{"id":4590,"date":"2026-07-15T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4590"},"modified":"2026-07-15T16:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T16:10:34","slug":"review-christopher-nolan-is-up-to-the-challenge-in-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4590","title":{"rendered":"Review: Christopher Nolan is up to the challenge in ‘Odyssey’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Try to think of one contemporary filmmaker other than Christopher Nolan who has the clout, the confidence and the ability to persuade a major studio to back a multi-million-dollar adaptation of an ancient Greek poem that most high school students read only because they have to.<\/p>\n

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Name one.<\/p>\n

Maybe, just maybe, Steven Spielberg could convince some sweaty-palmed bean counters about giving it a go. Perhaps Denis Villeneuve\u2019s \u201cDune\u201d resume might impress some enough to greenlight a more modestly budgeted venture.<\/p>\n

But it takes a master showman, a cinematic force, to pull off a jaw-dropping magic trick such as the monumental \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d a reported $250 million project hat leaves you in awe and appreciation.<\/p>\n

Nolan\u2019s striking visual vision \u2014 it\u2019s the first feature film to be shot with 70mm IMAX cameras \u2014 is a staggering siren-like beauty to behold. It\u2019s a cinematic marvel in every way, from Hoyte van Hoytema\u2019s transcendent cinematography to \u201cSinners\u201d composer Ludwig G\u00f6ransson\u2019s aesthetically appropriate score that sweeps and swells like the mighty ocean that Odysseus voyages on.<\/p>\n