What does the blind seer say in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

What does the blind seer say in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Blind Seer : You seek a great fortune, you three who are now in chains. You will find a fortune, though it will not be the one you seek.

What does the title O Brother, Where Art Thou mean?

The title is taken from Sturges’s dark satire about the relation between the literally unwashed masses (represented in the Coens’ film by any number of Mississippians) and the mass media they consume (represented here by radio, which incumbent governor Pappy O’Daniel calls “mass communicatin”).

What was the prophecy in O Brother, Where Art Thou?

The blind man interrupts him with a strange prophecy: “You will find fortune, though it will not be the fortune you seek. But first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. You shall see things wonderful to tell.

Where was the ending scene of O Brother Where Art Thou filmed?

O Brother, Where Art Thou? ( A short drive north to Canton is the old-time courthouse square, site of Homer’s political rally. Additional sites from Natchez to Vicksburg to Leland are also featured, with a picturesque railroad bridge in Edwards providing the closing scene.

What is where art thou?

Juliet isn’t asking where Romeo is—she’s asking why he’s Romeo. Because of the base word where, modern ears often interpret this line as asking the question: “Where are you, Romeo?” In fact, it’s asking, “Why are you Romeo?” The following line gives us a clue: Deny thy father and refuse thy name.

Where was O Brother, Where Art Thou based?

Mississippi
The film is set in 1937 rural Mississippi during the Great Depression. Its story is a modern satire loosely based on Homer’s epic Greek poem The Odyssey that incorporates social features of the American South.

Where did O Brother, Where Art Thou take place?

rural Mississippi

Who are The Odyssey characters in O Brother, Where Art Thou?