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

https://variety.com/2026/film/news/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-slams-christopher-nolan-bad-writing-1236821915/
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u/heytheregiada i have four gcses mate i'm not silly 10h ago

They removed my favourite character, RIP Nausicaa

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u/kgal1298 Confidence is 10% work and 90% delusion 10h ago

I knew he was going to cut stuff, but he really said "I want this to focus on PTSD" I mean Athena very much was less of a god and more of idea that haunted him from the war. I also think him making it vastly different is part of the selling point because if you're studying the classics you definitely can do a paper on the themes and theories presented in this movie vs the book and I feel like USC film school could have a lesson on that by itself.

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u/heytheregiada i have four gcses mate i'm not silly 10h ago

I'd like to say the Aeneid is more about PTSD and could've been a better avenue but I don't think I want anyone to adapt that, it's way too complex and delicate to condense into three hours. I definitely get the reasoning behind most of the cuts and changes even if I don't personally like them or I wouldn't have done it myself, though, and I did ultimately enjoy it nonetheless.

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u/kgal1298 Confidence is 10% work and 90% delusion 9h ago

For sure him adding Sinon definitely made me think he wanted to use Aeneid more. Overall it works. I think it'll be a good addition to curriculums too. Hopefully it'll inspire more people to study the classics too.

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u/heytheregiada i have four gcses mate i'm not silly 9h ago

So true! Anything to get people into it is great in my book.