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Naziv predmeta : Uvod u komunikologiju
Oznaka predmeta : KOMUUVK112
Semestar i školska godina : 1, 2014/2015
Datum predaje : 05.11.2014
Studentski broj : 309231-314695
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O Brother , Where Art Thou? O Brother , Where Art Thou je film koji je temeljen na Homerovoj Odiseji i dok gledamo film možemo primjetiti dosta sličnosti. Samu priču glavnog lika Evereta možemo uporediti sa avanturama glavnog lika Odiseje , putovanja , razne avanture i povratak voljenoj ženi. Pored toga par scena i sporednih likova je dosta slično , kiklop je ovde prikazan kao lažni prodavač-lopov , sirene su prikazane kao zgodne djevojke na rijeci koje pjesmom zavedu i prouzrorukju nevolje Everetu , Delmaru i Pitu koji ga kroz film prate u nadi da će pronaći blago. Blago zbog kojeg je Everet navodno i završio u zatvoru nikada nije ni postojalo ali je morao nekako Delmara i Pita , koji su bili na istom zatvorskom lancu kao i on nagovoriti da zajedno sa njim pobjegnu iz zatvora da bi mogao spriječiti vjenčanje svoje žene za drugog muškarca.

Film je smješten u 1930-tu godinu u periodu prelaska iz starog načina zivota na neki moderniji. Everet svojim ponašanjem , razmišljanjem i postupcima više podsjeća na današnjeg čovjeka nego na nekog ko je živio 1930-te. On ne vjeruje u neku višu silu , odluke donosi racionalno , pomalo se ismijava Delmaru i Pitu , pa tako na primjer kada im sveštenik ''spere'' grijehe u rijeci on govori kako im je Bog oprostio ali država Misisipi nije i da su jos uvijek krivi. Delmar i Pit su prikaz onoga kako su ljudi u to vrijeme vrijednovali stvari i šta je bio prioritet. Dok njih 3 razgovaraju o tome kako će ko potrošiti svoj dio blaga Pit priča o tome kako će otvoriti restoran i otvarati vrata gospodi , svaki dan ići na posao u odijelu i kako će mu svaki obrok biti ''gratis''. Delmar ima želju vratiti porodičnu farmu koju mu je banka oduzela jer vjeruje kako čovjek bez zemlje nije čovjek.

Njihova avantura počinje bijegom iz zatvora i neuspjelim pokušajem ukrcavanja na voz nakon kojeg na njih ''naleti'' slijepac koji im proriče sudbinu i govori kako će naći blago ali ne ono koje traže i da će morati preći dug i težak put i da će na tom putu vidjeti mnoga čuda.
Na svom putu prema mjestu gdje je navodno zakopano blago ''pokupe'' čovjeka po imenu Tomi koji je kako kaže prodao dušu vragu jer je nije koristio i nije mu trebala , za uzvrat je naučio ''vraški'' dobro svirati gitaru. Naravno Tomi nije bukvalno prodao dušu vragu nego je svirao gitaru za odredjenu sumu novca a ne samo iz ljubavi ili iz hobija , što je po meni potpuno opravdano jer od nečega se mora živjeti. U razgovoru sa Tomijem Everet , Delmar i Pit saznaju da se on nakon prodaje duše vragu uputio u Tišimingo jer tamo neki čovjek dobro plaća muzičare i odluče poći sa njim. Čovjek koji je plaćao muzičare bio je vlasnik radio stanice i tu prvi put u filmu vidimo vid masovne komunikacije 1930-tih godina. Na radio stanici snimili su ploču da bi zaradili nešto para i nisu ni naslućivali da će im baš ta ploča donijeti blago i slobodu. To je bilo blago o kojem je slijepac sa početka filma govorio. Na toj istoj radio stanici mogli smo vidjeti prvi oblik korištenja medija za masovno komuniciranje to jest radia u svrhu političke kampanje. Na radiu se čula reklama za brašno Papija O' Daniela , guvernera Misisipija koji se ponovo kandidovao za istu poziciju. Pored radio stanice prikazan je još jedan vid oglašavanja koji se koristi i danas skoro 100 godina kasnije a to je kamion sa muzičarima i razglasom sa kojeg se čuje poziv da gradjani glasaju za određenog kandidata na predstojećim izborima za guvernera.

Dalje kroz film Everet , Delmar i Pit sreću pljačkaša banaka Džordža Nelsona koji ih u bijegu od policije poveze do obližnjeg grada gdje prisustvuju jos jednoj njegovoj pljački banke u kojoj jedna starica kroz šapat govori čovjeku pored nje da je to Nelson ''Baby face''. Nelson je na taj nadimak burno reagovao i kasnije dok su svi zajedno sjedili mogli smo primjetiti da mu je raspoloženje veoma loše i da nije za veselje uz gitaru i podobru sumu novca koju su opljačkali.
Nelson je u jednom momentu jednostavno ustao , ostavio svoj dio novca i spuštene glave nestao. Mislim da je razlog njegovog odlaska i razočarenja bio upravo nadimak kojim ga je starica u banci nazvala jer je on sebe smatrao velikim i neuhvatljivim a iz nadimka je zaključio da ga se društvo baš toliko ne boji i da ne misli o njemu onako kako je on to očekivao.

Everet kasnije pronalazi svoju ženu jer je čuo svoje ćerke dok su nastupale na predizbornom skupu. Za svoje ćerke on je bio mrtav jer ga je po majčinoj priči udario voz. U razgovoru sa ćerkama saznaje da mu je žena ozbiljna u namjeri da se uda za drugog čovjeka. Kada se konačno sreo sa ženom ne samo da se uvjerio da postoji drugi muškarac i da su mu šanse da je vrati veoma male , nego je dobio i batine. Poslije svega toga on nije odustao i ostao je pri namjeri da vrati ženu i da nastavi život sa njom i svojim ćerkama. Kada je konačno uz pomoć ploče koju su snimili ranije , uspio uvjeriti ženu da se promjenio i da zaslužuje još jednu šansu on biva zajedno sa Delmarom , Pitom i Tomijem uhvaćen i ponovo uhapšen. Bili su usudjeni na smrt i pred samo vješanje čak se i Everet koji to tada nije vjerovao u Boga i neke više sile obratio Bogu za pomoć , molio ga je da vidi svoje ćerke jos jednom. Čudo se i desilo , voda je popravila cijelo područje gdje su trebali biti obješeni ali nakon što je bio spašen , Everet se vratio svom starom načinu razmišljanja i prsjetio se da je poplava bila najavljenja u svrhu pravljenja vještačkog jezera. Ovo možemo vidjeti i danas , u kriznim i teškim situacijama ljudi se obrate nečemu ili nekome ko ne postoji jer nekad je to jedina opcija.

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