Artemis on Nostr: So that would be one approach: shamelessly tell the story that Homer told (abridged ...

So that would be one approach: shamelessly tell the story that Homer told (abridged for time, of course) & let audiences grapple with what such a story means NOW.

One way or another though, the story needed grounding in a specific context & needed to be told from a specific perspective. Whether that context was fantastical or realistic, the story desperately needed SOME context, especially to carry the theme of civilizational collapse which Nolan decided to go for.