Christopher Nolan, playing with time, memory, and morality has always been a hallmark of his work and in The Odyssey, he challenges himself to take on the oldest adventure story in Western literature. The tale of Odysseus' tortured journey back from the wars of Troy written by Homer is a tough one to translate into film, having been told in every conceivable form of media for ages. However, Nolan is certainly not respectful to this classic film at all. He uses it and makes it into an extremely violent war film which focuses on issues such as guilt, post-traumatic stress, and survival. This is an extremely beautiful film which tries hard, yet fails.
