Sunday, March 7, 2010
O Brother, Where Art Thou
I thought that the scene where Everett admits that there is no buried treasure was significant. Before this, Everett, Pete, and Delmar are looking for their freedom and for this treasure. Everett admits that his true purpose was to get his wife back, and with nothing to lose, Everett sets out on the adventure. If he loses his wife and children, then he would have nothing left. Although Pete and Delmar seem to have been deceived by Everett, they still follow him, which shows that this movie is also about companionship. They stick together even though Everett has gotten them into big trouble. As Pete mentioned, he was going to be set free in two weeks, but now that they've broken out of the prison house, he'll be stuck there until he is eighty-four years old. They almost get hanged, but in the end, Everett achieves his goal.
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I agree with Jessica. The boys weren't friends before they got free, but after spending time together they were. If Dalmar and Pete hadn't started to like Everett then they would have gotten madder at him when he told them the truth. Pete almost got hung and if they were caught they would all be in jail for 50 more years. All because Everett didn't want his wife to remarry. The boys didn't accept this at first but eventually got over it. This showed true companionship.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with Jessica and Taylor. Companionship is a very obvious theme in this movie which was also apparent in some of the others that we have watched. SInce the men were not friends before they escaped from prison they were almost forced to get along and help each other but this actually turns into a friendship once they are on the road.
ReplyDeleteAt the point in the movie where Everett admits that there is no actual treasure, the men could have completely abandoned him because he had actually deceived them all along. Obviously the men were mad as Pete was really upset and Delmar was more dumbfounded than anything. The fact that they still continue to be with him and help him even though they know that they have been deceived shows their loyalty to one another. The men had stuck together for this long and even though Pete will be in jail until he is 84 he doesn't seem too regretful about his decisions that he has made this far. To me it seems that because of all of the things they have been through, such as the bible salesman who stole their money and meeting the bank robber who they robbed with, they feel tied to one another. Companionship is very obvious throughout the move and they all depend on one another to get to their "treasure" which they believe is there until this part in the movie.
Why do you think was the significance of the Dapper Dan that Everett put in his hair?
I also agree that companionship is a definition of a road trip in this movie. Just like Jessica, Taylor and Stephanie mentioned, Everett, Pete, and Delmar started off to a road trip because of treasure that Everett lied about. While going around everywhere together, they became close to each other. Delmar even faints when he thought Big Tan Teague killed the toad that he believed to be Pete. Also, Pete feels very bad about telling the police about giving out where the treasure is. Pete could have just let the police catch Delmar and Everett if he didn't really care about them. Also, Delmar and Everett rescue Pete again from the prison.
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