Reading Notes: Sita Sings the Blues Part A
The film opens with Lakshmi rising from the sea with a phonograph. I laughed at the part where the song got stuck and Lakshmi stopped dancing. After a really cool intro to the film, it opens in San Francisco where Nina and Dave live with their cat. In a particularly funny clip, the cat bounces on Nina's head until Nina gets up to feed the cat.
We then start on the story of Ramayana. I love the narrators, their commentary is hilarious. They talk about how Rama is bansihed and then Sita comes with him. You get to see a wonderful musical number where Sita and Rama are off killing things in the forest. After a bit it goes to the part where Shripanuka gets Rama to take Sita for himself. The trick takes place and Ravana kindaps Sita. Sita is able to help everyone know where she's gone because she drops her jewels in the forest.
Hanuman finds Rama, who is distressed. Hanuman goes to find Sita at Lanka.We then get another modern clip where Dave decides to stay another year in India. Nina is sad, thinking "What about us?".
We then go back to where Sita is captive on Lanka, she weeps for Rama. The female demons are amazed by her devotion. Ravana of course then makes his offer to her, and she refuses him. I had to post a screenshot of Ravana's hilarious face(s). I need to make a meme of this face.
Here we go, I made it into a Meme.
Hanuman finds Sita, and a demon sets his tail alight. He then uses his burning tail to burn Lanka. The narrators argue about why Sita didn't leave with Hanuman. We then go to the war where Rama kills Ravana, and Sita is given a trial by fire because Rama questions her virtue.
We then start on the story of Ramayana. I love the narrators, their commentary is hilarious. They talk about how Rama is bansihed and then Sita comes with him. You get to see a wonderful musical number where Sita and Rama are off killing things in the forest. After a bit it goes to the part where Shripanuka gets Rama to take Sita for himself. The trick takes place and Ravana kindaps Sita. Sita is able to help everyone know where she's gone because she drops her jewels in the forest.
Hanuman finds Rama, who is distressed. Hanuman goes to find Sita at Lanka.We then get another modern clip where Dave decides to stay another year in India. Nina is sad, thinking "What about us?".
We then go back to where Sita is captive on Lanka, she weeps for Rama. The female demons are amazed by her devotion. Ravana of course then makes his offer to her, and she refuses him. I had to post a screenshot of Ravana's hilarious face(s). I need to make a meme of this face.
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| Shocked Ravana |
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Hanuman finds Sita, and a demon sets his tail alight. He then uses his burning tail to burn Lanka. The narrators argue about why Sita didn't leave with Hanuman. We then go to the war where Rama kills Ravana, and Sita is given a trial by fire because Rama questions her virtue.
After she passes her trail by fire, they ride a flying chariot back to Ayodyha. Sita sings one last song about needing the rain for rainbows and then we go to intermission.
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