... written millennia ago in ancient Greece, the parables of the Odyssey remain extant for a reason:Its themes are universal and accessible and adaptable for all time. The Coen brothers' movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?" exemplifies Homer's timelessness, as well as their own versatility. The following paper draws parallels between Homer's "Odyssey" and the Coen Brother's "O Brother Where Art Thou?". In the year 2000, the inventive and provocative filmmakers Joel and Ethan ... declares that "there are tokens with which we two alone are acquainted," (Butler trans.). Although it was written mi...

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... productions, and here, this flair comes close to an almost modern day version of 2001. While I have not seen all of A Space Odyssey, I've seen clips and Soderbergh obviously was going for a similar movie going experience. In Solaris, the director goes for a very slow pace where acting and moods take the attention of the viewer. It is not a special effects feature as we might expect coming from ... reverse something that took place, or take back a decision once made, Solaris touches base with these types of themes. Soderbergh has constructed the feature in an angle where not all of it is...

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