Emily Wilson, the acclaimed translator of Homer’s The Odyssey, delivers a scathing review of Christopher Nolan’s new adaptation, calling the script “abysmal” and admitting she’d be “ashamed” to have written any part of it. She rips the film for lacking sex scenes, poorly rendered food, flat dialogue, and a one-dimensional Odysseus played by Matt Damon — all hallmarks of Nolan’s signature style: big, loud, and ultimately shallow. Yet despite her harsh critique, Wilson’s tone softens when she acknowledges the film’s massive success — raking in over $640 million in just two weekends — and sees it as a win for cinema, sparking renewed interest in the epic and potentially reviving humanities education.
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