It cannot be denied that almost all entertainment is a form of escape. Watching movies involving many senses can easily take the viewer on the real adventure. However, reading books demand healthy imagination because a reader is forced to think, create, and produce the world by using the author’s words. Therefore movies tend to attract us more rather than books. When great books are converted into movies, their themes of the stories and plots are altered to give the audience a new version of entertainment. In comparison between the Greek epic poem “The Odyssey” and a movie based on the poem called “O brother, Where Art Thou”, interesting overlaps are seen, as well as several distinctiveness that enhance the uniqueness of each creation. Both
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Odysseus is a epic hero, a respected warrior and an intelligent leader. He leads his men back to Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War and while doing so he yearns to meet his beloved wife. On the contrary, Ulysses Everett McGill, the protagonist, is a fast-taking convict, who is imprisoned for being a lawyer without a license. Everett, chained together with two other prisoners, the hot-tempered Pete and the slow-witted Delmar, tries escapes prison in order to return to his hometown to meet his wife. To get Pete and Delmar’s help to escape he made a story about the hidden $1.3 million treasure and promised them a sharer each. He tricks his companions into fulfilling his desire of meeting with his wife again. While the great warrior Odysseus lead his crew …show more content…
DON’T COMBINE THEM IN A SENTENCE) Moreover, there are some similarities and differences regarding the obstacles on their missions. Like Odysseus, Everett meets with Cyclops as an obstacle in his quest. Unlike the Cyclops who wants to eat the men in the poem, the Cyclopes in the movie uses violence to extract money from the outlaws. However, in the epic poem, Odysseus was able trick the Cyclops and escaped. Poseidon was asked to take revenge on Odysseus’ crew by the Cyclopes and his advice turned out to be useful for Odysseus’ men to escape. Otherwise, the three men’s escape was because of their prayer of
Odysseus is a epic hero, a respected warrior and an intelligent leader. He leads his men back to Ithaca after fighting in the Trojan War and while doing so he yearns to meet his beloved wife. On the contrary, Ulysses Everett McGill, the protagonist, is a fast-taking convict, who is imprisoned for being a lawyer without a license. Everett, chained together with two other prisoners, the hot-tempered Pete and the slow-witted Delmar, tries escapes prison in order to return to his hometown to meet his wife. To get Pete and Delmar’s help to escape he made a story about the hidden $1.3 million treasure and promised them a sharer each. He tricks his companions into fulfilling his desire of meeting with his wife again. While the great warrior Odysseus lead his crew …show more content…
DON’T COMBINE THEM IN A SENTENCE) Moreover, there are some similarities and differences regarding the obstacles on their missions. Like Odysseus, Everett meets with Cyclops as an obstacle in his quest. Unlike the Cyclops who wants to eat the men in the poem, the Cyclopes in the movie uses violence to extract money from the outlaws. However, in the epic poem, Odysseus was able trick the Cyclops and escaped. Poseidon was asked to take revenge on Odysseus’ crew by the Cyclopes and his advice turned out to be useful for Odysseus’ men to escape. Otherwise, the three men’s escape was because of their prayer of