The new adaptation focuses on Nolan’s pet themes of self-deception, “the noble lie,” and superheroes whose moral virtue makes them lonely and sad.

In a starry, stirring adaptation of Homer’s epic, the director’s signature realism grounds, without dispelling, the drama’s emotional and mythological power.

Here's a breakdown of "The Odyssey" timeline, the monsters and the Greek legends that shaped Christopher Nolan's nearly three-hour epic.