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Mary Beard says Nolan's Odyssey strips away sex and female characters
Classicist Mary Beard says Nolan's film cuts out female characters and sex scenes from Homer's poem. It makes the story feel more masculine than the original.
Why it mattersMillions watch Nolan's film. They may think Homer's poem is mainly about battles. But Homer wrote about female characters and temptation too. The changes reshape how people understand this ancient classic.
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