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In five pages this paper analyzes the Sirens and KKK scenes from Joel and Ethan Coen’s O Brother, Where Art Thou in terms of mise-en-scene, cinematography, and framing in order to determine the brothers’ purposes in making such choices and to which target audiences their choices appeal. Three sources are listed in the bibliography.
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film, the complex and quirky Blood Simple (1984) to the present, audiences have learned to expect the unexpected from the offbeat siblings who prefer the less travelled indie film detour
to the overcrowded highway leading to the Hollywood studio system. By forging their own path, the Coen brothers do not have to relinquish control of their films to any
outsiders, writing, producing, and directing all of their movies (Tasker, 2002). As a result, their aesthetic concept of their project - which is clearly visualized long before the start
of production - is never compromised. This is true of the Coens 2000 cinematic collaboration, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, which is an interpretation of Homers epic poem "The
Odyssey" that is set in the Deep South (Mississippi) during the Great Depression. The Coen Brothers are constantly incorporating references to movies from Hollywoods Golden Era into their own
films, perhaps to test the screen knowledge of film students and younger audiences, or to broaden their bases by appealing to older audiences with fond memories of the classics.
The films title refers to Preston Sturges 1941 film Sullivans Travels, which is also set in the Great Depression, and tells the story of a directors wish to go into
a more exciting creative direction by deviating from his formulaic musical comedies and instead making a serious film about the human condition entitled O Brother, Where Art Thou? However,
he discovers that a movie about a common mans suffering will not hold the audiences interest, and so he embarks upon yet another uninspired comedy (Tasker, 2002). This is
the essence of what the Coen Brothers themselves are trying to accomplish with their film O Brother, Where Art Thou? They seek to deliver a serious message about humanity
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