Teachers say Christopher Nolan’s new film adaptation of *The Odyssey* could help make Homer’s ancient epic more engaging for secondary-school pupils. The film matters because educators often struggle to show students why a poem written more than 2,000 years ago remains relevant, and visual adaptations can provide an accessible route into the text.

Casey Crowhurst, who has taught English for 16 years at Monticello High School in Illinois, said earlier screen versions used in class can appear dated to students; after seeing Nolan’s film, he publicly thanked the director. Teachers including Erin Hall in Virginia plan to add it to their teaching materials, while Sarah Noll uses visual versions to help multilingual learners build key vocabulary such as “ship”, “sea”, “king” and “suitor”.