Conquest, colonisation, governance and politics are central to The Odyssey. The capture of households, women, slaves, mass killings and destruction make Homer’s epic a horrific tale of human hubris
Christopher Nolan remains faithful to Homer's intentions by using Film Noir aesthetics to expose the darker moral complexities of war, heroism and human nature, rather than glorifying them
Actor Matt Damon stars as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, calling it his hardest film due to real-location shooting without green screen. The epic follows Odysseus’ 10-year journey home featuring a star-studded cast and releases July 17 soon worldwide
