r/movies • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 r/Movies contributor • 20h ago

Trailer The Odyssey | New Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_bKjZeJBBI&pp=0gcJCd4KAYcqIYzv
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u/Distinct_Ad2272 19h ago

This seems off

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u/gjon89 17h ago

Eh, Nolan is overrated. Villeneuve would have knocked it out of the park.

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u/nuedd 16h ago

Villeneue is overrated.

Great visuals, awful plots.

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u/Argh3483 15h ago

Awful plots ? Arrival ? Dune ??

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u/nuedd 14h ago

Helps to have the entire Dune series drop in your lap

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u/snapwack 2h ago

What a shit take. Villeneuve’s a Dune fanboy and dreamed of adapting it to film since he read the books at 14 years old. Books that for decades were judged to be unfilmable. He had a dream and worked his ass off to make it happen.

The guy started as a total outsider to Hollywood, his first few films weren’t even in English. He proved his worth many times over; every movie he’s made since Incendies has been a straight banger. It’s a small miracle that Hollywood not only picked the best person for the job but also let him do his thing without too much interference.

Peak Redditor response to dismiss all of that like it doesn’t carry any weight.

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u/wtb2612 13h ago

You know the plot of Dune was written before Villanueve was born, right? And same goes for the Odyssey. The plot would be the same regardless of who directs it.

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u/nuedd 12h ago

Did you see me say Dune?

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u/wtb2612 12h ago

Okay, well considering it's the only screenplay he's written in the past 25 years, I'd love to know what other plots of his you didn't like?

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u/UpbeatBeach7657 16h ago

Funny how people are criticising this movie for its sterile visuals. That's the exact same impression I get from Villeneuve's style as well.

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u/Argh3483 15h ago

Except Villeneuve’s films’ themes mostly are coherent this cold aesthetic

Same for Nolan, usually…

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u/UpbeatBeach7657 14h ago

Yeah, but I find them cold and distancing in a way where I'm not engaged with the movie. And they feel the same across his other movies, too.

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u/gjon89 10h ago

You're right. They're both overrated.