Drona approaching the Pandavas
(source: Youtube)
I really like the fact that some of the videos have a little introduction at the beginning called the story so far. It was nice to get to view that before starting today's reading notes so I was refreshed on the topic at hand. Even though they are not crucial, it is definitely a great luxury to have them.
The entire scene with Kunti summoning the god of the sun was exceptional. It allowed me to have a better visualization of what was actually happening. She was so startled that the summon actually worked and she was embraced by the god. You could see the emotion through the art and I loved it.
The narrator suddenly changing threw me off quite a bit. It's not really that important but it was interesting that the voice over suddenly as a complete change. The art style remains constant and that is all that really matters when watching these videos.
The display of Pandu's curse looked a little funny to me. Basically, Pandu murders this couple by sending an arrow through their bodies. I guess it just looks a little strange because it's extremely difficult to depict the arrow going through both bodies without a some flaws. Pandu's face is absolutely priceless.
The birth of the Pandavas was such an exciting video to watch. Kunti just starts summoning god after god and children are just being produced at a rapid pace. It's interesting getting to see the creation of these beings at the moment after knowing what ultimately happens to them later on in the story.
Bhishma makes another appearance as being the stand in father figure. It's odd because Bhishma seems like he is instantly given responsibilities after he is introduced as a character and he is constantly at work. It was nice getting to see Drona drawn out as I was curious how he would be depicted.
Drona training the children was probably my second favorite video of this section of reading notes. We get to start identifying how the Pandavas differ from each other. Each of the children begin separating and really focusing on their true strengths under the expert training of Drona.
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Bibliography: Epified's Mahabharata
Link to this reading guide
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