Odyssey Translator Calls Nolan’s Film Emotionally Empty, Urges Truthful Art
Emily Wilson, translator of the 2017 Odyssey, doubles down on her critique of Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey, calling the film emotionally empty and arguing it fails to grapple with the social, psychological and ethical questions Homer’s epic raises. In a The Atlantic op-ed she contends the movie’s technical prowess masks a lack of truthfulness about compassion and hospitality, a point she highlighted after a prior London Review of Books takedown describing the screenplay as abysmal. The piece notes backlash from Joyce Carol Oates, while the film remains a blockbuster at the box office.