The new blockbuster "lacks many of the elements that make the poem great," writes Emily Wilson, the classics professor who famously translated Homer's poem in 2017
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‘The Odyssey’ Translator Who Inspired Christopher Nolan Thinks His Movie Stinks
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Odyssey translator writes scathing review of Nolan film adaptation
All social media is abuzz with talk about “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s film adaptation of Homer’s classic epic poem. And many of you may be thinking to yourself, “Gee, I would like to join this scintillating conversation, but I’m afraid if I say anything, everybody will realize I’m a complete …
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’ • Peter Bradshaw reviews The Odyssey • ‘At times I felt I’d bitten off more than I could chew’: Christopher Nolan interviewed • What Nolan’s Odyssey changed, invented…
The new blockbuster "lacks many of the elements that make the poem great," writes Emily Wilson, the classics professor who famously translated Homer's poem in 2017
Emily Wilson, the Penn professor who translated 'The Odyssey' in 2017, has released a scathing review of Christopher Nolan's movie adaptation in the London Review of Books.
“As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of The Odyssey into iambic pentameter. In at least one interview, he cited my version of the first line of the poem: ‘Tell me about a complicated man.’ But I would be ashamed […]
British American classicist scholar Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation of Homer’s The Odyssey inspired Christopher Nolan's blockbuster film interpretation of the nearly 2,800-year-old poem, is entirely underwhelmed by the end product. To say the least.
Emily Wilson, whose translation influenced Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," calls the film's script "abysmal" and says it butchered Odysseus' character.
Christopher Nolan will likely not want to meet his hero. The blockbuster filmmaker cited one woman's specific translation months ago as a source of inspiration for his adaptation of "The Odyssey," but those remarks have completely backfired now that the author has seen Nolan's film.
