"And, if you're looking for a general reaction from the public - and not very-online film buff world - the general sense of the trailer is that it's a little...meh. Several Redditors said they thought the trailer was "boring," which was echoed all over X, as well. And while some folks are taking issue with the sort of drab, serious tone of the trailer (which, appropriately or not, feels very much like Denis Villeneuve's Dune movies),"
"Arguably, the challenge with any cinematic adaptation of a story this old is clear: How do you make the legendary confrontation with the Cyclops look amazing and new? How do you reveal the many-headed sea monster Scylla, without, well, spoiling it? As The Odyssey enters the cultural conversation, much will be made about the newer Emily Wilson translation that Nolan used to craft the film,"
Christopher Nolan directed and released a trailer for The Odyssey around the turn of 2025–2026, starring Matt Damon as Odysseus. The story is set around 1184 BC and follows Odysseus and his soldiers returning to Ithaca after the Trojan Wars. Public reaction to the trailer skewed lukewarm, with many calling it "boring" and noting a drab, serious tone reminiscent of Denis Villeneuve's Dune films. Nolan chose restrained trailers to avoid revealing major setpieces and spoilers. Adapting scenes like the Cyclops confrontation and Scylla presents cinematic challenges. The film uses Emily Wilson's newer translation, raising political and cultural interpretation debates.
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