Reading Notes: Ramayana Introductory Videos, Extra Credit

I wasn't really sure how to give reading notes over these videos so I just gave my own review and briefly discussed the content of the videos. This was a great way for me to make some connections in the story that I read this week as well as giving me an idea of what different characters would look like. I also think it is cool to see how this famous storybook still applies to people today. I wish that some of the individual stories that I have read had more videos like the animated ones for me to follow. 

Crash Course Video

What I liked about this video was the fact that it cleared up a few things for me. One of those such things were the relationships among the different character's as well as just who is who. I think the video helped because it showed great images for the people as well. One of the things I liked was that it told general stories as well as to set the precedence of these different characters and how they came into contact. Although I'm still going to get things confused, this video did a better job of helping me make connections and imagine some of the stories I have already read. 

Ramayana: The Story of Diwali

What I liked about this video was it told the story at the beginning as to why Diwali is celebrated. I also felt that the animation did a pretty good job as to making me follow along with the story. I didn't realize how graphic the story could get but the video didn't make it as bad since it was a kid's version.  I also think it is cool how lights are everywhere to celebrate good coming over evil. I feel this is good symbolism as well as it makes the festival more fun. The video did a good job as to working its way into describing Diwali in my opinion.

I found this image of Diwali on Wikimedia Commons. I felt that it showed the lights and fireworks perfectly as described in the video.

The Rama Epic LIVE

What I liked about this video was the reality of how the stories still apply today. As the others took an animated way of telling a story of Ramayana, this one makes it feel more applicable due to the interviews and performances that can be seen. I will say this video was slightly long and lost my attention at some points but overall the idea was delivered. 

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I posted the link to each of the videos I watched but I got all of them from YouTube based off this post for the class.