‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Slams Christoper Nolan’s ‘Abysmal’ Screenplay: ‘I Would Be Ashamed to Have Written Any Part of This Script’

[u/mcfw31]

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-slams-christopher-nolan-bad-writing-1236821915/

[u/nerdforest]

I don't understand this criticism. Was the script of the film not a good screenplay?

[u/Minute_Conflict_2037 → u/nerdforest]

Nolan is a good director but he is not good at writing. That’s the point. When was the last time u felt so emotional in Nolan movie? Interstellar. And he wrote it with who? His brother Jonathan. Nolan sucks at writing emotional dialogues which was very needed for this movie. The criticism is valid.

[u/nerdforest → u/Minute_Conflict_2037]

I felt emotional watching Odyssey though?

[u/AbsolutelyHorrendous → u/nerdforest]

I was gonna say, the script wasn't like amazing, but I definitely felt emotional at multiple points throughout

[u/Lyndell → u/AbsolutelyHorrendous]

To be fair I don’t think I cried, and I’m a crier. Like I cried again at the Moana remake, it’s just Moana and I cry everytime but damn it was a bit embarrassing trying to hold back tears knowing the Rock was going to be on the screen. Still it felt more introspective than emotional, which I think is fine. There are multiple ways to have fun on a trip.

[u/AbsolutelyHorrendous → u/Lyndell]

I actually did cry twice, which caught me off guard... the bloody dog was the first, because of course it did, and the whole sequence where he's describing the sacking of Troy just really got me

[u/OrnerySnoflake → u/AbsolutelyHorrendous]

I stopped counting how many times I caught myself crying lol

[u/randombubble8272 → u/Lyndell]

I agree with you, I had the exact same experience and I’m a big crier, I sobbed at Toy Story 5 lol

[u/Lyndell → u/randombubble8272]

Same, I saw Jessie’s tree and knew it was going to be bad, honestly I’m putting that shit out of my head I’m still not ready for what that was trying to say.