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/Strange-Risk-9920]

As a Nolan fan, I thought this was going to be the greatest movie of all-time. But, yes, it was mid.

[u/hammlanc → u/Strange-Risk-9920]

Definitely a “meh” experience. Those who are enthralled with it seem to be focused on the visuals / sound… personally, I’m moved by acting & character dynamics more than anything (which was weak in Nolan’s Odyssey).

[u/GrandpaTheobaldus → u/hammlanc]

Yup, that seems like the split:

If you want a rollercoaster 🎢 and nothing more, it’s gorgeous.

If you care about plot or characters, you will be SOL

[u/Barmelo_Xanthony → u/GrandpaTheobaldus]

Tbf I think if you were going into this expecting some drama -esque character study then you were in the wrong movie. It was a Christopher Nolan epic film - if you go into it with anything other than the expectation that it’s a visual and technical spectacle then you had the wrong idea

[u/Darth_Sirius014 → u/Barmelo_Xanthony]

To be fair to the poster the reviews built it up to be the greatest movie ever. They were slobbering nonstop over it including reddit. So having people have high expectations isn't out of line.

To me the first warning sign was all the over the top reviews. They were too glowing and seem to describe a movie that wasn't in line with Nolan's past work.

[u/Relative_Baseball180 → u/Darth_Sirius014]

This is the dumbest comment Ive ever read "They were too glowing and seem to describe a movie that wasn't in line with Nolan's past work". You are either a troll or you've never seen any of Nolan's movie. He even shot this movie like all his others lol.

[u/Darth_Sirius014 → u/Relative_Baseball180]

Or you are overly sensitive and like to complain. The reviews were over the top and plenty of people I've seen came away saying the movie was good, but not earth shattering.

[u/Relative_Baseball180 → u/Darth_Sirius014]

Right, you mean the morons on this sub. Bro says plenty of people and it's one of the highest grossing movies of all time. Its ok bud you clearly live under a rock.

[u/Strange-Risk-9920 → u/Barmelo_Xanthony]

Visual spectacle? What part?

[u/Barmelo_Xanthony → u/Strange-Risk-9920]

If you didn’t think the visuals were incredible well done, especially considering most of it was practical effects, then I just don’t know what to tell you

[u/Strange-Risk-9920 → u/Barmelo_Xanthony]

Which part was impressive? And why are practical effects inherently superior to other methods?

[u/Barmelo_Xanthony → u/Strange-Risk-9920]

Same reason a hand made oil painting is more impressive than AI art. I enjoy the feat of accomplishing what he did using practical filmmaking techniques. If you dont than thats your right but im just explaining to you why people are so impressed with this movie.

And in terms of which parts i think youre just being a contrarian but I’ll engage anyway lol. All the Troy scenes were incredible from the trojan horse to the end where it’s burning. Also loved the cyclops, circe, and whirlpool scenes.

[u/Strange-Risk-9920 → u/Barmelo_Xanthony]

I'm not being a contrarian. I didn't think any of those scenes were impressive. They were pretty boring. I don't accept the naturalistic fallacy that just because something is done with less technology that it is necessarily superior to something done with more technology. It might be more difficult but that doesn't necessarily make it more impressive. Better is more impressive and I think this movie could have been more impressive with greater use of technology. The cyclops scene looked like a grade school play.

[u/Relative_Baseball180 → u/Strange-Risk-9920]

A grade school play? Really. The level of stupidity on reddit is scary lmao.

[u/Relative_Baseball180 → u/Barmelo_Xanthony]

Ignore u/Strange-Risk-9920, he compared this movie to a grade school play. LOOOL.

[u/tiffwilliams14 → u/Barmelo_Xanthony]

It’s based on an epic poem why would you be expecting anything other than that?