Christopher Nolan just fulfilled a lifelong dream, after daring IMAX to do something groundbreaking (opens in new tab)

The six-minute prologue to The Odyssey is a physical experience, especially when seen from director Christopher Nolan’s preferred spot. That’s the middle row of AMC’s IMAX theater at Universal CityWalk in Hollywood, where Nolan has been reviewing footage in early April as he finishes postproduction. With the 58-by-79-foot screen fully enveloping a viewer’s peripheral vision, waves crash and arrows thud with spine-rattling force. The Odyssey, which Universal Pictures is releasing in theaters J...