Reading Notes Video

                                    (Sita sings the blues: Image from Wikimedia Commons)

Sita Sings the Blues by Nina Paley

This form of the story was my favorite by far because it is a different type of format. It is much easier to follow along because I am not taking time to figure out how to pronounce the words. I really enjoyed the three narrators and how they all have slightly different versions of the story but it is still the story. I also enjoy that they bring a humors side to the story that was not previously there. I think it is helpful that the narrators are explaining the story because you can here the story talked through instead of reading it. It is interesting that they also use modern objects and ideas through out the story and while the narrators are talking. I am confused of the significance of adding in the story of the couple from San Francisco. I am also confused by the changing the animation of the characters like when Sita is signing. I like that the story talks about where the places are in this day and age as they highlight it on a pop-up map. It is interesting the mixing of cultures because it seems that when Sita is signing the tone is very cabaret like, representing a western style of music. I really enjoy that the three narrators explain the confusing aspects of the epic as well as give a short history of the characters and the individual stories. This form of the story appealed to me because I am a visual person and it was much easier to understand the aspects of the story with images and video to support them.