Christopher Nolan’s forthcoming adaptation of ‘The Odyssey’ reportedly includes a disturbing sequence in which the sorceress Circe turns Odysseus’ crew into pigs. Collider argues that the scene matters because it treats a familiar episode from Greek mythology as prolonged body horror, focusing on the crew’s physical transformation and loss of human identity.

The article says Circe’s spell, drawn from Homer’s epic, leaves the men mentally aware while changing their bodies, making it both a punishment and a fear of lost control. Actress Samantha Morton’s comments indicate that Nolan used practical effects for the transformation, rather than relying mainly on digital effects; the article compares the approach with films such as ‘An American Werewolf in London’ and ‘The Fly’.