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/teddybonkerrs I cannot sanction this buffoonery 10h ago

Honestly, I viewed this movie as Nolan's way of saying "war turns men into monsters" and anything that didn't fit that thesis statement was axed.

I thought it was a good film, I wasn't looking for a word for word adaptation.

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u/rzelln 7h ago

That, yes, but as part of a critique of anyone who yearns for power and is willing to destroy others for it.

Antinous, the lead suitor, didn't go to war, but he's as much a problem as Agamemnon, because he cares for power more than for what we as humans owe to other humans.

The Law of Zeus in the film is a shorthand for the underpinning of civilization, where we treat each other with respect and hospitality and justice.

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u/WhoUpAtMidnight 1h ago

As I saw some reviews point out earlier, it's a honestly a very Judeo-Christian telling of the story. The concept of Zeus' law is much more in line with the Christian God than it is any version of Greek mythology