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The Odyssey

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Last discussed Oct 19, 2026

Christopher Nolan's upcoming film adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic poem.

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Lon Harris
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Praised: Great visuals

"World model startup Odyssey posted a video on Saturday of a simulated fruit fly brain flying through worlds generated by their new model, Odyssey 3."

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Rich Roll
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Used for: Understanding themes of surrender, the hero's journey, and modern societal parallels

"Did you see The Odyssey? I had Ryan Holiday on and we were talking about the fact that this is like a movie about the 12 steps — he is going through the ringer and has to get to this point of surrender to make it home."

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Tom Bilyeu
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vs: Compared to Spider-Man at the box office — Spider-Man surpassed it in just fo...

"I think Nolan carries the weight more on the Odyssey than Holland does for sure. But the fact that he's able to get somebody like Holland to pick him to put him in the slot is very, very interesting."

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"For now I default to it's going to be incredible. Can't wait to see it. I wouldn't bet against Nolan. I think he's an extraordinary filmmaker."

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Trae Stephens
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Praised: Best picture contender for the year; immersive IMAX experience vs: Compared unfavorably to Interstellar and The Dark Knight; more favorably than...

"If it was any other director, I would have come out of the movie theater and been like, 'That was great, I'm glad that I watched that.' But it was Christopher Nolan, so my expectations were much higher. I don't know that I would watch the Odyssey ..."

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John Coogan
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Used for: Theatrical viewing, particularly in IMAX 70mm Praised: One of the best-looking films ever made; IMAX 70mm quality unmatched; directo... vs: Compared favorably to franchise films like Marvel, Star Wars, Toy Story 5, Su...

"The Odyssey is up to $264 million. Biggest non-animated opening of the year until Spider-Man in two weeks. It does feel like it'll have a longer run of people seeing it multiple times, paying more for IMAX, and it is just a breakout for an R-rated..."

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Tyler Cowen
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Praised: Visually impressive and dreamy compared to other movies

"Compared to other movies, it's fantastic and it's dreamy and it's impressive, but mostly I was disappointed. I thought the dialogue was lame. The casting, I don't mind the cross-ethnic casting at all. I just didn't think they were the right people..."

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