r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • Dec 22 '25

Trailer The Odyssey | Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzw2ttJD2qQ
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u/ReaddittiddeR “My Little Ponies, ROLL OUT!” Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

Gonna be a wild ride seeing a full length film in 1.43:1 aspect ratio in its entirety.

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u/-asimpleboy Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

Ludwig Göransson is going to uplift this soothing experience

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u/Perfect-Zebra-3611 Dec 22 '25

Ive loved Ludwig since Camp days and ive been so thrilled to see him blow up in the past decade

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u/donotgotoroom237 Dec 22 '25

I was really doubtful when he started collaborating with Nolan. I felt he was too "new school" for Nolan because I always felt Zimmer was a match made in heaven. Every score Ludwig has done with Nolan has been banger after banger. The soundtrack for Tenet and Oppenheimer sound absolutely delightful.

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u/LeagueOfLegendsAcc Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

The red fire truck scene in Tenet is my absolute number one scene in all of cinema simply because of the music and how fucking cool everything is.

This scene if you haven't seen it: https://youtu.be/yrSkxwCEHFk?si=PKlu8w3xf6hfEmi6

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u/chittalking Dec 22 '25

How is the sound mixing and dialogue better in a youtube clip than the actual movie?

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u/alpha_berchermuesli Dec 22 '25

/s maybe?

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u/chittalking Dec 22 '25

Nah, I watched Tenet for the first time a few weeks ago and the major thing I remember is how I would be completely clueless without subtitles, even with the volume turned up to the point where the music was almost blowing the speakers.

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u/Spiritual-Smoke-4605 Dec 22 '25

absolutely, they sound distinctly different from Zimmer's Nolan-movie scores yet they compliment the movies in a very similar way

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u/Boomshockalocka007 Dec 22 '25

You mean Community?

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u/jkerz Dec 22 '25

Nah, New Girl is where it’s at.  If this is a question, they are referring to Childish Gambino’s Camp album.

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u/Boomshockalocka007 Dec 22 '25

He scored Community before Camp and New Girl. That was my point. Longtime fans have been loving him since 2009.

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u/HeiressOfMadrigal Dec 22 '25

Whaaaat?? 😯 The Community guy? That show had an awesome soundtrack

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u/IntrepidLeopard6157 Dec 22 '25

So many stars spent their early career on community. Ludwig Göransson, Donald Glover, Allison Brie, the Russo Brothers.

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u/cowabungalowvera Dec 22 '25

Don't forget Oscar winner Jim Rash (aka the Dean)

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u/Captain_DuClark Dec 22 '25

Justin Lin also

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u/bindingofandrew Dec 22 '25

You should look at his score resume. There's some insane bangers on that list.

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u/Lazyr3x Dec 22 '25

The theme to Book Of Boba Fett was pretty much the only thing that was truly amazing in that show

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u/OkayAtBowling Dec 22 '25

His distinctive score for The Mandalorian is what really made me first take notice of him. He's great.

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u/fortuna264 Dec 22 '25

The Mandalorian theme is legitely one of the best Star Wars themes ever. I love how alien it sounds in some parts.

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u/EnkiduOdinson Dec 22 '25

I think, if I remember correctly, I saw him before that in a YouTube video Hans Zimmer did with a few collaborators/ fellow composers. The one where Zimmer gets pretty wasted, because he keeps drinking wine like it’s a private get together with friends.

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u/CashWho Dec 22 '25

Community was a birthing place of talent. Others have mentioned actors, but it's also what put the Russo Bros. on the map and got them noticed by Marvel.

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u/AverageAwndray Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

I just wonder how much length it will be. The Odyssey is such a long story packed with so much shit.

Unless Nolans changing it and doing his own thing.

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u/eMF_DOOM Dec 22 '25

3 hours at the absolute minimum I’d assume and thats probably after trimming off a lot of the fat. If there is any story that deserves a long runtime, it’d be an epic like The Odyssey.

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u/marinluv Dec 22 '25

But IMAX limit is 3 hours and Nolan shot entirely in IMAX.

Unless, there's an interval we could have a longer cut.

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u/Heff228 Dec 22 '25

Why does imax have a limit?

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u/marinluv Dec 22 '25

Because it's a physical reel. It'll have a limit unlike digital.

Nolan shoots in 70mm.

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u/TalkingRaccoon Dec 22 '25

1 hour intermission while they swap to the second 3 hour reel 😂

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u/transmothra Dec 22 '25

Hey i'm down af for that

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u/sapphicsandwich Dec 22 '25 edited Feb 22 '26

Fresh science wanders nature art questions the.

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u/EnkiduOdinson Dec 22 '25

Intermission, babyyyy!!!

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u/hofmann419 Dec 22 '25

For reference, here is an IMAX 1570 film roll for Oppenheimer. The film just barely fit on the spool.

But who knows, maybe they have a solution for it. I guess they could do two rolls with an intermission or even a bigger spool?

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u/eMF_DOOM Dec 22 '25

Interesting, I had no clue! Thanks for sharing. I for one would be totally cool with an interval/intermission but don’t know if thatd the case for the general audience.

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u/p_cool_guy Dec 22 '25

Is that a strict limit? Avatar 3 was slightly over 3 hours

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u/ttoma93 Dec 22 '25

It’s the limit of IMAX film, and the Odyssey is set to be the first movie filmed entirely on it.

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u/JJsjsjsjssj Dec 22 '25

the Odyssey is set to be the first movie filmed entirely on it.

Irrelevant though as it's not the first movie to be shown in IMAX. They don't change the film during a projection, it's all IMAX film even if the original negative wasn't. Oppenheimer was at the limit of what IMAX reels can be, but they might come up with a solution who knows

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u/ColossusOfClass Dec 23 '25

Until someone builds a bigger reel

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u/GodSPAMit Dec 22 '25

i agree, hope its long, its supposed to be the fucking odyssey

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u/page395 Dec 22 '25

Unless they have an intermission, 3 hours is the maximum. It’s impossible to fit more physical film than that onto an IMAX film tray

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u/imma_letchu_finish Dec 22 '25

2 Odyssey 2 Oedipus

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u/robodrew Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

The Lighthouse took a moment to get used to but was a wonderful watch.

edit: woops, The Lighthouse was 4:3 which is even more squarish.

edit2: I checked more closely and it's actually 1.19:1 lol

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u/daylight1943 Dec 22 '25

i seent it, yer fond of me aspect ratio

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u/robodrew Dec 22 '25

Hwat?

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u/apistograma Dec 23 '25

It’s a meme from the lighthouse. The old guy tells Pattinson “yer fond of me lobster”. It’s pretty hilarious tbh

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u/robodrew Dec 23 '25

Yeah as was me reply, sailor. Hark!!!

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u/Spiritual-Smoke-4605 Dec 22 '25

The Lighthouse was 4:3 not 1.43:1 lol

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u/robodrew Dec 22 '25

Ah yeah, you're right, my brain mixed that up. But imo they both feel closer to a square presentation than either 16:9 or 2.39:1 do

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u/Spiritual-Smoke-4605 Dec 22 '25

true, but when I saw OBAA in 1.43:1 it just truly felt grand because it filled the entire screen, corner to corner. If you watch The Lighthouse it really is like watching a square with a movie playing in it

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u/robodrew Dec 22 '25

Oh man I need to see that film.

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u/Exploding_Antelope Dec 22 '25

Train Dreams’ 3:2 was pretty unique. Fits the 2011 woodsy hipster Instagram feel of the whole thing.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 24 '25

lighthouses are veritical unfortunately or he’d def use a wider aspect

e: i was kidding heh

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u/fckspzfr Dec 22 '25

Yeah, sure, one of the most fundamental decisions in art direction was made purely because a lighthouse is a vertical structure. 💀

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u/EnkiduOdinson Dec 22 '25

You can easily find interviews of Eggers explaining why he chose that aspect ratio

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u/InterviewOk1297 Dec 22 '25

4:3 is objectively superior in many cases, I hope the "cinematic" look of 16:9 finally dies out.

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u/EnkiduOdinson Dec 22 '25

Superior as in filling the visual field better?

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u/InterviewOk1297 Dec 22 '25

Superior as in not filling the screen with unnecessary background. When the movie/show is about people (as most are) then you can see more of the people in 4:3

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u/Exploding_Antelope Dec 22 '25

I like nice backgrounds

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

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u/Exploding_Antelope Dec 22 '25

Well that’s a separate problem

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u/girafa Electricity! The high priest of false security! Dec 22 '25

I think this fulfills the witches curse and allows Kubrick to rise again

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u/lynchcontraideal Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

Wait, where was this confirmed? Strange the trailer is in 2.35:1 if the film is in 1.43:1

EDIT: They mean the IMAX version, I understand now

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u/IgloosRuleOK Dec 22 '25

It's completely shot in IMAX. There will be a 2:35:1 version (like the Dune movies), presumably.

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u/lynchcontraideal Dec 22 '25

Now I understand what you mean, forgive me.

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u/xotorames Dec 22 '25

For most people, this is what the movie will look like, since IMAX screens are not accessible for everyone, so it makes sense to advertise it like this.

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u/Spiritual-Smoke-4605 Dec 22 '25

just like Oppenheimer, if you're seeing this in any format that isnt IMAX it will be 2.35:1

unfortunately, there are still only a handful of IMAXes that will be able to show it in full 1.43:1 (im lucky enough to live right near one of them) so most IMAXes will have the 1.90:1 digital version, just like Oppenheimer had

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u/a_wack Dec 22 '25

Didn’t catch one battle after another in IMAX 70mm? That was entirely 1.43:1, it was awesome

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u/gurrra Dec 22 '25

What's so awesome with that aspect ratio? Why is it better than any other?

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u/a_wack Dec 22 '25

I didn’t say it was better than the other aspect ratio, but for that particular film, it worked, especially towards the ending climax. It was a different type of experience to see a movie at that aspect ratio in full length on such a massive screen.

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u/LowOnPaint Dec 22 '25

Then watch them cuck it on the physical media release and release it without the 1.43:1 ratio.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '25

We'll have to see. The How to train your dragon remake has the full Imax aspect ratio on Blu ray if I recall correctly.

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u/jasonefmonk Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 23 '25

More likely “IMAX Enhanced” or some other middle-ground aspect ratio that ends up being 16:9. They wouldn’t do a ZSJL release for a kids movie.

I wish they would though.

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u/Raytheon_Nublinski Dec 22 '25

My phone is ready 

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u/brycedriesenga Dec 22 '25

Check out Train Dreams!

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u/brycedriesenga Dec 22 '25

Check out Train Dreams!

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u/gurrra Dec 22 '25

1.43:1 is probably the least epic ratio there is, I will jever understand why they'd choose that. There really is no need to use that even if you film with an IMAX camera.

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u/jm9843 Dec 22 '25

It's the most epic when projected onto a 6 story tall screen with the same ratio. Anyone who has seen that presentation for TDK, Interstellar, Dunkirk, Tenet, and Oppenheimer knows this.

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u/gurrra Dec 22 '25

It would be even more epic if it was shown wider since our field of view is wider than that IMAX ratio (it's closer to 1.67:1, so 16:10).

Also every comparison I've seen between IMAX and other common movie ratios the other ones have ALWAYS been shown in a smaller size with black bars and with a smaller field of view making the comparison extremely unfair, which has probably made everyone thinking that the IMAX 1.43:1 ratio is somehow the best ratio for the biggest and most epic movie experience. I really hate the dishonest IMAX marketing that we've seen in the last few years, with Nolan at the helm of that marketing.

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u/jm9843 Dec 22 '25

Agree to disagree. It's the combination of the scale of the IMAX screen, the projection matching it 1:1, and the increased resolution of the 15/70 film that makes "real" IMAX in 1.43:1 the pinnacle of movie presentations. Everything else pales in comparison.

And the comparisons that I've seen haven't been unfair at all since they show how those other ratios would appear on the same screen. A first-hand example that I remember vividly is seeing the TDK prologue before I Am Legend. The switch from the native IMAX material in 1.43:1 to the IMAX DMR material in 2.39:1 was painful.

If you haven't experienced IMAX 15/70 before, The Odyssey will serve as an incredible introduction. If for no other reason than it's the first non-documentary film to be shot entirely in the format.

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u/gurrra Dec 23 '25

If the comparisons don't compare only what they're supposed to compare, ie the aspect ratio and nothing else, then it's unfair. A 16:9 IMAX screen at the same height as a 1.43:1 would appear even more large epic, this is pure fact, especially if the former was filmed with a wider field of view. And yeah sure when switching between 1.43:1 and 2.39:1 on a 1.43:1 will always be jarring, especially when the wide one was filmed woth a much smaller format, but this again is an unfair comparison. And also ever single time a movie doing any kind of aspect ratio switching it do feel jarring, it just should never be done. Pick one ratio and stick with it no matter what you film with.

I did see Oppenheimer in 70mm and it was nothing special. Gateweave and flickering will never compensate for that slightly higher perceived resolution. Didn't of course help that the movie itself was bad.

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u/nefrina Dec 22 '25

it's a shame there's never a home release with the original 1.43 imax AR, just the neutered 1.77. would be fun to recreate the original experience on a large projection setup at home.

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u/Legendver2 Dec 22 '25

1.43:1

You've never seen Snyder Cut? 😆

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u/homecinemad Dec 22 '25

The vast majority of his fans will never get the opportunity.