Nolan’s Odyssey shows what happens when a leader’s violations are rewarded | Jamil Smith

The Greeks learn at Troy that breaking the rules works, then carry the lesson home. Nolan’s film shows how an exception becomes a habit of powerThis article contains spoilers for The OdysseyI had not read The Odyssey since I was a student.
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The Greeks learn at Troy that breaking the rules works, then carry the lesson home. Nolan’s film shows how an exception becomes a habit of powerThis article contains spoilers for The OdysseyI had not read The Odyssey since I was a student. Stories change when we return to them later in life, or perhaps we are the ones who change. Christopher Nolan’s film made me want to find out what I had missed.More specifically, it made me want to read Emily Wilson’s translation.
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- The Greeks learn at Troy that breaking the rules works, then carry the lesson home. Nolan’s film shows how an exception becomes a habit of powerThis article contains spoilers for The OdysseyI had not read The Odyssey since I was a student.
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Nolan’s Odyssey shows what happens when a leader’s violations are rewarded | Jamil Smith
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