She compared the film's effects to a Fourth of July fireworks display—visually impressive but shallow in narrative and emotional depth.
She noted the film's depiction of survival as a triumph, recurring scenes of drowning and destruction, and the male protagonist's quest to reclaim a female love interest.
These themes, she said, are consistent with Nolan's prior works.
Wilson pointed out that while adaptations can reinterpret source material creatively, Nolan's version fails to deliver on the original's complex themes and character development.
She contrasted it with other artistic responses to the Odyssey that rethink its structure and values, such as works by Euripides, Virgil, and contemporary authors.
Wilson remarked on the film's overwhelming spectacle, which often threatens to overshadow the story itself.
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She noted similarities to other 21st-century epic films in style and scale but lacking the nuanced human scale of other recent adaptations like Uberto Pasolini's The Return (2024).
