Film Review: The Odyssey

Is it a success? That depends on what you were looking for when The Odyssey started rolling.Different people came to this film expecting very different things. Emily Wilson, whose translation helped inspire Christopher Nolan to take it on, was looking for something quite different from film aficionados. Christine was looking for an education in the Classics she never got—and didn’t realize mattered until she saw the film.And Wilder? She is all in, but with thoughtful commentary on everything from the production to Nolan’s approach to the original poem.Then there’s the casting. Christine will tell you there is no way Matt Damon should have played Odysseus. But you may be surprised by who she thinks should have.So climb aboard. This may not be Homer’s Odyssey, or even Nolan’s. It’s ours now.