Reading Notes: Peter Brook- Mahabharata, Part A
For my free choice reading for the rest of the semester, I chose to watch the Peter Brook film about the Mahabharata. The film opens with a little boy traveling through a palace, and Vyasa begins telling the story of the Mahabharata.
He opens with the story of how he was born. He talks about how his mother was born because the sperm of a king was taken on a leaf and dropped into a river. The sperm found it's way to a fish, and that fish was caught. When a fisherman caught the fish, he cut it open, and inside was a baby girl who smelled of fish. One day a hermit told her that if she lay with him, he could make the smell go away. And so Vyasa was born.
Now the King fell in love with Satyavati. Bhisma promised that he would never marry and have children so that his father could be happy. They had a son, and he was frail. Bhisma stole away three brides, but the new king died on his wedding night, thus no children. So Vyasa was called in. One son was born blind because the first princess closed her eyes. The other son, Pandu, was born pale because the other princess lost the color in her face when she saw him. EVentaully these sons grew up and one had the Pandavas, who we know.
Eventually the Pandavas grow up, and Arjuna takes part in the contest. Karna comes and we see the feud spring between them. Finally it ends with them winning Draupadi and sharing her.
I am enjoying this movie so far. I am not sure how I would turn it into a story though. That said, I still am enjoying it greatly. Vyasa reminds me of Robin Williams.
Bibliography. "Mahabharata" by Peter Brook. Web Source.
He opens with the story of how he was born. He talks about how his mother was born because the sperm of a king was taken on a leaf and dropped into a river. The sperm found it's way to a fish, and that fish was caught. When a fisherman caught the fish, he cut it open, and inside was a baby girl who smelled of fish. One day a hermit told her that if she lay with him, he could make the smell go away. And so Vyasa was born.
Now the King fell in love with Satyavati. Bhisma promised that he would never marry and have children so that his father could be happy. They had a son, and he was frail. Bhisma stole away three brides, but the new king died on his wedding night, thus no children. So Vyasa was called in. One son was born blind because the first princess closed her eyes. The other son, Pandu, was born pale because the other princess lost the color in her face when she saw him. EVentaully these sons grew up and one had the Pandavas, who we know.
Eventually the Pandavas grow up, and Arjuna takes part in the contest. Karna comes and we see the feud spring between them. Finally it ends with them winning Draupadi and sharing her.
I am enjoying this movie so far. I am not sure how I would turn it into a story though. That said, I still am enjoying it greatly. Vyasa reminds me of Robin Williams.
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Bibliography. "Mahabharata" by Peter Brook. Web Source.
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