The Odyssey

He still got it. The GOAT has done it again. I knew absolutely nothing going into this movie. No trailer, no interviews, no videos, and I didn’t read Homer’s Odyssey or know anything about the story. I went in completely blind. Of course, I heard all the noise around the movie, the pre release hate especially, but because of that, and because I hadn’t watched movies in a while, I wasn’t really hyped. I love Nolan, but I wasn’t expecting a masterpiece or anything. My thoughts going in were: It’s gonna be a good movie, maybe even a great one, but I don’t think it’s gonna be anything crazy. Here I am, one day after watching The Odyssey in an IMAX theater. Idk... it’s a masterpiece. First of all, this was the greatest movie watching experience I’ve ever had. I genuinely couldn’t believe what I was experiencing. I was in shock. The sound was so majestic and brutal at the same time. And I don’t even think I need to talk about the visuals. Everyone who watches this movie will know what I mean. Absolutely unbelievable. Once again, Nolan proves that practical effects beat CGI on every level. The costumes, the set pieces just incredible. Yeah... what can I say? Nolan did an amazing job here. The pacing was incredible. 3 hours???? It felt like 1.5 h at most. I was completely glued to the screen. I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. As someone who hadn’t read the book and knew absolutely nothing about the story, it was perfect. The movie gave me every emotion there is. I was happy, I was sad, I was hyped, I was scared, everything in one movie. The casting was amazing as well. I loved every single performance. So yeah... what can I say after all that? A visual, auditory, and storytelling masterpiece. Thank you, Nolan, for creating this masterpiece.