Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation
Summary
Emily Wilson, who translated the ancient poem The Odyssey, wrote a very critical review of Christopher Nolan’s new film adaptation, saying the story and characters are weak. However, she also recognized the film is helping many people become interested in the classic poem again.Key Facts
- Emily Wilson’s 2017 translation of The Odyssey influenced Nolan’s film.
- Wilson criticized the movie for poor writing and shallow characters.
- She said the film lacks depth in emotion, politics, and ethics.
- Wilson’s teenagers enjoyed the movie as a family-friendly spectacle.
- The film has many female characters but they are not well developed.
- Nolan used Wilson’s translated opening line as inspiration for Odysseus’s character.
- Critics praise the movie highly, calling it a masterpiece and cinema-changing.
- The movie stars Matt Damon, Zendaya, Tom Holland, and Anne Hathaway, and follows Odysseus’s journey home after the Trojan War.
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