Cinephiles Took Their Own Odysseys to Watch ‘The Odyssey’
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Zach Weible, a deaf cinephile from Ocala, Florida, traveled nearly 300 miles to Fort Lauderdale to watch Christopher Nolan’s film “The Odyssey” twice in IMAX 70mm, despite the lack of closed captioning support.
- Weible prioritized the visual experience of IMAX 70mm, calling it “cinema in its purest form,” and accepted the trade-off of missing modern accessibility features.
- “The Odyssey” is the first feature film shot entirely on IMAX cameras and is available in nearly 1,900 IMAX theaters worldwide, but only 41 theaters can screen the rare IMAX 70mm film version preferred by Nolan.
- Many fans made significant journeys, including international travel, to see the film in its director’s preferred format, highlighting the unique appeal and hype surrounding Nolan’s epic adaptation of the ancient Greek story.
