Nolan's Odyssey: Did He Just De-Sex Homer's Epic and Ruin It?
This article critically examines Christopher Nolan's film adaptation of 'The Odyssey,' arguing that it sacrifices the original epic's 'delicious darkness' by largely removing the sexual encounters and motivations of key characters like Circe and Calypso. The author contends that this 'de-sexing' fundamentally alters the narrative, making Odysseus's long journey home less coherent and introducing contradictory elements like trauma.
