Christopher Nolan Has Been Dreaming of 'The Odyssey'

Christopher Nolan’s Trojan Horse isn’t a towering colossus looming over the coast of Troy. It’s sinking. Half-submerged, it looks less like a monument than a mistake, an offering to the gods already being claimed by the sea. Inside, filthy soldiers press up against the wood. They breathe through straws as the water rises, waiting in silence for the Trojans to drag the horse through their city’s impenetrable walls. It’s an audacious image, even for Nolan, the filmmaker who has most successfully fused artistic vision with commercial appeal in the modern era.