O Brother

If you watch O Brother, Where Art Thou without having read The Odyssey, you will assume it’s any other movie, with some unique elements that were oddly added in. Although, if you read the book before or after watching the movie, a lot of those random elements will make sense. These stories tell of two long and hard journeys home, that have obstacles and dangers that must be overcome. While there are many differences between the book and the movie, they also have many similarities. Both stories…

O Brother Where Art Thou, is the comedic version of Homer’s Greek tragedy the Odyssey, The Odyssey tells the trials and tribulations of a Greek hero who was coming home from a long war that lasted ten years. The name of the war that lasted those long dreaded years was called, the “Trojan War”. “The Trojan War”, was an epic war that lasted ten years between two great nations, the Greeks and the Trojans. The war was started when Paris the son of Troy stolen Helen of Sparta away from her husband,…

The Odyssey Essay In the film , “O Brother , Where Art Thou ?” by Ethan and Joel Coen , we are shown a different interpretation of the epic poem , “The Odyssey” by Homer. In this film adaptation , we are introduced to Everett , who is playing Odysseus , and his men, Pete and Elmar. Here, they are represented as criminals who have just escaped jail in hopes of finding treasure. Which later in the movie is told to be a hoax all due to the fact that Everett needed to escape but had to bring Pete…

O Brother, Where Art Thou, loosely based on Homer's "Odyssey," deals with the adventures of Everett McGill and his fellow fugitives Delmar and Pete in 1930s Deep South. It picks up with the trio in a chain gang where Everett is trying to get home to recover the buried loot of a bank heist. Along the story, the characters are faced with a series of odd characters- among them sirens, a cyclops, bank robber George Nelson AKA "Baby Face", a campaigning governor, a KKK mob, and a blind man who warns…

video called “ o Brother Where art Thou.” There are many differences and similarities throughout the story and the video. The video is quite more interesting and vulnerable than the video. There are many differences between “o Brother Where art Thou,” and Homer”s Odyssey.The first difference is the number of squadrons in Homer’s Odyssey are a lot larger than the number of squadrons in “ o Brother Where art Thou.” Also, in Homer’s Odyssey they traveled by boat ,while in “o Brother Where art…

The Odyssey is regarded as one of the greatest written Epics, O Brother, Where Art Thou? was nominated for the best motion picture in the 2001 Golden Globe Awards. The Odyssey follows the journey of the greatest hero ever written, Odysseus, home. The movie O Brother, Where Art Thou? explores Everett, Pete and Delmar’s journey as they search for a similar hidden treasure. The Odyssey and the movie O Brother, Where Art Thou have very similar elements yet both have their versions of the story: the…

O Brother, Where Art Thou? is an adventure Movie that came out in 2000 starring actors George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson, and John Goodman. Set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression, the film 's story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer 's epic poem, Odyssey. The famous Coen brothers who produced, edited, and directed the movie decided to base the plot of the movie compared to the story the Odyssey. Although the movies main character, Ulysses Everett McGill…

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…

Turning a Blind Eye: How Blindness Connects with The Odyssey and O’ Brother Where Art Thou? While reading The Odyssey for class, something that really struck me was how many characters were blind in this epic. At first, I didn’t really get the hint, but after seeing this reoccurring theme more than a few times, I began to really take notice of how often blindness would show up. We meet Demodocus, Polyphemus, Tiresias, and Odysseus’s dog- Argos throughout the epic: All have some sort of visual…

role and the hero is also the mastermind who can critically think through all problems. Both stories have similar goals; the two protagonists want the warmth of their female companions and the embracement of their family. “The Odyssey” and the “O, Brother- Where Art Thou?” both have patterns of the epic genre despite the smallest similarity or difference changes between the…