tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post7044335101305685922..comments2023-10-24T20:47:13.885+05:30Comments on The Spaniard In The Works: so many RamayanasSpace Barhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-16258188438991349512008-04-10T04:14:00.000+05:302008-04-10T04:14:00.000+05:30Yeah, I did watch it. The choreography is pretty i...Yeah, I did watch it. The choreography is pretty impressive, but it's the kind of movie that's better experienced through stills than through viewing it. The visual sumptuousness is just a bit much, and gets in the way of narrative. Worth watching just for a few outstanding sequences though - for instance, the ones in which Sita is tempted by the thought of straying, or the sacrifice at the end. I hope the Hindu fundamentalists don't get to this one - the movie ends with Rama slaying both Ravan and Sita in a fit of jealousy.Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-92027978591070938182008-04-07T09:48:00.000+05:302008-04-07T09:48:00.000+05:30Loved Ramanujan's essay and Ramayanpedia. The saff...Loved Ramanujan's essay and Ramayanpedia. The saffron guys are nuts. There are so very many ways of looking at the world. Bah.dipalihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070862196307376073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-81134171872097528772008-04-07T09:08:00.000+05:302008-04-07T09:08:00.000+05:30cat: heh!and about your comment on falsie's post a...cat: heh!<BR/><BR/>and about your comment on falsie's post about ravana/sita - you've seen opera jawa? i've been dying to see it ever since i saw those gorgeous stills. tell more!Space Barhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08251329008160756254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28464200.post-26872127149750511142008-04-07T00:34:00.000+05:302008-04-07T00:34:00.000+05:30Somehow, I suspect that the phrase "saffron knicke...Somehow, I suspect that the phrase "saffron knickers in a twist" is also going to get saffron knickers in a twist.<BR/><BR/>Oh, those twisted folks...Cheshire Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07463645065346922684noreply@blogger.com