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I chose to watch "Sita Sings the Blues" for my first reading assignment this week because of the fact that I actually found this film a couple of weeks ago and watched some parts of it and absolutely loved it! I was really excited to see this as an option this week.
Watching the video from beginning to end was entertaining. I enjoyed the way they had people that knew the stories from heart (or parts of the story, as you can see from the video they don't remember specifics very well). After they told the story, it would show an animated video of Sita's story to the tune of a blues song.
I think my favorite thing about this video is how the narrators seemed to be discussing the story with the viewer, almost as if I could chime in with my idea at any time. I also appreciated that the story was an overall view of the Ramayana, rather than a detailed reading. It was definitely refreshing after having to read each story one by one for the last few weeks. I would recommend this film to anyone watching to learn the basic story of the Ramayana. The readings I did before made this laid-back type of narrative more enjoyable because I already knew what to expect.
That is so funny that you just happened to find this film on your own a few weeks back! I too chose to watch Sita Sings the Blues this week, and I loved it as well! I was not expecting it to be as funny as it was. Before reading into it I saw the option for a film and figured it must be more educational and slow paced, but it was not at all. I definitely felt the same way about the narrators, they were really engaging with the viewer and really made the entire film!
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