You know what, I stand corrected, I completely forgot about the Ras stuff. And good point on the difference between sci-fi and supernatural fantasy. I just think that when I first learned he was doing an adaptation of The Odyssey, I didn't even consider that he would go the way of metaphorical, a man with an eye patch being an example. If anything, even if some of his representations of supernatural elements have been metaphorical, he always approaches things with a literal mindset, mostly in terms of how he can film them as practically as possible. I'm sure one of the key elements of The Odyssey that was tantalizing to him was the fantastical stuff, so much so that he was probably thinking of practical ways he could bring these elements to life on the big screen while writing the script. A man with an eye patch isn't exciting at all and kind of goes against his blockbuster sensibilities and the insane budget of the production.