# The Odyssey: We Loved It (And We're Shocked)

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Published: 2026-08-05T07:00:00+00:00
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Blame it on the lotus flowers! We've all been to see Christopher Nolan's epic The Odyssey — and we have thoughts. Fiona Williams, Haidee Ireland and Natalie Hambly (Sana is off on her own odyssey, hopefully remembering the way home) unpack a film that is packing out cinemas worldwide and asking some very big questions. Is it a war film? An anti-war film? A midlife crisis film? All three? We discuss Matt Damon as Odysseus — America's most decent man playing antiquity's most complicated one — and whether that's a feature or a bug, the women of the Odyssey and what Christopher Nolan does and doesn't do with them, why all the sex was taken out, and whether Zendaya's Athena is the emotional heart the film didn't know it had. We also get into the stunning score, the sirens sequence, the memes, and what it means to watch a story that was written for men — and find yourself moved by it anyway. Plus: a Margaret Atwood connection you may not have known about, and a teaser for next week when we discuss Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma . Don't look a big wooden horse in the mouth when you can just use your sense of smell instead! Follow Eyes on Screen on Instagram: @eyesonscreenpod or email us at hello@eyesonscreen.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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