Is O Brother, Where Art Thou? the Modern Odyssey?

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…fact that this movie has a slight resemblance to the poem is very humorous to me. The movie seems to be more of a satire than a recreation of the classic story. A high school english class could really go far with a lesson on comparing the two plots, characters and events in both works. I personally enjoyed the movie more than the book, however seeing the movie made the epic more comprehensible for me.