With the evolution of art over time, different themes have also developed alongside. After analyzing the multitude of different themes during class, I have taken an interest in three of those presented. These themes that I have found to be most interesting are: invention and fantasy, politics and the social order, and looking outward: the here and now. I took an interest in these particular three themes as I feel that each give opportunities to create films in three different areas. First, the theme of invention and fantasy interests me with the idea that the creator is able to invent something entirely new for their film. Most themes in film and art give the creator somewhat of a platform to build atop of. By following the theme of invention and fantasy, the creator is not required to base their creation off of any particular topic or subject. This allows the creator to create whatever they desire. Second, the theme of politics and the social order interests me with the aspect of being able to express and reflect on the world in the current age. With our world constantly changing and evolving, people are able to create their own opinions and discuss them with others. Being able to express and reflect my own opinions on politics and the social order through film is the main reason on why this idea intrigues me. The last theme that interested me was looking outward: the here and now. The appeal for me with this theme is the ability to present a smaller, more focused idea. There is a large appeal to create gigantic, creative, deep thinking films by following with other themes. However, sometimes the ideas that I want to present may be smaller and more down to earth which is exactly what the theme of looking outward: the here and now represents.
Throughout O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Coen brothers included various elements in the film that drew inspiration from Homer's The Odyssey . The following are a few of these elements and characters from O Brother, Where Art Thou? that are meant to reference Homer's The Odyssey . The Sirens In The Odyssey , Sirens are seductive creatures who try to tempt the main character of Odysseus into coming with them. To counteract this, Odysseus fills his ears with beeswax and is bound to the mast of his ship as instructed to him by Circe. In O Brother, Where Art Thou? , the Sirens act like they do in Homer's poem. They're used in the plot as a way to tempt our main characters. However unlike Odysseus in The Odyssey , Elmer, Delmar, and Pete do nothing to protect themselves from the Siren's temptations and allow themselves to be thrown off their path. Big Dan Teague In The Odyssey , The creature of the Cyclops is known as Polyphemus, son of Poseidon. In...
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