O Brother Where Art Thou
Name 3 tropes found in O, Brother Where Art Thou
This question has an open ended answer.
What is the name of the witness who attacks Captain Stearnn?
Hanover Fiste.
Name 3 central tropes displayed in Cool Runnings.
This is an open ended question.
Oscar Micheux’s Within Our Gates was a direct response to what 1915 film?
Birth of A Nation.
Ulyssess Everret was played by what iconic actor?
George Clooney.
What are the names of the three main characters?
Ulysses, Delmar, Pete.
The events in Heavy Metal were directly influenced by the presence of a magical green orb called the?
The movie Cool Runnings centers around a bob sledding team from what country?
Jamaica.
What historical event serves as the backdrop for the story in The Birth of a Nation?
The American Civil War.
Heavy Metal was directed and animated by what British-Canadian director?
Gerald Potterton.
O, Brother Where Art Thou is based on what greek epic?
Odyssey.
In heavy metal, Den finds himself in what world?
Think of the social impact films like Cool runnings may have on society. What is a central theme tackled in this film that still applies to world issues today?
Racism and or prejudice.
The 1915 film the birth of a nation was directed by who?
D.W. Griffin.
In Heavy Metal, what is the name of the taxi driver who became a hero in one of the segments?
Harry Canyon.
Which main character from O, Brother Where Art Thou is an example of a ditz?
Delmar O'Donnell
The film Heavy Metal was animated using what film technique?
Rotoscoping.
In what year did the film Cool Runnings come out?
1981.
Oscar Micheux’s film Within Our Gates highlights something D.W Griffin's Birth of a Nation tries to glorify. What is this?
Racism and mistreatment of colored folks.
What Olympic event does the team train for in Cool Runnings?
1988 Winter Olympics.
O, Brother Where Art Thou takes place in what time period?
The late 1930s.
When discussing the social impact of the film Heavy Metal, what is one topic, specifically relating to women, that one might mention?
Misogyny.
The film Cool Runnings John Candy stars as Irving Blitzer the white coach who "saves" black characters, this trope is known as?
White savior.
What was Oscar Micheux’s breakout film?
The Homesteader.
What racist organization is portrayed as heroic in The Birth of a Nation?
The Ku Klux Klan.