I am able to continue my discussion about the second half of 'Sita Sings the Blues' in this post, which I am excited to do. I had read the public domain version of Ramayana previously, but this animated version of the story was so fun to watch so I really recommend everyone watching it if they have not chosen their new version already!
If you read my previous post about Part A of the animated movie version of the Ramayana called 'Sita Sings the Blues' you would remember that I had a lot of confusion on the relationship and tension that occurred between Rama and Sita. This was not only cleared up, but also changed my mind on the story when I finished Part B of the film. I have realized that this film is much more focused on Sita than the public domain version that I have previously read. You may be thinking "duh!" from the film title having Sita's name in it. The problem for me to wrap my head around this was how focused on Rama and other male characters the public domain version was. In that version, Sita always seemed distressed and simply in love with Rama. Even though in the movie version Sita betrays Rama and becomes sad, she still has a lot more agency than she did in the public domain version.
Overall, the females are the focus of this Ramayana. When the movie shows and tells of the story of Nina and her relationship with Dave. Obviously Rama is still a huge factor of this film, but it was awesome to see and hear about the women in the story more often that I had previously!
Bibliography: "Sita Sings the Blues" created by Nina Paley in 2008.
If you read my previous post about Part A of the animated movie version of the Ramayana called 'Sita Sings the Blues' you would remember that I had a lot of confusion on the relationship and tension that occurred between Rama and Sita. This was not only cleared up, but also changed my mind on the story when I finished Part B of the film. I have realized that this film is much more focused on Sita than the public domain version that I have previously read. You may be thinking "duh!" from the film title having Sita's name in it. The problem for me to wrap my head around this was how focused on Rama and other male characters the public domain version was. In that version, Sita always seemed distressed and simply in love with Rama. Even though in the movie version Sita betrays Rama and becomes sad, she still has a lot more agency than she did in the public domain version.
Overall, the females are the focus of this Ramayana. When the movie shows and tells of the story of Nina and her relationship with Dave. Obviously Rama is still a huge factor of this film, but it was awesome to see and hear about the women in the story more often that I had previously!
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| Sita Crying a River Source: Wikimedia |
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