{"id":6172,"date":"2026-07-08T14:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/?p=6172"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T13:54:21","slug":"the-first-reactions-to-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-are-wildly-positive-ahead-of-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/filmshrine\/2026\/07\/08\/the-first-reactions-to-christopher-nolans-the-odyssey-are-wildly-positive-ahead-of-release\/","title":{"rendered":"The first reactions to Christopher Nolan\u2019s The Odyssey are wildly positive ahead of release"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christopher Nolan\u2019s long-awaited take on Homer\u2019s The Odyssey<\/a> has finally been shown to audiences, and the first reactions suggest it could be one of the biggest films of the year.<\/p>\n

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The three-hour epic had its world premiere in London on Monday night, with critics at the event and early screenings in the US sharing their thoughts on Nolan\u2019s ambitious adaptation of the ancient Greek poem.<\/p>\n

Collider\u2019<\/a>s Peri Nemiroff described the film as \u201ca filmmaking feast\u201d, praising Nolan\u2019s ability to bring such a huge story to life on screen.<\/p>\n

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THE ODYSSEY is a filmmaking feast. A grand and gripping rendition of Homer\u2019s epic, and one that feels uniquely Christopher Nolan. It\u2019s sincerely hard to imagine any other filmmaker on the planet being able to bring that source material to screen with this much scale, scope and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/7jOO5Ch9ZZ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) July 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n