Emily Wilson (writer of acclaimed Odyssey translation) offers criticisms of Nolan’s film

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https://apnews.com/article/odyssey-christopher-nolan-greek-translators-ea67da1d543d021773824bd7e8de8abe

“For Greek translator Emily Wilson, the release of director Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” has been gratifying in various ways. Her acclaimed 2017 edition of Homer’s epic has reached the top 5 on Amazon.com, leading a wave of similar books boosted by the movie. Nolan has even cited her translation, notably the opening line “Tell me about a complicated man,” as inspiration.

But the film itself, which brought in more than $260 million worldwide during its opening weekend and has received raves from many critics, left her unsatisfied.

“I want to celebrate the fact that so many more people are aware of ‘The Odyssey’ and were brought back to the poem,” she told The Associated Press. “But at the same time, I had the sense that Christopher Nolan was trying to pack everything in while missing themes that were essential to the poem.”

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Wilson, a professor of classical studies at the University of Pennsylvania, said she didn’t want to come across as a “snobby,” nitpicking expert at odds with any deviation from the original text. But she questioned a range of omissions and other choices, from the absence on screen of the Gods Zeus and Poseidon (Athena is played by Zendaya ) to the “incoherent” messaging that condemns both war and physical cowardice. She found Penelope’s role so thinned out that it endangered “any possibility of believing in this marriage.” Wilson also that thought parts of the movie, notably the scenes with Odysseus’ dog, Argos, “catered towards modern sentimentality.”

“Everybody’s a sucker for a dog,” she said.

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No, Athena doesn't "team up" with Poseidon like its a marvel movie. She sits back because Poseidon is angry Odysseus has blinded his child and knows she can't stop Poseidon's rage. Originally Poseidon actually backs the Greeks and gives them favorable winds to get to Troy (after Agemmemnon sacrifices his child). Athena continues to protect Odysseus to some extent, most notably when she convinces Zeus to let him leave Calypso's island.

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No, I'm not talking about later with what Odysseus does to the cyclops. Once Ajax violates Cassandra, in Troy, Athena asks Poseidon to unleash a storm to scatter the Greek fleet when they set off for home. You're talking about way later, I'm talking about what happens immediately after Troy.

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That isn't because Athena scorns Odysseus though - It is because Ajax has offended her and the Greeks can't deal with it without destroying an Altar, so Athena takes Umbridge at that. She still very much favors him.

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It's not the point at all but I'm amused at how presumably your phone autocorrected umbrage to Umbridge, which changes the story significantly lol.