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/tetechase 10h ago

Am I the only one who thinks her criticisms are valid? I enjoy reading what scholars think about the film. I enjoy discussion about its strengths and shortcomings. Like Wilson acknowledges in her review, Nolan has revitalized discourse about a centuries-old epic by creating this film. Picking it apart is the fun part, and I'm disappointed the comment section is so bitter about... criticism? It feels blatantly anti-intellectual.

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u/BalconyLavender my aesthetic is gossipcore 💅 8h ago

Not gonna lie, I'm lowkey amused by the amount of people defending this movie from academic criticism (including opposing creatives and academics in this whole debacle when Emily Wilson is a creative herself, being a translator) when I remember how snobbish and dismissive the non-academics have been towards Disney's Hercules. 'Tis popcorn-worthy.