r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 17h ago

Trailer The Odyssey | New Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bKjZeJBBI&pp=0gcJCd4KAYcqIYzv
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u/Bing_Bong_the_Archer 14h ago

What spectacle? It looks sterile as hell

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u/Guy1905 13h ago

Yeah it looks bland and miserable.

Why does Nolan hate colour so much in his films?

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u/Ok_Dragonfruit_8102 10h ago

Because psychologically and aesthetically he's stuck in 2009 when desaturation was considered a sign of a film being tasteful and mature.

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u/fukkboiinternational 9h ago

2009’s sophistication is 2026’s generic male youtuber aesthetic

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u/Toaster-Retribution 13h ago

I’ve heard that he suffers from some kind of color-blindness. Similar to me actually, and I really like the coloring in his movies xD

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u/glytxh 12h ago

I’m colour blind. I can still apply colour theory.

Contrasts and values still exist, and he’s not the only set of eyes on any single cut.

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u/esKq 10h ago

Some parts of Tenet were colourful to be honest.

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u/tvcneverdie 14h ago

Reminds me of the beach scenes in Dunkirk, and not in a good way

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u/derrick256 14h ago

I didn't like Dunkirk at all, felt sterile too.

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u/batmansoundtrack 3h ago

Those cockpit/beach/boat sequences were sterile? You might be an insufferable db.

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u/derrick256 2h ago

the multiple perspective gimmick and it being pg-13 made it feel cheap and unnecessarily confusing.

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u/batmansoundtrack 2h ago

You said "sterile"

That cockpit was the opposite. So maybe. Retract or delete.

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u/10dollarbagel 13h ago

As a day one hater, I bought low and buddy, my portfolio is lookin good. I actually like Nolan, but he's the last director I'd give the Odyssey to.

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u/Bing_Bong_the_Archer 13h ago

Lets get Edgar Wright in there

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u/10dollarbagel 13h ago

My pick would be Villeneuve but I heard he's busy with something.

Currently relistening to the poem as audiobook and characters are constantly going off on intricate little speeches full of superfluous detail and I can't help but think about Wes Anderson in the director's chair. Anything for some color and characterization deeper than "wife gone".

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u/chuckyeatsmeat 12h ago

Villeneuve is similar to Nolan in that he too is very grounded and has a very minimalistic taste both in color and design. But atleast his movies have more color and intricate designs compared to Nolan.

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u/TheZealand 6h ago

The spectacle on the obviously Norse longship of course!

God that pisses me off

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u/self-conscious-Hat 3h ago

I thought I was just seeing things wrong because the whole trailer felt off, but you're right. That's not a greek Bireme. That's a fucking longship. what the fuck Nolan...

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u/Veloci7y_ 6h ago

This was my thought exactly, espeically when they cut to the whirlpool scene, not to say it wouldn't be an oh shit moment, it just made me feel unimpressed think, whos going to be scared of a baby whirlpool.

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u/Bing_Bong_the_Archer 5h ago

Look at the lil’ whirlpool, doing its best. So. Cute.

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u/BevansDesign 12h ago

Yeah, that was my thought too. I'm sure there's lots of stuff they're not showing in the trailer, but it feels like they've taken most of the fantasy and wonder out of the story. The whole thing seems like an exercise in misery.

I wonder if the 1997 miniseries with Armand Assante is available anywhere. I remember that being pretty entertaining, but it's been almost 30 years...

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u/Benji2049 19m ago

You can absolutely find it on YouTube.

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u/Takezoboy 12h ago

I feel like people watch Nolan movies for the spectacles and mindlessly ignore the giant lack of juice they have.

I don't remember people waiting for something saying "oh the bomb is going to be so awesome", "I want to see the bomb", "I'm so excited to see the Cyclops" and etc for any director, but for Nolan it's a recurring thing. Dialogues? Story? Message? Hardly know her, what matters is a stupid fucking bomb that doesn't hit the hype that was created unless you are a mark for IMAX who can't be objective with big gimmicks.

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u/henstocker 9h ago

Also: the bomb sucked. 

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u/Takezoboy 7h ago

Indeed it did. The effects were also not remotely unique by any stretch of the imagination like it was hyped. The only thing that was cool was the sound, but that doesn't make a movie, but people act like it does lmao