Conservative backlash by Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro over “woke” casting - such as Lupita Nyong'o as Helen of Troy - didn't hinder film's success, reports show.
By trying to make the Odyssey relatable to the twenty-first century, Nolan made a flash in the pan, not an adaptation of foundational text of the Western world.
The market for Homer’s epic poem is as crowded as a certain Ithacan palace, and publishers have had to get crafty to attract readers to their editions.