Homer’s Odysseus was never a perfect hero. Christopher Nolan’s film understands this

IMDB Homer’s The Odyssey has long been held up as a powerful example of “the hero’s journey” – a narrative structure that has dominated storytelling for millennia. The epic poem follows the story of Odysseus, a hero celebrated for his intelligence, determination and cunning, while also being deceitful, hubristic and, at times, murderous. He is a flawed hero; one we might even view as problematic in a modern context. Today, the hero’s journey appears across popular texts, films and media…