The Odyssey review: Set aside any doubts. This star-studded film is Christopher Nolan at his best
A review of Christopher Nolan's new film, 'The Odyssey,' praises the director's ambitious adaptation of the classic Greek text. Despite some stylistic criticisms, the film is lauded as a major cinematic achievement.
Why it matters
Highlights the cultural impact of a high-profile film release and the ongoing evolution of auteur cinema.
Cinema history is littered with the disastrously ambitious pet projects that directors got to make after winning all the Oscars .
When Christoper Nolan announced he was to follow up Oppenheimer by adapting a foundational text of western literature, more than a few pondered the (appropriately Greek) concept of hubris. In recent weeks, overheated anti-woke warriors, performatively annoyed by racially diverse casting, have wished the gods’ anger upon this singularly ambitious film-maker.
They do not look to have got their way. Yes, Nolan’s take on Homer’s classic, the tale of Odysseus’s journey back to Ithica years after the Trojan Wars, suffers from a few of his signature failings.
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