{"id":13893,"date":"2026-07-22T20:48:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13893"},"modified":"2026-07-22T20:48:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T15:48:05","slug":"the-odyssey-proves-it-audiences-want-movies-made-the-hard-way-this-years-breakouts-like-project-hail-mary-and-obsession-were-made-by-filmmakers-who-sweated-while-cg-stuffed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13893","title":{"rendered":"\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year&#8217;s breakouts like &#8216;Project Hail Mary&#8217; and &#8216;Obsession&#8217; were made by filmmakers who sweated. While CG-stuffed franchise disappointments such as &#8216;Supergirl,&#8217; &#8216;Moana,&#8217; and &#8216;The Mandalorian and Grogu&#8217; looked lazy."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/movies\/comments\/1v3ib2g\/the_odyssey_proves_it_audiences_want_movies_made\/\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/external-preview.redd.it\/UCQm322-pYIKBvx2ieDb6NmegUGRJqKdbwF6fpa8dbw.png?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=93359d0ea70cb1c02e3db07d7313e936bc4c6bb8\" alt=\"\u2018The Odyssey\u2019 Proves It: Audiences Want Movies Made the Hard Way | This year&apos;s breakouts like &apos;Project Hail Mary&apos; and &apos;Obsession&apos; were made by filmmakers who sweated. 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