Reading (Viewing) Notes: Sita Sings the Blues Part B
There is a contrast between really straight-forward non emotional dialogue between the characters and the emotions conveyed through song and the narrators speculations. I thought it was interesting to hear the narrators' perspective that Rama always had some doubt about Sita's purity even after the fire test.
I like the conversation at 1:07:05 between the narrators about unconditional love and whether or not Sita should have supported and continued to be with someone who treated her so poorly. Sita seems to remain heartbroken and in this state of constant waiting for Rama but then she dies to prove her purity one final time when Rama wants their sons to return to Ayodhya with him.
I find it so interesting that Sita's sons learn songs that praise Rama from Valmiki after Sita is banished. It seems like a difficult parenting choice to decide what the kids should think about their father who kicked their mother out of Ayodhya.
It was kind of disappointing that there was no reasoning for why Dave did not want Nina to come back to India while she was on her trip to New York. As a side story, there wasn't a whole lot of substance to it and was developed mainly through it's similarity to Sita's story. It could be interesting to develop Nina and Dave's story into a stand alone story.
Bibliography:
Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley (2008).
Rama dropping Sita (1:09:13)
I like the conversation at 1:07:05 between the narrators about unconditional love and whether or not Sita should have supported and continued to be with someone who treated her so poorly. Sita seems to remain heartbroken and in this state of constant waiting for Rama but then she dies to prove her purity one final time when Rama wants their sons to return to Ayodhya with him.
I find it so interesting that Sita's sons learn songs that praise Rama from Valmiki after Sita is banished. It seems like a difficult parenting choice to decide what the kids should think about their father who kicked their mother out of Ayodhya.
It was kind of disappointing that there was no reasoning for why Dave did not want Nina to come back to India while she was on her trip to New York. As a side story, there wasn't a whole lot of substance to it and was developed mainly through it's similarity to Sita's story. It could be interesting to develop Nina and Dave's story into a stand alone story.
Bibliography:
Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley (2008).
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