Christopher Nolan defends ‘The Odyssey’ modern-day dialogue: ‘It was a no-brainer to me’ |

Christopher Nolan has defended his creative choice to use modern and contemporary English lines in the film instead of Homer’s words from his Greek classics.

Before release Christopher NolanIts latest project, ‘The Odyssey’, the film has created quite a debate and controversy online. The biggest discourse online is about what kind of dialogue the film is using. Although the story, based on Homer’s Greek classic, is set in 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 dialogue. While many have criticized the film for not living up to the book, the director has defended his creative choice in his latest interview. Here’s what Christopher Nolan had to say about the matter.

Christopher Nolan defends his creative choices with ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan is actively defending his choice to use modern-day English in most of the dialogue for his next big project. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times about the matter, Nolan said that he made a conscious creative choice while making the film and that it wasn’t a mistake. Giving the reasoning behind his choice, Nolan shared that he wanted to use a language that was not intellectually connected to the story but something that people could connect to emotionally.He also shared, “I may have been naïve, it may have bit me in the ass, but I wanted an earthy narrative. To me it’s not a smart one.”This is not the only thing that the director has thoroughly thought about the film. Speaking to Time magazine earlier this year, the star shared details about how many materials, including bronze daggers, were created to accurately capture what weapons would have looked like at the time. He detailed how the props were made darker to provide more precision.He added a defense to the casting of rapper Travis Scott as Bird in ‘The Odyssey’. He shares, “I cast him because I wanted to give a nod to the idea that this story is delivered as oral poetry, analogous to rap.”

About ‘The Odyssey’

Christopher Nolan’s next big project is set for release on July 17, and follows King Odysseus’ 10 perilous journey to return home to his wife and son after the Trojan War, facing challenges both natural and supernatural, as Athena, the goddess of war, watches over him. Matt Damon stars in the title role, while Anne Hathaway, Tom Holland, Zendaya, Charlize Theron and many others play title roles.