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\n‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Slams Christoper Nolan’s ‘Abysmal’ Screenplay: ‘I Would Be Ashamed to Have Written Any Part of This Script’ https:\/\/t.co\/mjYTWw8Md9<\/a><\/p>\n
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Emily Wilson translation of the Odyssey is critically acclaimed, and she is not a fan of what Nolan did with the source material, his screenplay is lacking \u201cpsychological, emotional, political and ethical depth.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n
\u201cI had hoped that Nolan\u2019s affinity with these Homeric themes might push him to new creative heights, and enable him to conjure more believable characters. But \u2018The Odyssey\u2019 features his usual combination of grandiosity and superficiality<\/b> \u2026 the film\u2019s vision is too confused, its characters too underdeveloped, to deliver what it half-promises in terms of big ideas \u2013 although it is very good at conveying big bangs and big giants.\u201d <\/i><\/p>\n\u201cNolan\u2019s \u2018Odyssey\u2019 lacks many of the elements that make the poem great. It has nothing convincing to say about time, memory, history, war, or about the relationship between one warrior\u2019s glorious return and the lives of his family, adversaries, comrades, friends and neighbors. It lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth. Its narrative structure is gimmicky. The writing is abysmal. None of the characters has convincing motivation for their actions or words. There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.\u201d <\/p>\n
Nolan himself has praised her translation in the past <\/p>\n<\/div>\n