I wanted the world of The Odyssey to feel like a world that a modern audience could relate to — Matt Damon“It’s certainly there in every movie I’ve ever made, to a degree I never before realised. “I made a decision when I was writing the script that I wanted the film to be accessible,” he says. “I wanted the world of The Odyssey to feel like a world that a modern audience could relate to. All Rights Reserved)“Chris told me in one of our first meetings that it was going to be a hard movie,” Damon says. For the film Damon went on an adventure around the world and in extreme conditions that was as arduous as it was exhilarating.