The Odyssey (2026) | Bronze Age Collapse (1200 BCE)

Reel History · Aug 20, 2026 · 1h 23m

Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has finally arrived and we’ve got a lot to say about it. We start with the film itself — what works, what doesn’t, and how this new adaptation compares with Homer’s epic poem. Then we get into the good stuff, like how a simple concept like hospitality helped spread Greek influence across the Mediterranean. Why was mistreating a guest not merely rude, but potentially a serious offence against the gods? We explore how the concept of xenia becomes a way of defining who is “civilised” and who can be treated as a barbarian — and how the Odyssey tests the dangers of…