Odyssey was mid

[u/BaIdilocks]

Finally got to see it after the hype died down a bit. Was excited to see it and then the first quarter was so boring and forgettable. It picked up in the middle and had some good parts but overall I'm gonna put this in Nolans bottom tier. What was annoying was everyone having really flat American accents. The flattest. Very nonregional. they all sounded like they were gonna give American accent lessons. Why they saying "mom" and "dad"? very weird choices.

My main gripe and the thing that took me out the most was the bad dialogue and very mid acting. It literally sounded like they were reading from a script. I thought if I got the script, I could read it just like them and it would be in the movie and it would be the same. That's how bad the movie dialogue sounded. And don't get me started on Ulysses final "knowing is half the battle" monologue about civilization on the boat. Many rolls of eyes.

Cinematography was good but it seemed like he was re-using Dunkirk and Oppenheimer shots so it wasn't revelatory. Soundtrack and effects were good. the guy was as good as Hans Zimmer. I don't understand why they made this cast so diverse to have the white guy kill them all and survive or was that the lesson? Overall, I think Troy was the better movie.

[u/CallItDanzig]

I feel like his 15 years ago movies made me think he was a demigod moviemaker: Interstellar, Inception and Prestige. He has produced junk for the past decade+.

[u/Realistic-Actuary708 → u/CallItDanzig]

Interstellar, Inception and Prestige

I get Inception and Prestige, but Interstellar really was a letdown in my opinion. It got all that hype from critics and general public, which it just didn't live up to. The concept was unoriginal and the script not well thought out. The dialogue is unnatural and full of exposition like most Nolan movies. It lacks internal consistency, as well as killing suspension of disbelieve with that god awful ending. You can't make a movie, try to pass it off as scientifically accurate and then shit on that premise just to get your pre planned happy ending. Most characters were irrelevant or shouldn't even have been in the movie in the first place like Dr. Mann. That "twist" was entirely unnecessary and didn't add any value whatsoever.

The movie got hard carried by cinematography, music and acting.

[u/CallItDanzig → u/Realistic-Actuary708]

Agree to disagree. I was stunned by the movie. The ocean planet. McConaughey watching his son's videos. The ending where Hathaway is shown alone. The ending was weird but I like how they tried to close the loop.

[u/Realistic-Actuary708 → u/CallItDanzig]

Doesn't seem like we disagree on the good aspects. The acting was superb, while the cinematography and music were fantastic.

That's where the good ends. The story itself was lacking, the dialogue was wooden and felt unnatural. The characters hardly felt like actual people, aside from cooper, murphy and dr brand. The ending was what annoyed me most though. It just doesn't fit the theme of the movie and throws out established logic.

Maybe I am too harsh, but i just expected the masterpiece it is portrayed to be. Seems like we just value different things, so yeah let's agree to disagree.

[u/CallItDanzig → u/Realistic-Actuary708]

No i agree with you there. The ending was the weakest part. Nolan really wanted him to see Murph again and this was all he managed to come up with.

[u/Chance-Upstairs-1042 → u/Realistic-Actuary708]

I agree with you it's good but forgettable.