Episode 128: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Beyond the Screenplay
Michael Tucker
4.7 • 626 Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2022
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
The BTS team discusses the film's episodic nature and what makes it still feel cohesive, the simple yet complex themes, and how the Coen Brothers make their own rules.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, I'm Michael and welcome to Beyond the Screenplay, the podcast for each week we do a conversational deep dive analysis into a film. |
| 0:14.1 | Today we are talking about, O Brother, where art thou, the 2000 film written and directed by the Cohen Brothers based on The Odyssey by Homer. |
| 0:22.5 | I'm joined by the Beyond Screenplay team, Trisha Arand. |
| 0:26.2 | Hello, everyone. |
| 0:27.3 | Brian Bittner. |
| 0:28.6 | Everett. |
| 0:29.7 | And Alex Cayeros. |
| 0:31.5 | Hi. |
| 0:32.8 | Okay. |
| 0:33.5 | So before we jump into the film, a reminder that our patron exclusive episode on Starship Troopers is available now on our Patreon. |
| 0:43.9 | If you want to vote in our next poll for what movie we should be talking about for our May patron exclusive, head over to the Beyond Screenplay Patreon. |
| 0:53.2 | The link is in the show notes. |
| 0:55.3 | And when you join, you'll be helping us get to our new goal for 1,250 patrons. |
| 1:01.6 | So when we passed 1,250 patrons, isn't it weird that you can say it both ways, |
| 1:07.3 | 1,000 and 1,000? |
| 1:08.9 | Anyway, when we pass 1250 patrons, |
| 1:11.6 | we're going to do a trilogy |
| 1:12.8 | of episodes on the born |
| 1:14.7 | identity, |
| 1:15.8 | supremacy, |
| 1:16.4 | and ultimatum, |
| 1:18.1 | ending with a patron |
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