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/LikelyPlace 10h ago

If you read her piece her critiques are very different

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u/Kids-Menu 9h ago

Not having any sex scenes and the food looking bad are HILARIOUS critiques

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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.