Ramayana (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #48 extract: Ramayana: The Legend Of Prince Rama (1992)

Ramayana is pretty awesome. However, I wish I saw this when I was a kid - as this is certainly a film for younger audiences. 

Seeing at this for the first time now, I can more than appreciate the effort put into bringing the ancient epic to the screen. Equally so, I can see just how clunky this is. Very much so a standard Japanese anime fusing with Sanskrit mythology, Ramayana feels very familiar and out of place as a feature-length film. This begs to be on a small screen, seen in the early morning with some sugar-infused cereal. Seen out of this context, Ramayana lacks dimension. Without supportive nostalgia or a child's eyes, I can say this fascinated me - but that's about it.