‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson blasts Nolan's 'abysmal' film, 'would be ashamed' to have made it
"It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history , war, or about the relationship between one warrior’s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbours." "It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth," Wilson added. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no gods, and yet shipwrecks and death are presented as the inevitable consequence of blinding the son of Poseidon and devouring the Cattle of the Sun.
- ▪"It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history , war, or about the relationship between one warrior’s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbours." "It lacks psychological, emoti
- ▪None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words.
- ▪There are no gods, and yet shipwrecks and death are presented as the inevitable consequence of blinding the son of Poseidon and devouring the Cattle of the Sun.
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Media ‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson blasts Nolan's 'abysmal' film, 'would be ashamed' to have made it Scholar said she would 'be ashamed to have written any part of this script' despite her work influencing the adaptation By Alexander Hall Fox News Published July 28, 2026 8:16pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video ‘Gutfeld!’: This interviewer was definitely fishing for a woke statement Fox News analyst Kat Timpf and the ‘Gutfeld!’ panel discuss ‘The Odyssey’ actress Lupita Nyong’o saying that she would scold Greek poet Homer over a lack of female speaking roles.
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