This week I actually decided to watch the Epified Mahabharta
instead of the Ramayana. I felt that I understood the Ramayana a little better
than I thought after watching Sita Sings the Blues. Therefore, I wanted to
focus on the other epic because I do not have a great grasp on the characters
and plotline:
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The videos are broken up nicely and easy to
follow so far.
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Queen Ganga is again drowning her children in the
river. I am still confused on why she is wanting to do this. Hopefully it is
explained later on.
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I enjoyed Sita Sings the Blues a little more
because I can follow the narrator better. They are just quick to say names in
this one and I keep having to rewind to figure out what is going on.
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Vyasdeva is extremely ugly but somehow has the
three sons: Dhirtharastha, Pandu, and Vidu. I am curious to see how they portray
the relationship between both Dhirtharastha and Pandu do to what comes later in
the story.
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Pandu suffers the same fate as the original
Mahabharata in that he cannot bear any children or be intimate with anyone else
or he will die.
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Pandu now has the Five sons that he wanted.
However, he ends up dying just like the parents of the boy from the forest
said.
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The artwork is very cool! I am glad that you can
see how the drawer is actually drawing the images. I tried to draw a few but it
did not turn out very well lol. I do like the images in Sita Sings the Blues
more because it was more playful and colorful.
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Margery ends up killing herself after Pandu
dies.
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Drona now enters the story and starts to train
the boys. I am glad to see that they stuck with the original because Drona is
one of my favorite characters. I am excited to see Draupadi’s
Swamayarma.
Overall, it was a great and
creative way to understand this story. I feel I am learning more and more about
the Mahabharta.
Epified Mahabharata Link
