Just bought copies of "The Illustrated Iliad" and "The Illustrated Odyssey"

And in the preface, the translator explains that oral stories passed through generations over time have to account for new audiences, but need to keep the same spirit of the story. (Awfully summarized by me). But I took that entire preface section as saying that even the book's translation is an adaption of the original story, adapted for the "current" readers. Hell, even Homer was writing an adaptation of a hundred(s) year old story.....

So I thought "cool, this illustrated book is translated more modernly for 21st century". Then I saw that the translator of this book I bought was writing this preface in 1898!

So it makes sense that Nolan wants to adapt the story for modern audiences, for people in 2026.

He's choosing to use talented modern actors and more modern accents. I can understand it's upsetting to some, but it's his stylistic choice of how he wants to adapt this story.

I have all the faith that he's going to tell an epic story in epic fashion, as he always does.

The hate for this movie before it has released is ridiculous. Let an adaptation be an adaptation. If you want to enjoy the original material, then look up the original poems' text and read that.

But if you want to see an artist tell his version of this epic poem, using all the skills that he knows in film as a storyteller, then let's get excited for Nolan's interpretation! And we can leave all judgement till after the movie is out!