Movie Suggestion: O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Written as a satire (very) loosely based on the Odyssey, O Brother, Where Art Thou? Is the story of three men who escape imprisonment to hunt for one of the men's (Everett McGill, played by George Clooney) $1.2 million he claimed to have stolen.

I believe one could argue that the film demonstrates the four causes. The primary argument for this being that it is revealed ultimately that Everett lies to the men to get him to join him; the real cause for his escape was to reunite with his wife, who had written him a letter informing him of her decision to remarry. This link is a good example of at least two of the causes and a good example of the movie in general.

It could also be said that there is a sort of green world in the film. It begins almost as soon as the movie does, when the trio escape the chain gang. They come across a blind man on a handcar who accurately predict their future. Over the course of the film they are tempted by sirens, assaulted by a cyclops, and become a musical sensation. The green world fades after the resolution and the blind fortune teller is seen rolling away on his handcar.

Much like The Broken Jug or the collection of plays from the beginning of the semester, it also satires the authorities of the period it is set in. Homer Stokes is a man running for office who is secretly a member of the KKK. “Big Dan” is a Bible salesman who mugs Everett and friends when he believes they have something of value. The sheriff is bent on capturing the three men, and is literally believed to be the devil by one of the main characters.

And finally a smaller scene that is probably one of my favorite comedy things.