioning you. NOW ITS TIME TO TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE. I’m slighting disappointed because I left the theater feeling the same as when I entered. Project Hail Mary left me with more of a quarrel of emotions than this film. There was only one montage that truly made me feel something and it was towards the end with the fall of Troy. Also, the sound mixing SUCKED SO BAD. I want to give it grace because of the IMAX cameras but I honestly wished I had subtitles during some parts because the mixing sucked. Sometimes the music was too loud and sometimes the voices were too quiet. Don’t care if there was a 400 pound blimp. Next, the visuals. The visuals were stunning in 70mm and I was always taken aback from the water scenes. The color grading was like how butter is to pancakes… complimentary yet still smooth. Overall, I had a fun time watching this but don’t feel the need to rewatch it again. Although, it kept me engrossed and had my eyes widened, it still lacked some storytelling that could’ve kept me from yawning. Final rating is 3.71