Travis Scott is not the only part of The Odyssey that director Christopher Nolan recently defended.
The warriors’ armour was another point of contention with critics.
Some, even on social media, joked that the armour has less resemblance to ancient Greece and more to a Batsuit.
Responding to them, Nolan tells TIME magazine, “There are Mycenaean daggers that are blackened bronze.”
He further says the blackened armour designs have been rooted in a historical theory.
“The theory is they probably could have blackened bronze in those days.”
“You take bronze, add more gold and silver to it, and then use sulphur.”
Nolan cited Ellen Mirojnick, the costume designer, for using richer materials for the king’s armour.
“With Agamemnon, Ellen [Mirojnick], our costume designer, is trying to communicate how elevated he is relative to everyone else.”
“You do that through materials that would be very expensive,” he adds.
Then, there are questions about casting Travis Scott.
The Oppenheimer director says he needs a rapper to tell the story because oral poetry was common at the time.
And the filmmaker draws a parallel to the genre with rap.
“I cast him because I wanted to nod towards the idea that this story has been handed down as oral poetry, which is analogous to rap,” he continues.
The Odyssey hits the cinema on July 17.
