Symbolism in old Maaneet scenes:Violent dance-slap

The scene:

[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-C_rx7h5-2I&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

My analysis

Here's something about the dance which resembled the 'Kurban hua' dance.

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It was the 'Pasodoble' a Spanish dance, which in Spanish means 'double step'.The dance is symbolic of the bull fight. The leader (the male) of this dance plays the part of the matador and the follower (female) may either be the matador's cape or the bull itself.

Symbolism - Maan is dragging Geet into the bullfight on both occassion. In the Kurban Hua dance he literally dragged her into the dance itself. Then too he was expressing his anger but was also unconsciously expressing his strong attraction for her.

In this one, the bull (Geet) was the bystander while the matador (Maan) went through the elaborate motions of swirling his cape (in this case Arhana). He was literally wagging the cape at her in the hope of getting her all charged up. Much to his annoyance the bull just walked away without actually biting the bait.

So he decided that he will forcefully drag the bull into the fight in a repeat of the dance. Only the matador got hit by the bull, much to the bull's own surprise.

About Geet's right handed slap to Maan while left handed slaps to NT and Dev:

Geet is left handed (because DD is a lefty). So the tapads that NT and Dev got must have been really powerful since we tend to have more power in the hand we use the most.

Maan on the other hand got a tapad from her right hand, that is her weak hand. So the slap may have also been of less physical intensity although the emotional blow would be far more intense since Maan is not used to getting slapped around and that too by a woman.

Geet's left hand is right for her. So she felt justified in slapping the devil duo. Geet's right hand is the wrong hand for her. So she may feel bad slapping him even though he deserved it.

very interesting analysis... 👏 especially the part about geet slapping maan with her right hand... when i first saw the dance i hated them for ruining one of my fav songs... 😆 but the scene after (maan manhandling geet and geet slapping him) though shocking and probably distressing to many was one of the most intense scenes in the show...

Great analysis, especially the bull and the matador analogy.

Looks like it's going to be repeated again in another context......more like the matador gently and lovingly wooing the ziddi bull instead of forcefully dragging it towards him!

nice analysis opti...But haven't yet mustered the courage to see this scene again ...maybe one day i will, to note the symbolisms you mentioned...

Great analysis👏👏

Why don't you index/link your other posts on symbolism

Originally posted by: sush1

Great analysis👏👏

Why don't you index/link your other posts on symbolism

Thanks. Have posted the links to my symbolism posts here:

https://www.indiaforums.com/forum/post/41073909

Originally posted by: svijaya77

nice analysis opti...But haven't yet mustered the courage to see this scene again ...maybe one day i will, to note the symbolisms you mentioned...

Thanks Viji. Take your time seeing the scene.

Originally posted by: pippa

Great analysis, especially the bull and the matador analogy.

Looks like it's going to be repeated again in another context......more like the matador gently and lovingly wooing the ziddi bull instead of forcefully dragging it towards him!

Thanks pippa. Would love to see the gentle wooing of the bull by the matador. Am sure the bull would not be able to resist the charm of the matador this time.

Originally posted by: kunataanya

very interesting analysis... 👏 especially the part about geet slapping maan with her right hand... when i first saw the dance i hated them for ruining one of my fav songs... 😆 but the scene after (maan manhandling geet and geet slapping him) though shocking and probably distressing to many was one of the most intense scenes in the show...

Thanks taanya. Yes, it was one of the most intense and huge impact scene.

Opti, I am curious to know how you have suddenly taken upto to symbolism. I do enjoy your analyses.