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The Odyssey - SK8R LUNG - 09-07-2026
the book club i'm in picked The Odyssey last month in advance of this film coming out, if not for that i probably would not have even knew this existed. my first thought was it seems kind of weird as a choice of source material for Nolan, but as i read i guess i can kinda see where things could get interesting apart from just a "modern retelling of a classic" angle. all the stuff about memory and long periods of time. i guess it comes out soon though so i gotta pick up the pace reading. 😬
RE: The Odyssey - NateDog - 09-07-2026
I read it for the first time a while back, I think it's one of those that most people know a decent bit about just from osmosis from popular culture references to it (or maybe that's just been my experience). Wasn't too hot on the trailers but early opinions on it are positive (and I don't mean from influencer screenings as they didn't do them), I saw multiple comments about horror elements in it which I'm really curious about.
I normally catch Nolan releases on or very close to my birthday as he always releases near them. I don't like my birthday generally but it's one treat I'll give myself. It's out a bit earlier than that though but release day coincides with the day my workload should alleviate for a few weeks (after the busiest period of the year) and I've had a horrible week. So maybe I'll catch it on that day if things time out.
RE: The Odyssey - SK8R LUNG - 10-07-2026
i have vague memories of reading the odyssey in university and the prof getting deep into the significance of "tropos". but that was undergrad and truthfully i did not read a single assigned reading at that time 🤘😔
RE: The Odyssey - Shyne-Bryght - 10-07-2026
Call me petty, I don't mind it when a director let's actors use their own accents in a film based in ancient times or against the source material or historical accuracy. But when you have British actors doing an American accent in this context it just winds me up, Tom Holland and Bobby Pattinson specifically for this movie.
Like, either let them use their natural accent, or make it on theme, there was a conscious decision to ask everyone to use that accent and I don't get why.
Other than that, looking forward to this, might make it out to the cinema for it.