Los Angeles: Many were surprised to hear Tom Holland's Telemachus say "dad is coming home" in the trailer for 'The Odyssey', but it turns out the use of modern English was intentional as director Christopher Nolan wanted an "earthy narrative".In his ambitious adaptation of Homer's ancient Greek epic, Nolan took many creative decisions that sparked a debate online. The director, however, said he expected the reaction.In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Nolan said he wanted to use “language that has emotional, not intellectual, meaning to people.”Nolan said he may have been naive, but believed the decision could have consequences and still felt using an earthy narrative was the right approach.He called Homer, whose epic dates back to around the 7th or 8th century BC, his co-writer on the movie.Homer's epic follows Odysseus' 20-year journey home after the Trojan War to reunite with his wife Penelope (Anne Hathaway) and son Telemachus (Tom Holland). Meanwhile, his home is besieged by suitors demanding that Penelope marry one of them.Nolan said, as a filmmaker, the story of 'The Odyssey' felt like an important one."As a filmmaker, you are looking for a gap in the culture and this felt like an important one. That world felt like it hadn’t been addressed. Ray Harryhausen did it working on a shoestring, but the opportunity to take this on at a big scale was there, and it hadn’t been there before.”'The Odyssey' opens in theatres on July 17 from Universal Pictures. It releases in India on July 16.Nolan is slated to visit Mumbai at the end of the week to promote the film in India.