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Essay on Compare Homer's Odyssey And Oh Brother Where Art Thou
The story of the movie Oh Brother Where Art Thou is an Depression-era South adaptation and updated version of the Homer classic, although not modern day. This movie is a loose retelling of "The Odyssey" by Homer, set in the Depression-era Deep South. George Clooney, John Turturro, and Tim Blake Nelson make an unlikely team of escaped convicts who embark on a journey of the weird and wonderful. Watch for the appearance of many famous Odyssey allusions, such as the Sirens and the Cyclops (among others).
George Clooney is the smooth-mouthed Ulysses (aka Odysseus in the book the Odyssey) Everett McGill whose sweet-smelling Dapper Dan hair pomade plays a bit of a role in the plot. He convinces his fellow convicts, Pete and Nelson, to escape with him. There is an encounter with three women. When they wake up Pete is gone and the boys think he has been turned into a frog. Everett pushes them on. After the encounter with the three sirens they run into a one eyed bible sales man. Big Ted tricks them into going out into the woods for lunch. Then he kills the frog that is Pete, beats up Nelson and Everett and then robs them.
This is a close parallel to the encounter with the Cyclops in the Odyssey. After several more adventures they meet the Cyclopes again....
