Movie Critics Are Happy Universal Is Skipping Influencer’s Appearance of ‘The Odyssey’

From now on announced at the end of 2024, Christopher Nolan an ambitious change of Homer’s Odyssey has been the source of much controversy for the world’s keyboard warriors.

Top debates revolve around questions of how to interpret ancient Greek history on the tower and the need for accurate chronological detail. A bad-ass fight also dominates the film different types and he says that his “awakening” goes to the source.

But whatever they think the film will be, fans and fans on the Internet will not be the ones to give the first impressions from the actual screens. In a sign of self-confidence that was said by The Hollywood Reporter On Thursday, Universal Studios has decided to skip the usually exciting screenings. These videos, which are common in all industries, tend to receive positive reviews on social media and blogs that can moderate mixed or negative comments from critics.

Although it should be noted that any number of creators of TikTok and YouTube will still see the film before it was released along with the media, the decision to refuse to judge their cases directly has been widely recognized – especially by critics of the films, many of whom are planning to attend. Odyssey shows after July 7 worldwide in London.

Scott Mantz, co-founder of the Hollywood Critics Association, disagreed with his acceptance of the move. “GOOD!!” he he wrote in a post in response to an article on X. “Because EVERYONE knows what so-called ‘influencers’ do on TV is TOTAL BULLSHIT.”

Some writers were a bit tongue-in-cheek, if they seemed happy with it; IndieWire’s chief film critic David Ehrlich joke at X that “this is what Homer would have wanted.” Some wonder if masturbation may be a sign of a growing culture. “Great for Universal!” he wrote Kristen Lopez, editor-in-chief of the independent magazine The Film Maven, on X. “It’s interesting to see if other studios follow suit (though I wouldn’t lean against it).”

Tim Grierson, chief US critic Screen Internationaltells WIRED that skipping shows is a “good” idea. “Real film critics are used to the way studios try to reduce the importance we have by letting directors be the first people to be heard on film,” he says. “This is yet another way Hollywood tries to push the idea that new porn movies are really ‘for the fans, not the critics.'”

Instead, Universal is betting on old marketing methods. “Of course, the studio says it doesn’t need promoters — who tend to be rude and uncritical — to promote the movie’s opening credits,” says Grierson. At the same time, he said, “it was also a mishandling of Nolan, because now anyone who’s invited to a press conference—including influencers, who might be watching at the same time as the rest of us—is going to feel like, ‘Oh, Christopher Nolan thinks I’m a smart, professional critic!'”

“Whether it’s intentional or not, it’s not a bad way to endear yourself to the audience,” said Grierson, who hopes to see the film again. (And who knows, maybe critics who see their work getting the respect it deserves will be more motivated to write a good film.)

While few complain anti-woke crusaders They say that raising the response of the opposition to the establishment of the heat takes people on the Internet shows fear The Odyssey he’s in serious danger on the right, there’s no doubt that everyone at Universal is sweating. The film is on its way to a huge opening $80 million to $100 millionand movie theater programs and websites were immediately filled when tickets went on sale earlier this month. It ruined the history of many seats for sale in a period of 24 hours at BFI IMAX, which has the largest screen in the UK, and screenings in premium IMAX and 70 mm format have sold out quickly in the US, leading scalpers list $1,000 worth of tickets on eBay.