‘The Odyssey’ Translator Emily Wilson Doubles Down Against Nolan’s ‘Emotionally Empty’ Movie: ‘We Need Art That Is Truthful’ About the ‘Necessity of Compassion’

Emily Wilson, the translator of The Odyssey and an influence on Christopher Nolan, has intensified her criticism of the director's blockbuster epic. In an op-ed for The Atlantic, Wilson described the Universal Pictures production as emotionally empty, arguing for art that is truthful regarding the necessity of compassion. Wilson previously critiqued the movie and has now compared the historic cinematic adaptation to a kind of Trojan horse in a second scathing takedown of the work.