Sita sings the blues by Nina Paley
Your thesis should basically be your answer to this question: ″Yes, the film is ethnocentric because . . . Questions: -Is this film ethnocentric? In other words, although it concerns a traditional Hindu story and uses visual elements from Indian culture, is it essentially “American” in its viewpoint? Is the film respectful of Indian culture or mocking it? -What symbols might be automatically understood by an Indian audience, but less easily understood by a western audience? -Is there anything that a modern Indian audience might find offensive? How about Americans? Women? Men? Hindus? Christians? Moslems? Why? -What is the imagery–Indian miniatures, contemporary pop culture, photos? -Why do contemporary people look so different? [unique_solution]What does the image say? -How are the main characters portrayed in the different story lines: which one is the most comical, stylized, or contemporary looking? -What is the meaning of the use of collage? -What is the nationality of the shadow puppets? -What is the meaning of the music?
Why jazz? -How many story lines are there in the animation? -Does the animation employ humor, sarcasm, and irony? -What is Ramayana? -Who is Rama? Why is he blue? -What are the human emotions expressed in these
stories? Are there similarities between the human emotional struggles and relationships in the stories from B.C. India and contemporary Americans?