‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson rips apart film, says she’d be ‘ashamed to have written’ script

A recent, sharply critical essay in the London Review of Books thoroughly analyzed Christopher Nolan’s work. The review was so incisive that the author jokingly suggested readers might need protection, like Matt Damon’s armor, to get through it all. Last autumn, Nolan himself explained to Empire magazine why he was captivated by the story, specifically referencing Emily Wilson’s translation. He recalled it beginning with the line, ‘Tell me about a complicated man,’ and emphasized that the character’s intelligence, resourcefulness, and strategic thinking were key to his appeal. Nolan noted the character was more than just a warrior; he was a brilliant and cunning thinker.





