Kirikou & the Sorceress 1hr20min Video
i saw this movie w/my cousin tribe 3-4 years ago. There is a deep & wonderful story in the script. i don't know if the movie makers even understand it...(perhaps their african story tellers knew it if they consulted on the project). idren recommend u see it [if u do, do not read further because my comments retell the story. ]
in my reading of it, karaba (sorceress) represents strange people (& others) infected by yt supremacy (back thorn). She causes all kind of sufferment (maafa) to the village (world idren). When a savior (a youth living in the positive, or ma'at) borns himself and has an old testament mission (keep fixing straying tribes) he ends up seeking his elders' wisdom, uses creativity, sacrifice & courage and curiosity (why? why? why?) to end the 'back thorn'. What happens when the back thorn is removed? Karaba screams in pain at first, but then all the green returns to the earth, the village, suspicious at first, embraces karaba and sings and the imprisoned black men return freed to the village (smile). Result: amenta/ heaven/ paradise/ mecca (all in the best rallying ground-the african village). To me, beside roots miniseries, I think this is one of the most important movies u can show yut, for it shows kids dem power to _______ ; eh? (smile). Quizasiman crazy but that is what am told thru this beautiful (pseudo-colonialist french) movie.
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