Ryeli's Blog

My dearest Rama, It seems like yet again, fate is pulling us apart. You are the love of my life and I have known this since the moment we first laid eyes on each other. It is rare to come across something so beautiful in this life. You are my moon, my stars, you have my heart. Though I have said these words to you, have shown my devotion to you time and time again, you have cast me away. I am aware a king must hold himself to higher standards than a common man, but I know not what I have done to deserve such disdain. There is and never has been any room in my heart for anyone besides you. I am the mother of your children, your queen, Sita. Do not forget that when you ask me to prove myself. I do have my own virtue to uphold, you know. I am writing you this letter as a final statement of my love. I pray that it reaches your ears, your heart, whatever it may be. I hope you are impacted in any capacity. I have heard your request to have me undergo another trial and I will abide by you...

Here's to the last portion of the film!  Sita Sings the Blues  by Nina Paley The song following the intermission was so cool! It was also a new animation style that we haven't seen in this film. It's great that there is a mixture of more to be expected Indian music. It's a nice blend of all of these amazing styles. I found this interpretation of how Rama treated Sita when he felt her to be impure to be sort of how I felt too. I got the impression that the filmmaker didn't see the justification in it either. In the song, Sita herself didn't see the reason for getting treated like that. She didn't do anything to warrant that kind of behavior from him. When Sita is banished to the forest, she is pregnant. The poor girl! That's where we really start to see the parallels between Nina and Sita's lives. I like that this film is telling a breakup story. I've always seen it as a love story and I've always seen people talk about them like they...

For this "reading," I chose to watch the film,  Sita Sings the Blues   by Nina Paley . I'm really enjoying it so far. I love the different animation styles. I find it to be quite humorous and I appreciate finding that in something as serious as The Ramayana. Beginning with Nina and her boyfriend, the story sets up to tell the story of love and heartbreak in its many forms. I liked this touch. I'm writing this having watched through the intermission point, so I know about where it's leading, but I liked seeing the parallels between Nina's experiences and Sita's. It gives the story an extra feeling of emotional depth. We've all been through something like this. I think it's a great storytelling tactic, getting the viewer to connect with an ancient story in this way. On another note, I love the music too! I never would have imagined blues and Indian epics would have meshed so well, but Paley does it skillfully. I find it to be humorously done, but ...