Ben Shapiro called 'The Odyssey' a 'masterpiece' despite the conservative outrage.

Christopher Nolan's adaptation of 'The Odyssey' has created a lot of controversy online, but academics are having a different conversation.

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Ben Shapiro called 'The Odyssey' a 'masterpiece' despite the conservative outrage.

Controversy has centred largely on casting, but it also reflects broader debates on who gets to retell this epic story.

“I wanted to see it, then review it. I know, a weirdness, an oddity,” Ben Shapiro said of right-wing backlash during his review of Christopher Nolan’s film.

“I wanted to see it, then review it. I know, a weirdness, an oddity,” Ben Shapiro said of right-wing backlash during his review of Christopher Nolan’s film.

A chorus of conservative critics, led by billionaire Elon Musk, have slammed “The Odyssey” as “woke” over Christopher Nolan’s casting choices—while Ben Shapiro has hailed it as a…