O Brother Where Art T Thou Analysis

Many ancient arts or stories can influence modern storytelling. Although there will be differences in each interpretation of that story, it will keep the main point. Some depictions of a story might be more visually appealing than others. The Odyssey and “O brother Where Art Thou” had many similarities and differences. The video clip from “ O brother Where Art Thou” had many similarities to Homer's The Odyssey text. In Homer's text he mentions of sirens with a harmonious irresistible song “So they with voices sweet their music poured melodious on my ear.” In the video clip as well as Homer's text each story has a crew within in it. Odysseus was also in the video clip just as his romantic name Ulysses. The video clip and Homer's text
also had a multitude of differences. In Homer's The Odyssey the squadron of men are in a ship, however in the video clip from “ O Brother Where Art Thou” the men are in a car. In Homer's text states that the men put beeswax in their ears so they could not hear the song “With that soft liniment I filled the ears of my companions” on the contrary the men from the video clip all heard the seductive song. In the video clip the men never ran or tried to leave they just stood there mesmerized by the women, however in Homer's story the man tried leave as fast as they could “them down they say, and, rowing, threshed the brine.” In Homer's text the sirens used a song to attract the men, but in the video the women used a song and alcohol. Ancient arts and stories can affect other modern stories. However there will be differences in each variant. Some interpretations might be more visually appealing to a majority of people. Like in Homer's The Odyssey text and “O brother Where Art Tho” video clip they had many differences. However each depiction will keep the main point.