How Faithful Is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to the Original Play?

Sorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times

Nolan's Odysseus is the very embodiment of the questing, endlessly curious spirit of Western culture that has forged so many new discoveries and transformed the human condition.

POLITICS: Sorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times

Was Odysseus, the legendary Greek warrior, actually a wimp? The most trenchant criticisms of Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster movie “The Odyssey” involve how he portrays the hero of the tale.   In the original, Odysseus is a clever, multifaceted hero who comes up with the idea for the Trojan horse and then, after the Greeks win the decade-long war with Troy, embarks on his arduous journey home to Ithaca and his waiting wife Penelope.  Now, it…

How faithful is Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey to the original play?

The heroism Nolan’s film depicts is far darker and far less triumphant than audiences might expect

Nolan’s Odyssey Robs A Great Hero Of His Masculinity

Nolan injects modern morals into an ancient story about strength, virtue, and duty. It creates a different poem from the one Homer asked the Muses to sing.

Nolan's Odyssey Robs A Great Hero Of His Masculinity

Nolan injects modern morals into an ancient story about strength, virtue, and duty. It creates a different poem from the one Homer penned.