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O Brother Where Art Thou - Patreon Version (Patreon)

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2023-11-04 12:00:03
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No Sync Required Version: https://cinebingers.ca/t7XwXTmzp9 - For Patreon tier "Bingers on The Wall" or higher.

Movie runtime: 1:47:09

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djKENTO

The first movie released to do digital color correction. That’s how it has that very uniform color palette. I say first movie released because the first movie to do it was Jason X but they shelved that movie for a few years and it was released after.

Thexx

YES! I love this movie so much. Today is a good day.

JayF

I could have watched this reaction if my TV hadn't R-U-N-N-O-F-T.

Jay Davis

You could tell who's who from the back of their head if you had the Faceback app. js

leriaz

Hell yeah, that'd be one of my two movie wishes. The other one being Seven Psychopaths. Hopefully it makes it into rotation at some point

Daniel Popp

Classic Coen Brothers film you can't go wrong with. Also, want to get this idea out there now: just finished watching the new Netflix show "Blue Eye Samurai", and I think Simone and George would love it.

Odd Thomas

My favourite Coen movie (True Grit would be second, Raising Arizona third)

Astraeos

So a super underrated Coen Brothers movie is Burn After Reading. Highly, highly recommend. It's a dark comedy I'd say, and it's absolutely super hilarious. Great cast, and has one of my personal favorite Brad Pitt performances.

Keith Jones

As far as how close this is to the source material...according to sources, Tim Blake Nelson (Delmar) was the only person on set, including the Coen brothers, that had ever actually read Homer.

Lola Lirola

Okay, modern day adaptations of classics was like a whole entire genre back in the late 90s-early aughts, and we got some campy, outrageous, fun gems out of it! More or less in order of quality: 10 Things I Hate About You = Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew (forget the Joker, this is Heath Ledger at his truest peak ;P) Clueless = Jane Austen's Emma *I know this one has been done, but it's on the list as representative of the genre. Cruel Intentions = Les Liaisons Dangereuses (this one is basically Gossip Girl on steroids, so I think sadly they will dismiss it, but it's so much fun) Bridget Jones' Diary = Pride and Prejudice (with Colin Firth reprising his role as Darcy!) She's The Man = Shakespeare's Twelfth Night She's All That = Pygmalion (see also My Fair Lady) Easy A = The Scarlett Letter (too loose an adaptation, imo, but still) O = Othello (at this point, they were just banking on Shakespeare+Highschool+JuliaStiles to be a worthy formula, and this one is not very good, but still counts) And there's a Midsummer Night's Dream set in highschool, with Kirsten Dunst, turned into an American Pie like comedy, that I can't remember the title of, but it wasn't very good, so I'm not bothering to google.

Lola Lirola
>>121414594

Yes! On the Side by Side documentary, they talk to the woman editor who did the colour correction and her process, and it was fascinating.

Keith Jones
>>121419040

O also ties into this movie. Tim Blake Nelson directed that and was editing O while filming O Brother.

Hexon66

Pete most probably survived the noose by asking the devil to look into his heart.... (if you know, you know).

Wyatt Nuxoll

This has to be one of the best Saturday mornings I've had in a long while . It was so much fun to watch George connect the dots with this movie and the odyssey storyline . I've also got a headache from laughing will you guys man what a an awesome morning

Young Blood Priest

I think Tommy is supposed to be Robert Johnson. He died in the 30s (I think) but is given credit for modern blues. Lore is he left home for a few years and came back an amazing guitar player by selling his soul to the devil. This is all off the top of my head so if the story isn’t spot on it is what it is. But I’m pretty sure that’s who Tommy is supposed to represent.

David Martin

George Clooney's character's name is Ulysses Everett McGill, although he goes by Everett most of the time. He introduces himself as Ulysses to Pete's cousin. Tommy Johnson describes meeting the devil as Robert Johnson, a blues guitarist, supposedly met the devil and his sold his soul just like Tommy describes. A blues song, "Crossroads", refers to this legendary encounter, and it's been covered by many, many musicians. Tommy is played by Chris Thomas King, a genuine blues musician. George "Baby Face" Nelson was a real criminal.

djKENTO

I always forget that Daniel von Bargen is in this. The last years of that man’s life were so sad. Diabetes is a joke to a lot of people but holy shit can it ruin a life.

Odd Thomas

Baz Luhrman's Romeo & Juliet is another great update of a classic tale. For another 30s-set movie, Road to Perdition with Tom Hanks is great too (based on a graphic novel)

Jared Winn

Love this movie and the soundtrack. Born and raised baptist in North Carolina. Even though I’m not practicing the music definitely hits on a childhood memory. Rewatching this also makes me realize how much of a DnD type adventure it is. Party is on the run and has a mission but keeps meeting weird and fantastical NPCs along the way. Tommy Johnson was a real life blues guitarist that supposedly sold his soul at a crossroads. I’m not as familiar with the Odyssey to know if he’s filling a role of another character but he’s definitely a depression-era American icon.

Justin Wolford

Everett was Odysseus and the other three were his crew. The sheriff was poseidon. And george "babyface" nelson was Achilles. Then there were obviously sirens and john goodman as the cyclops.

Elder Lyons
>>121425820

i dont think babyface was achilles... achilles is not even in the odyssey. hes in the illiad and dies there. you know, arrow to the heel and all that. so he wouldnt be in the journey home.

Justin Wolford

Also if your looking for more, this genre was big in the 90's romeo and juliet with leo dicaprio (more of a movie for cinecringe in my opinion) "O" was about othello. The 13th warrior was beowulf. The list goes on.

ChickensAreRacist

Tommy was based on Robert Johnson, famous guitar player that sold his soul to the devil at the crossroads for the ability to play guitar. It’s in the 3rd addendum of the final epilogue of the Iliad I think.

JayF
>>121417445

I will second this. The cast for that film is one of the best the Coen brothers ever put together.

megamoo chilli

Steamed hams... at this time of year

Spacedone

Next time you do Lord of the Rings put it on Patreon. I'd love a watchalong. :-)

Lola Lirola
>>121426064

The 90s Romeo + Juliet is legit good, come on! Best Mercurio ever in any adaptation of the play, everyone agrees. And keeping (most of) the original text intact juxtaposed with the modern setting is a genius touch. Just because teen girls liked DiCaprio back in the day doesn't make the movie cringe.

PastaDon

Oh yes!!! Thank you guys.. Great way to start a Saturday morning.. everytime this is on my dad and I immediately stop what we're doing around the house and watch it.. and yes please, just a 10 sec video of Simone doing the Pete Hogwallop dance in a soggy bottom boys beard would be.. one of your best videos you guys could ever post.. imo.. gotta get her some support though, couple of banjo players and some background dancers.. "How's my hair" 😂.. thank you Simone & George..

MacGuffinStuff

Love this movie, love all the Coens' movies but this, Raising Arizona, and The Big Lebowski are all movies I can watch anytime, no matter what mood I'm in I always love those three, and they're all endlessly quotable. Really love the music in this one too. Probably already been said but the name Ulysses is a variation of Osysseus, and when the Governor is introduced one of his names is Menelaus. Hoping one of these days you guys get around to watching Fargo the series, it's produced by the Coens and there are plenty of references, big and small, to several of their movies, plus it's a great show. Well, the first two seasons I'll vouch for, they're unimpeachable in my opinion, after that I'm still a little on fence, I think they're good but not quite as good as the first two, but each season is it's own story, so you don't necessarily have to watch them all.

Tenn Seven

The soundtrack for this movie is so good.

Chase Lonnergan

The old blind railroad man was Homer, which makes Stephen Root's character Tyresius. As far as accuracy to the Odyssey... It's only supposed to be loosely based, not a direct retelling.

Guillermo Antonio Ricci Alvarez

Other movies based on literature would be Get Over It, Clueless,10 things I hate About You, She's All That,Cruel Intentions,Moulin Rouge,She's the Man, Rosaline, both Lion King movies and Warm Bodies come to mind

Ph4ZeD

Thanks for the content as always, not really my type of film but enjoyed watching you guys. BTW George, did you see the Season of Discovery announcement at Blizzcon? Looks like your relapse is going to be an extended one...

Ron K

I'm going to get a shirt made that says, "Yeah, I fucking love pie."

Lou Gallucci

When the singer of 'Man of Constant Sorrow' said to his wife - it'll be my voice coming out of George Clooney's face, she said "Oh honey, that's my fantasy."

Patrick

Why do I feel like this movie tries to be more clever than it actually is? I really wanted to like it, but I didn't laugh once.

REDR58
>>121437190

Also “Forbidden Planet” from 1956, the classic sci-fi film, is loosely based on/adapted from Shakespeare’a “The Tempest.”

REDR58
>>121429704

I’m really surprised they haven’t already done this, given how much they talk about seeing it often!

Joseph Schiller

George Nelson or Baby Face Nelson, was an American bank robber who became a criminal partner of John Dillinger

Brant

Definitely check out Raising Arizona (1987). It’s the Coen’s 2nd film, starring a very young Nicolas Cage in one of his best roles, also Holly Hunter and John Goodman. Incredible movie.

p0sthum4n

I just recently learned Big Rock Candy Mountain on the ukulele.

p0sthum4n

oooooooooh hyem hyem hyem i memba them

beecroft adams

Barton Fink and Ballad of Buster Scruggs would be great to react to.

p0sthum4n

FYI — in the US, most states empower the governor to pardon state crimes (i.e. violations of state law). Federal crimes can be pardoned by the president. State crimes cannot be pardoned by the president, and some states do not allow the governor to pardon people but rather invest that authority in some sort of council or other body.

Brendan Rafferty

The film, The 13th Warrior, from the Michael Crichton novel, Eaters of the Dead, is a retelling of the epic poem of Beowulf The Woody Allen farce, Mighty Aphrodite, is a tribute to classic old Greek theater, complete with a blond prophet who has to explain things towards the end and a recurring Greek chorus… and, of course, the staple of classic Greek theater… an ironic ending known only to the audience, not the characters

Jacob King

Pappy is definitely Menelaus, he’s named in the dialogue. Tommy is probably Telemachus (Odysseus saves him while in disguise). The title comes from a 30s movie called Sullivan’s Travels about a film director who wants to make a serious movie about the depression but learns working people want to laugh not watch realistic depictions of their own lives. O Brother’s relationship to the Odyssey exists in that meta joke where they’re not really making a serious adaptation of the Odyssey they are making a goofy homage to the screwball comedies of the 30s. Everything does kind of line up though. The Coen’s have done two biblical epics, A Serious Man, based on the Old Testament, is set in 1960s suburbia and Hail Caesar, set in 1950s Hollywood, is the New Testament. Biblical knowledge is not necessary to enjoy either film. Hail Caesar is the closest to O Brother of any of their movies. Zhang Yimou remade Blood Simple, a Coen Brother’s movie, shifting it from 1980s America to medieval China. Lots of teen movies redo classic literature in high school settings, Cruel Intentions and Clueless (Les Liaisons Dangereuse and Emma) are the go to examples but I have a great deal of affection for Easy A (The Scarlet Letter). Also, Rian Johnson’s Brick is a masterpiece but it’s a reimagining of an entire genre rather than any specific work.

Jesse Coombs

Most of the Coen Brothers movies feel mythic to me, but the ones that embody that (that you guys haven't seen) are Raising Arizona, Miller's Crossing, The Hudsucker Proxy, A Serious Man, Barton Fink, Inside Llewyn Davis, and Hail, Caesar! I guess all of them, lol. In other words, please watch them all.

Jesus F Christ

I'd love for you both to follow up the rest of the Coen Brothers' filmography. From the Coens, Miller's Crossing has an outstanding John Turturo performance, plus Gabriel Byrne (The Usual Suspects) and Albert Finney being badasses. Raising Arizona was the Coen's first foray into comedy, starring Holly Hunter and Nic Cage, with a memorable Frances McDormand (Fargo) part. And The Hudsucker Proxy is one of their underrated ones (at least among my favorites), starring Tim Robbins, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Paul Newman. Then there's Barton Fink, Blood Simple, A Seriosu Man, Inside Llewyn Davis, Hail Caesar, and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. And, as mentioned, the Fargo tv series is great too, with a 5th season coming soon. Basically, if you did a Coen Brothers poll enabling multiple choices, your patrons would vote for most of them. More Wes Anderson too. Thanks for all you do!

Eric S

I concur with Simone, Thank you George for all the insight on Homers Odyssey. Im less well read than you my friend and I was only able to pick up a few details, you filled in the rest. Kudos my friend.

sheriffjt

Not everything is a reference to The Odyssey, it also contains many references to the rural US South. Pappy appears to be based on flamboyant governors of the 30's & 40's like Huey Long and Jimmie Davis, the latter of which wrote "You Are My Sunshine" and used it in his gubernatorial campaign. Also, I think they Odysseus stabbed Polyphemus in the eye with a flaming stick

silverarrow06

This movie was at this time a huge step forward in George Clooneys career, because it showed a completely new side of him besides beeing the "smart and cool guy". Another great example of his acting skills is "The Descendants", which I highly recommend to you, if you haven't seen it yet. 🙂

FranciscoGios

Other “treasure” hunting movie please watch Three Kings (1999).

Michael Bourke

The only other movie that comes to mind that is a modern take on an ancient greek story is 'The Warriors ( 1979 )' which is one of my favourite movies. Loosely based on Xenophon's "Anabasis".

Thirty Year Old Mulberry Field
>>121422542

There was also a Tommy Johnson about a decade earlier than Robert who made similar claims. This story was probably either adopted and popularized by Robert Johnson or misattributed to him because of the same (although unrelated) last name.

Stephen Stone
>>121697852

When I was 10, 2005, my dad showed me The Warriors movie. Then a month later the video game came out and I was obsessed with the game for almost 5 years. To this this day, the game is still in my top 5 favorite games of all time. When John Wick 4 came out, i told my dad that i loved how there was a bunch of references to The Warriors. My dad said that there wasn't any reference to The Warriors in John Wick 4 at all and i was like "did we watch the same movie?".

REDR58
>>121417957

Nelson was also the only main cast member to actually sing, on “In the Jailhouse Now.”

Chris Scruggs

The Lighthouse, according to Eggers, is a version of the Greek myths of Prometheus and Proteus, putting the two characters in the same story.