The Trojan Horse of War Crimes: Christopher Nolan's Ominous Revision of Odysseus Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey has been widely praised for its unflinching portrayal of war's true nature, but a closer examination reveals that this is not a retelling so much as a rewriting of the classic tale.
By recontextualizing Homer's timeless epic, Nolan has transformed the narrative into an uncomfortable reflection of our own troubled times.
One striking aspect of Nolan's film is its deliberate subversion of Odysseus' legendary status.