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    12‚ 2008 Film Analysis “O Brother Where Art Thou” This old time musical theatrical movie clip was an insightful blast from the past that made you cherish those days where it was inconceivable to not be a gentlemen‚ and it was a down right shame to be anything less then an honest women. This old time movie with a new age attitude definitely strikes the funny bone of any modern day movie watcher. “The opening titles inform us that the Coen Brothers’ "O BrotherWhere Art Thou" is based on Homer’s The

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    Jessica Torres-Zuniga Sapps ENGLE 2332 MWF 11:45-12:40 O Brother Where Art Thou? O Brother Where Art Thou?‚ begins with Ulysses‚ Pete and Delmar escaping from prison that was located in the middle of nowhere. Ulysses told his companions that he has hidden a treasure from back in the day‚ but they must get it in 4 days or it will be lost forever due to a flood. Soon Everett‚ Pete‚ and Delmar meet a blind soothsayer‚ who tells them‚ "You seek a great fortune‚ you three who

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    2013 O brother O Brother Where Art Thou? Is the best adaptation of The Odyssey. Both tell of a daring journey to get home to their wives. O Brother Where art thou? Is the best adaption because‚ their journey matches‚ plots compare‚ and they have a similar theme. There are many similar‚ hero’s journey‚ stages that match The Odyssey from O Brother Where Art Thou?.In the call to the adventure stage‚ both are quickly made to start their journey. Both The Odyssey from O Brother Where Art Thou? have

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    Everett McGill is the hero and the main character of OBrother Where Art Thou‚ but he faces many obstacles on his journey back to his family. The adventure begins when the trio broke free from jail and runs into a blind man that predicted unfortunate futures for them. The heroic journey begins with the initiation when the men go through all the obstacles together. They went against fiery barn‚ George Nelson‚ KKK‚ the sirens and big Dan. Everett is traumatized that his wife was about to get remarried

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    self control is very evident in O Brother Where Art Thou? as well as in The Odyssey‚ these stories portray how engrained this problem is‚ and are evidence to how long lack of control has been pervasive in society. These two sources parallel an idea‚ however the actual events that take place are much different. The numerous events that show lack of self control occur in both the book and the film‚ however they are revealed in different fashions. O Brother Where Art Thou? is a modern retelling of the

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    The movie “O BrotherWhere Art Thou” is remarkably similar to Homer’s “Odyssey” in both plot and character description. Many stories and movies have been based on the same plot as The Odyssey‚ but one movie in particular did a wonderful job in comparing the two stories‚ “O BrotherWhere Art Thou.” “O BrotherWhere Art Thou” is about a man who has to break out of jail to stop his wife from marrying another man and includes his voyage home. “The Odyssey” is about the adventures and misfortunes

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    A: In the clip of “O Brother: Where Art Thou?”‚ three escaped prisoners seek help from a blind old man on the railroad. The man speaks of the wondrous sights the prisoners will experience on their journey. Despite his blindness‚ the old man saw beyond physical limitations into the futures of the three men. This qualifies the blind man as a prophet because of his almost supernatural ability to predict what the three prisoners will encounter. Following the occurrence‚ the three prisoners are in shock

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    Pre AP English 9 5/9/2012 O Brother‚ This is Not Even Close To the Odyssey Everyone loves to immerse themselves into a dramatic and extraordinary story with evil monsters‚ brave hero’s‚ and the desperate will to survive. It allows you to escape your troubles and take you to a new and exiting please with each and every second. However‚ there are some stories that simply do not capture the essence of breathtaking adventure. The movie O BrotherWhere Art Thou? created by the comedic team of

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    The film O Brother Where Art Thou is cleverly and intelligently based on the famous Odyssey by the well-known Homer. There are quite a few distinctive differences though. While in the movie‚ Ulysses didn’t have any affairs‚ his wife did not wait patiently for him‚ he had six daughters‚ and each of his accompanying men stayed with him until the end of the journey. In the poem the setting was vastly unlike; Odysseus wasn’t an escaping criminal during the depression. Other than those and a few others

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    and O Brother Where Art Thou? Homer’s The Odyssey has been known to have influenced many novels and movies‚ one of which is the Coen Brothers’ 2000 film‚ O Brother Where Art Thou?. This movie is known to be loosely based on the poem The Odyssey and it is evident through the movie’s plot and characters. What leads us to see the connection of this film to The Odyssey‚ though‚ are the similarities between the leading characters; Odysseus in The Odyssey and Ulysses in O Brother Where Art Thou

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