Five days before “The Odyssey” had its premiere, scholar Emily Wilson, appearing on a July 12 episode of “The Daily,” the podcast of The New York Times, said she was “pumped” to see how the tale played out on the big screen. After she saw the movie, Wilson wrote that Christopher Nolan’s adaptation lacked many of the elements that made Homer’s epic poem great. (Universal Pictures) By NEIL VIGDOR As Christopher Nolan’s epic “The Odyssey” closes in on $1 billion in ticket sales at the box…
