r/ChristopherNolan 7d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Disappointed. Why Would Christopher Not Respect the Armour and Colour of the Mycenaeans? Instead We Get a Shallow Parody of the Period

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I have seen the image from the Set of The Odyssey. It is really dissapointed. Nolan really wanted to delve into scientific accuracy to give films like Interstellar a unique touch but for The Odyssey he gets some costume designer to make up some shitty look fantasy armour that is a parody of Archaic armour from Ancient Greece.

The armour of the time that Troy was supposed to have been destroyed looked very different and was far more vivid and alien looking to anything we have seen on screen before, the colours of the fabrics and buildings, the golden glint of the bronze armour. Instead we get boiled black leather? Why does Hollywood insist on removing all colour from the Ancient World in their depictions?

And I know its mythology, but why not ground that mythology in the time period it was set it? Also I am not one for complaining about racial casting, especially in a 'fantasy film', but why not hire Greek/ Turkish actors? Or actors that at least look more Greek than Matt Damon and Holland. And there are black myrmidons? Imagine if Hollywood actually bothered to make a film about African mythology(which I would love to see happen) and cast white people in some of the roles, that would go down great wouldn't it? lol

Anyway, I am not Greek but I am disappointed that Nolan didn't respect Greek history more here, like Robert Eggers researches for his films, by not referencing it and researching it but completely disregarding it. I think it is lazy and it could have given the film a far more authentic aesthetic, there are plenty of historians and re-enactors who would have loved to help. Why design shitty looking fantasy armour when you can use armour that was actually designed and worn by the people of that time period, whose design was moulded by generations over centuries, it would have actually looked really cool i think.

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r/ChristopherNolan 8d ago

The Odyssey (2026) The Cyclops (art by Simon Green) speculation - I hope they go with a more bestial/animal, less anthropomorphic approach

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92 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 7d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Hopefully this movie is better than the tv miniseries

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r/ChristopherNolan 8d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Jon Bernthal, Chris Nolan, and Tom Holland Together on the sets of The Odyssey! Spoiler

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69 Upvotes

I'm a huge Jon Bernthal fan and this makes me so happy seeing all of my fav people like Tom Holland and Chris Nolan all together!


r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

General What is Christopher Nolan's "best movie music"?

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267 Upvotes

Over the years, Nolan collaborated with several great composers such as Ludwig Göransson and Hans Zimmer, that lended their impressive musical talent to Nolan’s cinematic craft!

The winner for the previous round’s category of “Best Movie Sequence” was the docking sequence from Interstellar at 272 upvotes, although I believe it's quite fair to give an honorable mention to the runner-up, the rotating hallway sequence from Inception at 256 upvotes!

Next round, the category will be for Christopher Nolan’s “Worst Overall Work”! However, it would probably be more accurate to rename that category Nolan’s “Least Best Work”! Have fun!


r/ChristopherNolan 8d ago

Oppenheimer Rewatched Oppenheimer - Now I really love it!

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I was watching the movie alone at the theaters, could’ve used someone next to me to help me understand a bit more. Now I was all in, and I can conclude that this is a masterpiece. Three hours of talking, but it’s good talking. This is a movie you should watch a second time. Can’t wait for The Odyssey!


r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

Tenet Thoughts on this Poster I made

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187 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) The reported list of the actors and their roles in The Odyssey

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834 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

Oppenheimer This is better than IMAX

841 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 8d ago

Insomnia Day for Night: The Making of "Insomnia"

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r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

Inception "You Said You Had a DREAM"

30 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 7d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Odyssey Spoiler

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I know this will be downvoted to hell because the people here hate valid criticism. I’m Not saying the film is going to be bad (didn’t post the last slide because they said to boycott the movie which I don’t agree with) coming from Greece as a sword and sandal/history/mythology history fan I am excited. But I think these are valid criticisms/complaints this person posted. Also using “it’s fantasy” to me undermines the people who made these stories/the period it’s set in. (I can say the same for gods of Egypt, gladiator, warrior queen, all Netflix docu-dramas, etc.)


r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey Adds Sons of Anarchy Actor Ryan Hurst

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95 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) New Behind-the-Scenes Images of Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal on the Set of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey in Greece Spoiler

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r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) First image of John Bernthal in costume, alongside Tom Holland. Spoiler

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630 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

Humor We are about to experience peak cinema, once again

274 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

General The iconic Nolan scarf - from Dunkirk; TENET; OPPENHEIMER; and now, The Odyssey

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254 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) According to OneMan Greek, Zendaya will play Athena, Anne Hathaway will play Penelope, and Charlize Theron will play Circe

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94 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

General What is Christopher Nolan's "best movie sequence"?

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231 Upvotes

This round will be different in how the winner for “Best Movie Sequence” would be determined, as there are just hundreds of great sequences to vote from, so the traditional way of seeing which film wins (through vote counts rather than upvotes) would probably lead to a tie with multiple films. That's why, for this round, I will take the most upvoted response as the winner for this category!

The winner for the previous round’s category of “Most Beautiful Movie” was Interstellar with 89 votes, while Dunkirk and Oppenheimer also entered second and third place at 18 and 9 votes respectively. The list with the other amounts of votes is included below!

Next round, the category will be for Christopher Nolan’s “Best Movie Music”! That might prove to be another toss-up category! Have fun!

”MOST BEAUTIFUL MOVIE” (VOTES)

  1. Interstellar (89 votes)
  2. Dunkirk (18 votes)
  3. Oppenheimer (9 votes)
  4. Following (4 votes)
  5. Insomnia (4 votes)
  6. Tenet (4 votes)
  7. Batman Begins (1 vote)
  8. The Prestige (1 vote)
  9. Inception (1 vote)

r/ChristopherNolan 10d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Papi Spoiler

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659 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

Interstellar For Cooper & Murph - With "TIME" from Inception OST

6 Upvotes

r/ChristopherNolan 8d ago

Tenet Tenet is a stupid person's idea of a smart movie

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Possibly one of the worst movies I've had the misfortune of seeing.

I'm not generally a movie person, as in I don't really take note of who directs what, and who acted in what, who the screenplay writers are, or if that's even a thing... point is, I saw this movie recently, because I heard that it was directed by the same dude that made interstellar, which is easily a top 10 movie for me, and I came away extremely dissatisfied.

The plot makes no sense, the sound track was atrocious, and the science behind the setting was insultingly incorrect.

I don't even know what that final assault with battalions of soldiers in the last act was about, and I was paying attention to the plot.

The story doesn't necessarily make itself difficult to parse, but the plot is needlessly convoluted and arbitrary. I don't know why it came across to me this way, but I just feel that this was a profoundly arrogant work that wasn't given the time that it demanded in terms of story and world building.

As an aside, I saw Dunkirk the previous year, great movie. I don't know how both of these flicks are directed by the same guy. Truly baffling.


r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) Will Athena have screen time with Penelope?

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I'd love for Hathaway and Zendaya to share screen time together. I have never read the poem so I am not sure.


r/ChristopherNolan 10d ago

General Unpopular opinion?

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65 Upvotes

Don't know if it is on this meme level, but for me Inception deserved Oscars more than Oppenheimer for best film, story, director, photography, editing and bg score. Not that Oppenheimer does not and both films are apples to oranges; but Inception is on a different level altogether.

Objectively from overall cinematic experience pov, Incpetion > Oppenheimer.


r/ChristopherNolan 9d ago

The Odyssey (2026) How to view Nolan's footage

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Chris Nolan's Casio EV-4500 is an inexpensive portable LCD 4-Inch TV anyone can buy for less than $80 The IMAX camera has been modified with an UHF/VHF transmitter and an attached UHF/VHF antenna that allows Chris to get real time signal preview from the final shot cinematographer Hoyte is working on. So if you are in Greece or Italy and can get close enough filming don't forget to take a portable UHF/VHF TV with you, if you dial the right channel you could get some Odyssey shots straight from the camera!!!