Christopher Nolan couldn’t escape ‘despair.’ So he made ‘The Odyssey.’

I was more surprised by was the relationship with Batman and the ‘Dark Knight’ trilogy,” Nolan says of his blockbuster franchise starring Christian Bale. “It has to do with creating an icon that is relatable and yet larger than life. Those three films were a continual experiment in trying to be human, and coming to ‘The Odyssey,’ it’s that same balance.continue reading …