Some aspects of Christopher Nolan's take on Greek myths are straightforward adaptation. But it ends in a very different place.

Christopher Nolan gives us a psychologically modern Odysseus who undergoes a traumatic dissociation, is wracked by guilt but accepts that he must move on — this “complicated” man is a far cry from Homer’s paradoxical hero.

When Odysseus finally reaches Ithaca – in Homer’s poem and again, played by Matt Damon in Christopher Nolan’s new film – he doesn’t walk through the door and say who he is. He lies. He invents a stranger’s life story.

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey," starring Matt Damon as the Greek king Odysseus, has opened to immense success, grossing $264 million globally.

A new television adaptation of Homer’s "Odyssey" is set to begin filming across Greece and Armenia in early 2027, offering a historically grounded retelling of one of the greatest works of ancient Greek literature,