Renowned translator Emily Wilson, whose 2017 Homer translation inspired Christopher Nolan's 2026 film adaptation, publicly attacked the movie as grandiose and superficial, stating she would be ashamed to have written any part of it. Wilson also criticized Nolan for writing the screenplay himself rather than collaborating with professional writers.
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Also this: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju... Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
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Well, I guess Chris Nolan won't be getting an "A" www.huffpost.com/entry/christ... Classics professor Emily Wilson’s translation inspired Christopher Nolan’s film version of “The Odyssey,” but she is not impressed with it.
“In what we are told is the streaming era, this epic is bringing audiences back to cinemas. In what we are told is a time of declining literacy and the ‘death of the humanities,’ translations of The Odyssey, including mine, are flying off the shelves.” www.latimes.com/entertainmen... The translator who inspired Christopher Nolan when crafting his adaptation of Homer’s “The Odyssey,” is calling out
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‘Odyssey’ translator Emily Wilson rips apart Nolan’s film adaptation https://www.inbella.com/1664625/odyssey-translator-emily-wilson-rips-apart-nolans-film-adaptation/ Emily Wilson, whose translation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” published in 2017 served as inspiration to Christopher Nolan when … Emily Wilson, whose translation of Homer’s “The Odyssey” published in 2017 served as inspiration to Christo
"'The Odyssey’ features his (CN) usual combination of grandiosity and superficiality … the film’s vision is too confused, its characters too underdeveloped, to deliver what it half-promises in terms of big ideas – although it is very good at conveying big bangs and big giants." Emily Wilson, whose 2017 translation of 'The Odyssey' was praised by Christopher Nolan, is slamming Nolan's movie for its
The Odyssey translator Emily Wilson rips Christopher Nolan's adaptation "I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script," writes the author of the 2017 translation of Homer's epic. #christophernolan #media #news "I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script," writes the author of the 2017 translation of Homer's epic.
No, I'm still mad about the Odyssey In the way I was mad about h-1b visas: a distinctly differently kind of mad than the Nazis. Nerd mad— The renowned classics scholar caused a stir when her critical review of Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey went viral. Wilson explains her reaction to the film and why she's translating the poem again.
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Ahemm... www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ju... The novelist suggested Wilson should have been ‘a wee bit more thoughtful and respectful’ towards a film-maker who may have helped boost her book sales