9 Ways The SpongeBob Movie Is Basically Just The Odyssey

Homer’s The Odyssey is among the greatest and oldest surviving stories of all time. The epic poem has shaped the very nature of storytelling for nearly 2,700 years. As such, aspects of The Odyssey are intertwined in the DNA of most modern narratives—though some adaptations are more direct than others. 22 years before Christopher Nolan’s epic film, an unlikely Odyssey reimagining burst into theaters. The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie is a surprisingly spot-on adaptation of the ancient Greek poem.