Daily Dialogue — February 25, 2020

“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. But first… first you must travel a long and difficult road, a road fraught with peril. Mm-hmm. You shall see thangs, wonderful to tell. You shall see a… a cow… on the roof of a cotton house, ha. And, oh, so many startlements. I cannot tell you how long this road shall be, but fear not the obstacles in your path, for fate has vouchsafed your reward. Though the road may wind, yea, your hearts grow weary, still shall ye follow them, even unto your salvation.”

— O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), written by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen, epic poem “The Odyssey” by Homer

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Coen Brothers.

Trivia: Although Homer is given a co-writing credit on the film, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen claim never to have read “The Odyssey” and are familiar with it only through cultural osmosis and film adaptations.

Dialogue On Dialogue: The Coen brothers have an amazing ear for dialogue as witnessed by this monologue from the Blind Seer.

Sure enough, the boys do see a cow on the roof of a cotton house.

Ah, hell. We’ve gotta hear the Soggy Bottom Boys!