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The Odyssey

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Odysseus, the legendary King of Ithaca, embarks on a long and perilous journey home following the Trojan War. Throughout his voyage, he is forced to confront the whims of gods, mythological monsters, and trials that stretch both his cunning and his humanity to the breaking point.

Cast:Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Lupita Nyong'o, Charlize Theron, Zendaya, Benny Safdie, Jon Bernthal, John Leguizamo, Himesh Patel
Director:Christopher Nolan
Writer:Christopher Nolan
Editor:Jennifer Lame
Camera:Hoyte van Hoytema
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क्रिस्टोफर नोलन जिस तरह का जादू पर्दे पर रचने के लिए जाने जाते हैं, इसमें भी उन्होंने वही कारनामा दिखाया है

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Upma Singh | Navbharat Times

Thu, July 16 2026

खास बात यह है कि मूल कहानी से वफादार रहने के बावजूद वह उसे ज्यादा समकालीन, व्यापक और गहरे दृष्टिकोण के साथ पेश करते हैं।

युद्ध वह विनाशलीला है, जिसमें जीतने वाला भी अक्सर हार ही जाता है। फिर चाहे कलिंग युद्ध में जीतकर हारे सम्राट अशोक हों या ग्रीक माइथॉलजी के सबसे चर्चित युद्ध ट्रॉय का नायक ओडिस‍ियस। इथाका का राजा ओडिसियस वह बुद्धिमान और दिलेर योद्धा था, जिसने अपनी सूझबूझ से ट्रॉय की अजेय दीवारें भेद दी थीं। वह लकड़ी के विशाल घोड़े के भीतर अपनी सेना को छिपाकर महल के भीतर जा पंहुचा और जीत की अमिट इबारत लिख दी। लेकिन 10 साल चली इस जंग में मिली जीत के बाद ओडिसियस को घर लौटना था। घर वापसी का यह सफर सिर्फ 10 साल लंबा ही नहीं है, बल्‍क‍ि ओडिस‍ियस के लिए एक अंदरूनी और बाहरी लड़ाई भी है। ग्रीक साहित्यकार होमर ने अपने महाकाव्य ‘ओडिसी’ में इसका विस्‍तृत वर्णन किया है। अब इसी कालजयी कहानी को हॉलीवुड के दिग्गज फिल्मकार क्रिस्टोफर नोलन बड़े पर्दे पर लेकर आए हैं। कहना गलत नहीं होगा कि ‘ओडिसी’ जैसी अजर-अमर कहानी को सिनेमैटिक न्याय दे पाना नोलन जैसे जीनियस के ही बस की बात है।

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Matt Damon, Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway Power Christopher Nolan's Grandest Vision of Homer's Epic

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Sonal Pandya | Times Now

Thu, July 16 2026

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of Homer's classic is a homecoming like no other, led by a terrific Matt Damon.

How do you follow up Oppenheimer and its seven Oscars? If you’re Christopher Nolan, you attempt to take on Homer and The Odyssey. The filmmaker’s undertaking tackles several genres at one go. It’s a literal Greek tragedy backed with adventure, drama, horror and a love story for the ages. All technical departments and the astonishing cast deliver an emotional adaptation that will likely uncover something new upon each viewing. The Odyssey is also the first feature shot entirely on IMAX cameras, and the result is definitely a thing of beauty.

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Finding Where Odyssey Keeps Its Heart Amid All the Action and Running About Is a Struggle

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Sucharita Tyagi | Independent Film Critic

Wed, July 15 2026

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A Cinematic Triumph Driven by Sound, Scale and Redemption

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Renuka Vyavahare | The Times of India

Wed, July 15 2026

A haunting anti-war meditation on survival and regret, Nolan’s epic transforms sound into its greatest weapon

Inspired by Homer’s timeless Greek epic, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey follows Odysseus (Matt Damon), Trojan War hero and King of Ithaca, haunted by the consequences of his past choices. Twenty years after leaving his family behind, he embarks on a perilous journey back home, confronting monstrous sea creatures, mythical beasts, powerful witches, and vengeful gods. Yet his greatest battle lies within, as he struggles to overcome the burden of his past in a relentless quest for redemption. As Odysseus longs to reunite with his wife, Penelope (Anne Hathaway), and son, Telemachus (Tom Holland), he discovers that his greatest obstacle is not the treacherous seas he must cross, but the memories and regrets that consume him. His homecoming is not merely a physical arduous journey; it is an emotional reckoning, a burden he must confront and a price he must pay.

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