Review of Little Buddha (1993) by Lyra T — 19 Nov 2012

This movie was fairly interesting, with intriguing concepts and a well thought-out storyline. The problem for me was really that it was hard to keep the plot lines separate while watching the movie and at times, I was extremely confused.

For example, when they said that Jesse, Raju and Gita were all the reincarnations of Lama Dorje, I couldn't help but want to hear a little bit about that analogy. There was a lot going on and I felt as if nothing was truly explained.

However, I really liked the cinematography and the way the story played out. I felt as if it was an interesting movie to watch, especially because I had background knowledge on Buddhism. If you don't know anything about Buddhism, this is probably not a good movie to watch, which is why I give it a standard rating.

In my opinion, movies should be able to be understood universally and this movie is certainly not one of those.