O Brother Where Art Thou

O Brother Where Art Thou is about Suave and fancy-talking Everett Ulysses McGill (George Clooney), dim-witted Delmar (Tim Blake Nelson), and easily-excitable Pete (John Turturro) who are serving time together in prison. The three manage to escape, but however along the road they meet a stranger that soon warns them that they'll find treasure, but not the sort they're looking for. O Brother Where Art thou has much similarities or comparison to the Odyssey, as these three begin their joruney, as a viewer i could see those similarities.

This has to be one of the top films that George Clooney has starred in. The plot is incredibly funny, if not slightly mad! The characters are entertaining and very well written, making you laugh at them, but also feel sorry for their struggles. Their hit song is very catchy, and the scene with the Ku Klux Klan adds tension and seriousness to the film, also in this scene there was alot of symmetry, angular shapes, and hot colors. John Goodman plays a small, but powerful part too. I liked the film the first time I saw it, but just by looking at the title before watching the film i was already automatically attracted to it. I would recommend this to anyone who likes being made to laugh, but also wants a good story line and quality acting. My favorite scene would be the beginning of the film when Everett, Pete, and Delmar try to get on the train after escaping from prison.

To me, this movie ranks right up there with the greater movies of the past decade such as Saving Private Ryan and Forest Gump. The scenery is amazing and truly gives you a taste of what a slice of life is really like in rural Mississippi. Being based on Homer's The Odyssey, it gives a modern, albeit antiquated by today's standards,and twist to a timeless tale. Everett, Pete and Delmar's journey through the tobacco bottoms and deep woods in the midst of the Great Depression is utterly amazing. Along the way they meet up with Sirens, an one-eyed Bible salesman, and Everett eventually gets home to his wife.

This movie gets 5 stars from me, especially with the music, because the music even adds more of a Southern touch to an already great movie. Also a history lesson that's not exactly on the straight and narrow is to be learned. Whether it's meeting Baby Face Nelson, seeing an up close Klan meeting, or enjoying good ol' Deep South politics, anyone who watches this movie will get something deep and meaningful out of it, this movie is easily a top 100 movie of all time, and to me a top 50.