Review of Sita Sings the Blues (2008) by Steve W — 19 Jul 2014
This is a very interesting mix of four different narrative styles and animation. There's the artwork taken from the Ramayan, the flash animation musical parts with Annette Hanshaw, the shadow puppet narrators, and the crudely animated modern story between Nina and her husband Jon.
I found the artwork that mirrors the Ramayan hilarious, as some of the humour really hits its mark. I found the musical sequences to be kind of tiresome, as well as the modern animated story that parallels the Ramayan.
It is a very ambitious film from one filmmaker, but sometimes the elements don't gel well together. I did enjoy the battle scene and some of the animation, so there's that.
This review of Sita Sings the Blues (2008) was written by Steve W on 19 Jul 2014.
Sita Sings the Blues has generally received very positive reviews.
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