Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
And now the negatives: what does Nolan get wrong?
Every adaptation must make choices - and even the most ambitious voyage can take an unfortunate turn. In the second of two videos, classicist Dr David Butterfield considers where Nolan’s Odyssey departs from Homer, and why those departures are significant.
Not every road, it seems, leads safely back to Ithaca.
And now the negatives: what does Nolan get wrong?
Every adaptation must make choices - and even the most ambitious voyage can take an unfortunate turn. In the second of two videos, classicist Dr David Butterfield considers where Nolan’s Odyssey departs from Homer, and why those departures are significant.
Not every road, it seems, leads safely back to Ithaca.










