Sorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times
Rich Lowry Opinion Sorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times By Rich Lowry Published July 24, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Christopher Nolan attends "The Odyssey" premiere on July 11, 2026 in Mumbai, India. Getty Images for Universal Pictu See more of our coverage in your search results.
- ▪Rich Lowry Opinion Sorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times By Rich Lowry Published July 24, 2026, 5:00 a.m.
- ▪ET Christopher Nolan attends "The Odyssey" premiere on July 11, 2026 in Mumbai, India.
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Rich Lowry Opinion Sorry, haters, Christopher Nolan’s Odysseus is no wimp — but a hero for our times By Rich Lowry Published July 24, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Christopher Nolan attends "The Odyssey" premiere on July 11, 2026 in Mumbai, India. Getty Images for Universal Pictu See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Was Odysseus, the legendary Greek warrior, actually a wimp? The most trenchant criticisms of Christopher Nolan’s new blockbuster movie “The Odyssey” involve how he portrays the hero of the tale. In the original, Odysseus is a clever, multifaceted hero who comes up with the idea for the Trojan horse and then, after the Greeks win the decade-long war with Troy, embarks on his arduous journey home to Ithaca and his waiting wife Penelope.
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