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The Odyssey is almost too massive and influential to discuss in one podcast, but we're gonna do our best. In this overstuffed episode, we are breaking down all the spectacle, substance, and surprises of this gut-punch of a movie. Topics include: the effect of format across IMAX / 70mm / D-BOX, the relationship between runtime and pacing, Ludwig Göransson's electric score, an analysis of the Trojan Horse through the frame of GRRM's Red Wedding, echoes between Homer and Tolkien, an argument that Homer invented almost every subgenre of horror, Nolan's powerfully indirect approach to creature design, an avalanche of comparisons to Oppenheimer, and a very special segment with Tristan where we go deep on the tricky art of adaptation.

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00:00 Introduction

01:24 The Trial of IMAX

04:12 Impressions

13:37 Runtime & Pacing

22:33 Music

23:38 The Red Wedding

28:16 Lord of the Rings

29:26 The Grey Havens

31:21 The Scouring of the Shire

34:03 Homer Invented Horror

42:04 Matt Damon

45:06 Creature Design

48:37 Magic in the Margins

55:39 Oppenheimer Comparison

01:04:03 Historical Accuracy

01:10:14 Adaptation

01:44:50 Closing Thoughts



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