p.1 #1 · The Odyssey is the First 100% IMAX Film Project
Oppenheimer was mostly shot on film, but Odyssey worked to overcome many challenges of shooting film vs digital. The Odyssey is the first 100% film IMAX project. The IMAX film format contains an equivalent of 18K digital resolution, plus amazing dynamic range and the organic feel of film vs digital. The equipment generates a great deal of audio noise which makes dialogue a real challenge. The equipment and film stock make production very expensive. The Odyssey is a very long poem, probably created in the Bronze Age, 1200-1700BC and written down sometime in the 6th to 8th century BC. It tells the story of an ill fated king trying to return home from the Trojan war(s). If you haven’t experienced IMAX, this might be worth the long drive. Of course, this could be a totally horrible production, but Christopher Nolan has an amazing track record.. and yes, Oppenheimer is well worth watching via a BluRay 4K player. The amount of detail in this film along with Nolan’s other works like 1917 are stunning on a great TV via very high bit-rate 4K BluRay. It is one of a couple of dozen amazing direct to 4K movies that are worth the cost of the material and seeing that it was derived from IMAX, his movies really shine at home in a way that they don’t present themselves via streaming.
