The new movie, which is based on the ancient Greek epic poem by Homer, follows Odysseus’s decades-long voyage home to Ithaca in the aftermath of the Trojan war.
But Wilson, a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, who is behind the 2017 translation of The Odyssey which Nolan reportedly cited as inspiration for his take on the poem, has questioned some of Nolan’s decisions.
Wilson also wasn’t a fan of Anne Hathaway’s Penelope, and criticised the thinned-out role, which she said endangered “any possibility of believing in this marriage”.
Overall, she "had the sense that Christopher Nolan was trying to pack everything in while missing themes that were essential to the poem".
“It was fun to be there with my kids. I didn’t feel it was pulling teeth to engage with it,” she said.
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The Odyssey is available to watch in cinemas now.
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