@NeoGameSpark Wait till China releases next week. I still am unsure about where the ceiling is. I have some friends locked in at 1.6 and I am one of the more optimistic with it crossing 2B on final exit.
Either way anyone who thought this would flop is an idiot.
What makes The Odyssey unforgettable isnβt just that itβs a story about a man trying to get home. Itβs that every obstacle strips away a different part of Odysseus until all thatβs left is the person he truly is. Troy proved he was a great warrior, but the journey home tested whether he could become a great man. His biggest enemies werenβt always monsters or angry gods but they were his own pride, impatience, and the choices that kept pulling him farther from Ithaca. By the time he finally returns, heβs no longer the same man who left twenty years earlier, and thatβs what makes his homecoming feel earned rather than guaranteed.
What I love most is how the story wraps timeless human struggles inside myths and monsters. Every island represents a different temptation: comfort instead of responsibility, revenge instead of restraint, or giving up instead of pushing forward. The Odyssey reminds me that getting where you want to be isnβt enough, you also have to become the kind of person who deserves to be there. Maybe thatβs why it still resonates after thousands of years. Beneath all the gods, monsters, and epic battles is a story about resilience, growth, and finding your way back to yourself.
Extraordinary film. I sat spellbound for nearly three hours. Themes that resonated with me. PTS. Vets. Horrors of war. Honor, loyalty. Marriage. I loved it. All of it. I was moved by the film. Exhausted at the end. Btw, Iβm Greek (obviously), and Iβve heard whining from traditionalists. Not like the actual poem, etc. OK. Now-Get over it. Itβs a movie, an adaptation of a story. And btw, if this generates interest and buzz in the classics, is that not a wonderful thing? The Greek PM just called Nolan and thanked him, for just this reason. As many will now go and read the poem! And for those on the right complaining about DEI stuff? Snowflakes. Stop. Get a life. What a film. Will see it again, this time in IMAX.
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has thanked Christopher Nolan for The Odyssey, praising the film for "boosting global interest in ancient Greek civilisation."
Congratulating Nolan on the film's success during a teleconference, Mitsotakis said:
"Such productions bridge Greece's rich cultural heritage with contemporary creativity."
@HailTheoden@cliftonaduncan Let's add 1 more point in there in Nolans odyssey and Homer's Odysseus Crew eats Helios Cattle from hunger and they adapted to it on the film as well and thats how they died also adapted on the Film