O Brother: Presentation/Analysis

Presentation



 2. What is the difference between Homer's Penelope and the Coen's Penny?

   Answer: Homer's Penelope waited for her husband. Coen's Penny did not.


 3.  How did the Coen manage to represent the cyclops?

  Answer: The have the older southern gentleman with an eye-patch covering one eye, making him a cyclops technically, also adding the 'giant' factor in with the angle they use to make him look much bigger than Everett and Delmar, and finally they sprinkle in a bully factor with his violence towards them with not only his hands but also the help of a tree limb.



Analysis


 2.  How is cross-cutting important in the river scene?

   Answer: Because it allows us to see the core of the main characters personalities; a chatty kathy, confused, and greed.


3.   The opening credits show a combination of shots to achieve different purposes, select one and explain how it works and why was it used.

  Answer: One camera shot that was used was an above angle, it was used to show the prisoners better and it was made possible by a crane.