What Scholars Thought About Christopher Nolan’s Adaption of The Odyssey – UK Times

The key to Christopher Nolan's adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ is everything he left out

Adapting a classic work of literature is almost always a bad idea, but when it comes to a text as ancient and deeply ingrained in Western storytelling as The Odyssey, the task is a fool’s errand. Luckily, Christopher Nolan is as indifferent to such truths as he is masterful of his medium, and with The Odyssey, he defied the gods (and Homer) to unabashedly reinvent a classic for modern times. This deeply moving film succeeds not through fidelity …

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What Scholars Think of Nolan's Version of 'The Odyssey'

It's all Greek to them

What scholars thought about Christopher Nolan’s adaption of The Odyssey – UK Times

Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Scholars of ancient Greek have been left scratching their heads at Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, conflicted between accuracies and an increase in interest. The latest adaptation of Homer’s epic poem had an …

What scholars thought about Christopher Nolan’s adaption of The Odyssey

It’s all Greek to them