Before the release of: Christopher NolanThe latest project, ‘The Odyssey’, the film has sparked a lot of debate and controversy online. One of the biggest discussions online is about the type of dialogues used in the film. While the storyline, based on Homer’s Greek classic, is set around the 8th or 7th century BC, most of the trailers show the film’s characters speaking with an American accent and using modern day English dialogues. Although many criticized the film as not being accurate according to the book, the director defended his creative choice in one of his latest interviews. Here’s what Christopher Nolan had to say on the matter.
Christopher Nolan defends his creative choices on ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan has actively defended his choice to use the modern English language in most of the dialogues for his next big project. While talking to the Los Angeles Times about the matter, Nolan said that he knew he was making creative choices while making the film and that it wasn’t a mistake. Giving the reasoning behind his choice Nolan shared that he wanted to use language that was not intellectually connected to the storyline but something that people could connect with emotionally.He further shared, “Maybe I’m naïve, maybe it’s going to bite me in the ass, but I want a down-to-earth narrative.This isn’t the only thing the director has in mind about the film. While speaking to Time magazine earlier this year, the star shared details about how many of the materials, including the bronze daggers, were made to accurately capture what the weapons of the time were like. He even detailed how to make the props darker to give more accuracy.He also added a defense for putting rapper Travis Scott in ‘The Odyssey’ as the bard. He shared, “I rejected him because I wanted to nod to the idea that this story was delivered as oral poetry, which is similar to rap.”
About ‘The Odyssey’
Christopher Nolan’s next big project is set to be released on July 17, and follows the journey of King Odysseus through 10 perilous years to travel home to his wife and son after the Trojan War, encountering all kinds of challenges, natural and supernatural, while the goddess of war, Athena, watches over him. Matt Damon stars in the lead role, while Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron, and many others join the cast in the titular roles.
