‘The Odyssey’ is a striking portrait of the psychological wounds that can emerge when people violate their deepest values

Matt Damon as Odysseus in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.' Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey,” a new adaptation of Homer’s epic tale of Odysseus’ perilous journey home after the Trojan War, is already being described as a case study in post-traumatic stress disorder. But even more so, actor Matt Damon’s tortured and broken portrayal of Odysseus offers a look into what psychologists call moral injury. According to The Moral Injury Project at Syracuse…