Christopher Nolan Calls Out Amateur Criticism as 'The Odyssey' Nears $1 Billion
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 2
Christopher Nolan Calls Out Amateur Criticism as 'The Odyssey' Nears $1 Billion
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 2
Summary
Christopher Nolan said amateur film critics make a “fundamental flaw” by treating the identification of storytelling mechanisms as proof those mechanisms are invalid.
On the “The Odyssey” press tour, he argued filmmakers necessarily rely on shared film language, and only overused tropes need to evolve when audiences become too familiar with them.
The remarks land amid heavy online debate over “The Odyssey,” which has earned a 94% Rotten Tomatoes score and grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide after three weekends.
Emily Wilson, a translator Nolan cited as an inspiration, sharply criticized the film in the London Review of Books, while Joyce Carol Oates defended Nolan and rebuked Wilson's language.