Review of the IMAX film ‘The Odyssey’ (2026)
Troy is a lost city from Antiquity whose remains are found by archaeologists. Different sources from ancient Greek Literature tell the legend of a war fought by Achaeans against Trojans, ending up with the destruction of Troy. The Odyssey, in particular, is a mythological poem composed by bard Homer about the fate of Odysseus, also called Ulysses, after the war. If you jump to the data sheet at the end of this review, you will find the genre of this film: Fantasy. For the scope of this review, Mythology is just Fantasy once intended to be taken as truth. All kind of fantastic creatures appear in the story: Gods, Cyclops, Giants, Sirens… Odysseus, King of Ithaca, takes his ships in a route towards home, but comes across many detours and misadventures. Some gods favour the return of Odysseus, such as Athena and Hermes, whilst others oppose it, such as Poseidon and Calypso. Homer makes a innovative narrative decision: instead of starting at the beginning of the trip, Homer star...
