The Odyssey originates from Homer's ancient Greek epic poem and includes several fictional elements such as gods, Cyclops, and sirens. | Hollywood

Christopher Nolan's “The Odyssey,” is an earthy, existential epic that melds storytelling of antiquity with contemporary IMAX-sized bravado.

With a build-up filled with controversy and nit-picking, does Christopher Nolan’s big-budget epic rise above the discourse?