The Odyssey viewers have pointed out what a difference it makes watching Christopher Nolan’s latest film in an IMAX theater.
The epic retelling of the Ancient Greek myth is the first feature-length film in history to be shot entirely on 70mm IMAX film cameras.
Nolan recently told The Independent that he had aspired to shoot a film entirely in IMAX since he was a teenager.
“It’s been a very long journey, starting with The Dark Knight,” said Nolan. “That was the first film where we were able to go to IMAX and say, ‘Lend us your cameras. Let’s try this on things like the introduction of the Joker, the truck flip.’ But we couldn’t do the dialogue scenes because the cameras are very, very loud.”
He added: “So knowing we were doing The Odyssey, I went to IMAX and said, ‘Look, if ever we’re gonna do a whole film on IMAX, this is the movie to do it with’.”
But fans have pointed out that the viewing experience is very different when seeing the film on the largest screen possible.
One viral tweet compares an image of the film on an IMAX screen to a mock-up of the same scene on a traditional cinema screen:
Another user joked: “How am I supposed to watch not knowing that Agamemnon helmet-mogs Odysseus only in IMAX?”
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Others complained about the difficulty of seeing the film in the format Nolan intended, with one writing: “It’s so unfair that there are so few 70 mm imax screens. I wish I could see that version.”
According to IMAX, there are only 25 theaters in the United States with the technical capability to show The Odyssey in 70mm IMAX. These locations are:
Arizona
Harkins Arizona Mills & IMAX – Tempe
California
Regal Hacienda Crossings & IMAX – Dublin
TCL Chinese Theater IMAX – Hollywood
Regal Irvine Spectrum + IMAX – Irvine
Regal LA Live & IMAX – Los Angeles
Regal Edwards Ontario Palace & IMAX – Ontario
Esquire IMAX – Sacramento
AMC Metreon 16 & IMAX − San Francisco
Universal Cinema AMC at CityWalk Hollywood & IMAX − Universal City
Colorado
Cinemark Carefree Circle & IMAX – Colorado Springs
Regal Colorado Center 9 & IMAX – Denver
Florida
AutoNation IMAX, Museum of Discovery & Science − Fort Lauderdale
Georgia
Regal Mall of Georgia & IMAX − Buford
Illinois
Cinemark Seven Bridges & IMAX – Woodridge
Indiana
IMAX Theatre at Indiana State Museum − Indianapolis
Michigan
Celebration! Cinema Grand Rapids North & IMAX − Grand Rapids
Nevada
Brenden Palms 14 & IMAX – Las Vegas
New York
AMC Lincoln Square 13 & IMAX − New York
Cinemark Tinseltown Rochester & IMAX – Rochester
Pennsylvania
Regal UA King of Prussia & IMAX − King of Prussia
Rhode Island
Apple Cinemas Providence Place & IMAX – Providence
Tennessee
IMAX, Tennessee Aquarium – Chattanooga
Regal Opry Mills & IMAX – Nashville
Texas
Cinemark Dallas & IMAX – Dallas
AMC Rivercenter 11 & IMAX − San Antonio