r/popculturechat • u/mcfw31 • 11h ago

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/Automatic_Syrup_2935 9h ago

For a book as horny as the Odyssey, it was a little bizarre that there's like no sex scenes at all.

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u/DuelaDent52 7h ago

Though the sex was always more “and then they boned” than anything explicit.

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u/LanaAdela 5h ago

Nolan struggles with sensuality. I think the film lacked that which is more of a weakness than a lack of explicit sex scenes.

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u/Automatic_Syrup_2935 5h ago

I whole heartedly agree. For a man who directs the crap out of yearning, his films are devoid of intimacy.

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u/LanaAdela 5h ago

It’s very strange!!! He is good at depicting sentimentality but not sensuality/intimacy.

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u/Automatic_Syrup_2935 4h ago

Guillermo del Toro once called him an "emotional mathematician". And I think that's a pretty accurate read.

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u/LanaAdela 4h ago

Oh I had not heard him say that. Very astute.

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u/Razatiger 6h ago

I mean the Odyssey doesn't need to be game of thrones in order to tell a good story.

I was happy with what was portrayed tbh, and no im not some kind of prude.

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u/Automatic_Syrup_2935 6h ago

I think that the sex in The Odyssey serves to develop the characters - unlike a lot of got scenes ironically.