The Odyssey is the ultimate Nolan film, a cinematic triumph that will mark its era and the decades to come with its scope, ambition, and thematic relevance.
It's Nolan's most accomplished film formally, his direction has never been this grandiose, this elegant, this powerful. Technically, every department delivers the best Hollywood has to offer. The music, the cinematography, the sets, the costumes are all masterful.
In terms of scale, it's unlike anything seen before. The film cost $200 million, yet it feels like it cost a billion. To my mind, it even surpasses the greatest peplum epics like Gladiator and The Ten Commandments in that regard.
The Odyssey is also one of Nolan's best written films. He elevates Homer's poem, making it even more moving and thematically compelling, delivering a work of exceptional density and thematic richness that ranks among his most morally pertinent.
The cast is another of the film's greatest strengths, with every actor delivering a pitch-perfect performance. As in Oppenheimer, every scene is elevated by the ensemble. If I had to single out one performance, it would be Anne Hathaway's as Penelope. I don't see anyone beating her at next year's Oscars. I've never seen her command the screen with such presence. She completely dominates every scene she's in.
Ultimately, what a staggering cinematic achievement. It's a great war film, a great adventure film, a great romance, and at times even a great horror film. A monumental achievement that I'll need to watch several more times to fully appreciate its richness.
Thank you, Christopher Nolan, because you're unfortunately the only filmmaker capable of giving us experiences like this in theaters.
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The most unrealistic thing in Project Hail Mary isn't traveling at 99.5% of the speed of light.
It isn't the sun-eating microbe.
It isn't even a sentient alien spider made of rocks who does math in base 6.
It's every country on Earth putting politics aside and cooperating to save humanity.
And that's the part that hurts.