"I am a man of constant sorrow, I've seen trouble all my days."
I think this line is significant to the movie because this road trip is about finding forgiveness in the wake of trouble. Along with what Hayley said, the movie is about redemption and salvation and this song expresses that sentiment. The men realize that they have crimes in their past but they hope to find through acts like baptism and this trip that they can redeem themselves.
Another line that stands out in the song is when they mention they haven't been able to find any pleasures on earth. They realize that any of the infractions that they committed was based off of greed and did not fulfill any of their needs.
The trip is not only about finding "treasures" but it was mostly about these men finding atonement within society and themselves. I believe this movie is trying to say that road trips are sometimes about finding that you can be better and that you can have better. As long as you have the desire to want to be better, you can put your past away and move onto your present and future.
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Although it isn't contained to one specific scene, the music throughout the movie is very important in shaping the road trip. Several times the men follow the sound of music/singing to encounter new people or new situations. The song "Man of Constant Sorrow" makes them famous, gets them pardoned from their jail sentence, and helps Everett win his wife back.
ReplyDeleteWas music highlighted in this film because it was a means of escape for people during The Great Depression? Is there another reason the music is such an important component of this film?
I think the importance of the music can be traced back to the films relation to the epic poem The Odyssey. Epic poems were usual an oral tradition, and more than likely sung.
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