Reading Notes: Sita Sings the Blues, Part B

I was glad to watch the second part of this animated version of the Ramayana, I really enjoyed it. The part of the second half that really caught my attention was when Dave broke up with Nina by email. I thought that was kind of funny considering the first version of the story that we read. I think this aspect of the story is something that I could center my plot around for my storytelling assignment. I may also tie that to someone being pregnant like Sita is in the story. Maybe Dave breaks up with Nina over email only to find out later that she is pregnant and that can cause all sorts of problems so who knows where the story may go from there.

Bibliography: Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley (Link)

Sita's fire ordeal (Source)

Reading Notes: Sita Sings the Blues, Part A

I really enjoyed this short film. The acting out of the story was very creative and really kept me interested. The way that the film talked about the story and then acted it out helped me remember everything we have read and appreciate it more as it was acted out. This short film made the story more comical rather than the serious version we read over the past few weeks, which I enjoyed. The film made me focus more on King Dashartha's family. I think I could write a story about his three wives ad four sons similar to the Ramayana but with my own twist. I really enjoyed this film and I am interested to see what I come up with for my story this week.

Bibliography: Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley (Link)

Monkey Man (Source)