Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey opened at 98% on Rotten Tomatoes, made a fortune, and had people leaving the theatre in tears. We went in ready to love it. We came out with a lot to talk about. On this week's epsidoe, we get into the casting, the craft, the adaptation choices, and the one thing at the centre of the film that neither of us could get past. Watch to find out where we landed,
and then you can tell us how wrong we are.
⚠️ Full spoilers throughout.
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⏱️ CHAPTERS
00:00 - Intro
01:35 - First Impressions
02:34 - IMAX vs Lymax
03:49 - What Worked
06:50 - The Bronze Age Collapse Twist
08:10 - Circe, Pacing and Performances
10:29 - Where The Odyssey Falls Apart
12:21 - The Trojan Horse Problem
14:19 - Travis Scott as Homer
15:12 - Scylla and Charybdis
17:06 - Too Many Set Pieces
18:51 - The Laestrygonians
20:15 - Calypso, Rewritten
22:20 - Odysseus and Hubris
25:20 - Nolan and Grey Characters
29:49 - Spider-Man: Brand New Day
31:10 - Robert Pattinson Appreciation
35:23 - Pattinson's Best Performances
38:10 - Zendaya as Athena
40:55 - Behind the Scenes: IMAX Cameras
41:29 - Ranking Every Christopher Nolan Film
43:46 - How We'd Fix the Ending
45:23 - Outro
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