Christopher Nolan's ambitious adaptation of Homer's epic poem tells us more about the America that made it than about the ancient Greece it depictsChristopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" announces its Americanness in its opening cadence. The first voice belongs to an Ithacan bard played by the American rapper Travis Scott. The casting honors epic poetry's roots in live performance and begins the film's work of translation. Before the spectacle begins, Homer's human world passes into the idiom through which American culture teaches global audiences to recognize inner life.
Opinion | Nolan's "Odyssey" is set in Greece, but is really all about America
Christopher Nolan's ambitious adaptation of Homer's epic poem tells us more about the America that made it than about the ancient Greece it depicts
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