For this week I have opted to finish the second half of Peter Brook's film Mahabharata.
It can be viewed on YouTube here
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| The first day of war Image Source: Flickr |
- The Pandavas are in exile; on their last year they must remain unrecognized and all are in disguise in King Virata's kingdom
- Yudhistira is a brahmin
- Bhima is a cook "the Prince of pots"
- Arjuna teaches song and dance as a eunuch
- Sahadeva is a musician
- Nakula tends to animals and fishes for the King
- Draupadi served as the handmaid for the Queen
- King Virata's brother in law (Kichaka) is searching for the Pandavas' with no luck
- The queen's brother asks for Draupadi to be sent to him in exchange for emeralds. She is sent to him the next night
- He basically manhandles her.
- "My wives are now your servants...there is no one like you"
- While pinned down Draupadi asks for more time, late that night
- Draupadi begs for Bhima's help
- Draupadi leads Kichaka somewhere else for Bhima to defend her honor.
- Bhima crushes him to death in a strong hug.
- King Virata finds a lump of clothes and demands to know who killed Kichaka
- Yudhistira reveals himself and the rest of the Pandavas to King Virata
- Duryodhana and Arjuna come to Krishna for his help
- Duryodhana at this head and Arjuna settles at his feet
- Krishna says Arjuna was the first his eyes see so he gets to make his requests first
- Krishna offers his warriors, fully armed and ready, or himself (but he will not fight)
- Arjuna takes Krishna himself and Duryodhana takes the full force of Krishna's warriors.
- Duryodhana asks Bhishma to lead their armies as general
- With the condition that Karna must not fight
- Krishna comes to Dhritarashtra for one last attempt to make him come to his senses.
- Reminds him that the Pandavas are his nephews
- War is not advisable and can be avoided
- Krishna says that Yudhistira only asks for five villages in exchange for peace
- Krishna makes Dhritarashtra see the impending doom
- Krishna reveals to Karna that Kunti is his mother and the Pandavas are his brothers
- Karna feels resentment and regret from what it looks like. Asks for his birth not to be revealed to the Pandavas
- The war is set to begin, warriors are preparing their arms
- Arjuna feels like he cannot battle against his own family when both sides are facing each other. He loses his will to fight
- "I can't bring death to my own family"
- Krishna talks him out of his rut
- The battle begins
- Once the sun goes down the battle stops
- Amba comes to Bhishma in the dead of night
- "Stop hunting me across the Earth, accept to be at peace"
- Amba says she is dead
- She burned herself, by command of a voice she heard
- Amba says she is taking part of the battle, she will come back as a man
- Her name is now Shikandi (sp?)
- Bhishma is greeted by the Pandavas after his encounter with Amba
- They as how it is possible to defeat them. He replies by saying that they cannot win without killing him first.
- The only thing that can kill him, he says, is if Shikandi comes before him.
- Essentially he tells the Pandavas to bring Shikandi to him to kill him,
- Bhishma is killed
- On his deathbed, he speaks to Karna, and tells him he is strong and profound, just like Arjuna
- He asks to stop the war, Karna keeps his loyalty to Duryodhana.
- Karna asks for permission to fight upon Bhishma's death
- Vyasa tells Dhritarashtra that his children will die thanks to him
- Kunti speaks to Karna, asks him to come towards the other side.
- Karna speaks in a resentful manner to Kunti. He is angry about her abandoning him at birth.
- Kunti cannot forgive Kunti for abandoning him. He refuses to follow her back to the Pandavas' camp
- Karna promises he will not kill Yudhistira, Bhima, or the twins. Just Arjuna
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