(Rama killing demons. Source: Flickr)
To start off I was confused on who this guy and girl are. They were not even introduced really. All of a sudden the guy goes to India so I figured maybe this is how the story is starting. Where he goes to India and learns about the Ramayana (wrong).
The think that is different from the story I read and this movie is of course all the singing. It almost seemed like how Disney movies randomly break out in song to explain the situation. The animation does change whenever Sita begins to sing and makes Rama look super buff. As he hits demons with an arrow, they die instantly. Seems like a pretty powerful bow. I wonder what object I can use in my story that would kill these demons instantly.
I though it was interesting how the side gods or Indian people talked about Ravana. They made him seem like a really good guy. They talked about how good he was, how smart he was, and that he was devoted to Shiva, and was King of Lanka. But then he captured Sita because of his sister. It did not make sense why he would do this, especially since he cannot be with her by force. That was also really interesting. They didn't say why he couldn't, only that he was good so he did not do that.
I also found it interesting that there was very little emphasis or talk about Rama's brothers. In the Ramayana, his brother goes with him into exile but the video did not show that. There was also nothing about the bird god, Jayatu who helped Rama and Hanuman find Sita. When Hanuman comes, it is just him and Rama and then they go attack. It skips over having to conquer the monkey kingdom.
Sita plays a clarinet which was interesting. Did not think that was a instrument located in India. It would be important to note that in my stories to give audience members a description of the scene and so they can better visualize.
The video did give me a better idea where the story occurred in geographic location. It was cool to see that the passage connecting India to Sri Lanka is called Rama's bridge, after the Ramayana.
Bibliography: Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley. 2008.
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