First of all, my thighs hurt, and my mind is reeling with thaka dimis and techaks and Balinese nomenclature. I'm really enjoying the Ramayana, I have to say. It's like a mix between the picaresque and scripture, and its an exciting read. I just got to the monkey fight, and Rama's thoughts on Dharma. I have to point out that I find Rama contradictory in one point. At the beginning, it set forth the concept that Rama's dharma is based upon the fact that he cannot lie, not even in the smallest thing. It seems ironic then when Rama is leaving his father's city and heading into banishment, he encourages the driver to lie to the king later, telling him just to say to the king that he couldn't hear his cries to return over the noise of the crowd. I'm not sure exactly how this fits into Rama's character. Must he remain completely without blemish to still maintain the deification he embodies?
Regardless, there are some cool scenes to dance to. I'm especially excited about Rama slaying the army of demons single-handedly; I bet there could be some equally exciting coreography to that.
-Eddie
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