Posted by Neil at term4-216-231-033-187.speakeasy.net on January 21, 2002 at 01:12:22:
In Reply to: i might look stupid for this, but... posted by exreckid on January 21, 2002 at 00:47:25:
... than most of the people here.
: i could never figure out why "o brother, where art thou?" was called that.
Many of the titles mentioned here are references, poetic references to the underlying meanings. It's just pretty fucking sad.
This one is a little obscure, so I'll give it to you.
The movie SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS is about a director of light comedies who dreams of making a dramatic film called O, BROTHER WHERE ART THOU? and quits the business to, well, travel. There's more to it and I haven't given the ending, but it works for the Coen Brothers movie on a number of levels, not the least of which is hinting what the tone and style of the film would be.