Induction to the Original version of RamayanaĪs an Induction to the thought process of comparing Ramayana with the 10,000 B.C. What really thrilled me was the script’s close resemblance to the most famous epic of South Asian cultures, The Ramayana.
On the way he also discovers the secret of life, that will transform his clan’s lifestyle from Nomadic Hunters to Settled Farmers ,once he returns from Egypt.For more information on the movie see here. The script is about D’Leh’s journey across Asia and the middle east till the Egypt to rescue his love Evolet where the first Pyramids are being built by the early Egyptians with the help of the Aliens(or Atlantians) who have taught the mankind the extraction of metal and various other things on which human civilization transformed itself from Stone Age to the Bronze age.On the way D’Leh meets Giant Animals(now extinct Moa bird,Saber tooth tiger,Mamoth) and Naku Tribe whose men later help him to raise an army against the Egyptians ruled by the Atlantians whom they considered as Gods. He loves a refugee girl from another clan whose members were killed by “Four Legged Demons” ( invaders from Egypt) who massacered the weak and took the strong as slaves for making them work in the Atlantian’s(Stranded Aliens on Earth who claimed themselves as Gods to the Human beings on Earth) effort to build huge pyramids that will serve as signs to their own kind on the other worlds beyond the stars. Shtory: D’Leh the hero of the movie who is the son of the leader of a clan somewhere in the Russian (or Mangolian) snow desert during the time when last ice age ended 10,000 B.C. by Ronald Emmerich.Though the movie got a huge amount of negative reviews, for me, it recreated the same thrill which I got reading Danikken’s book back in 1997 (A.D.) It reminded me of the days when I was in 9th grade when I used to think seriously about the coincidences of possible UFO landings in the pre-historic era and the dawn of human civilization.It was Eric Von Daniken’s book “Chariots of the Gods” that time and this time it’s the movie 10,000 B.C. It was really a mind-boggling movie after a long time that really challenged my imagination. Shred of all sermons, Ketan Mehta's (producer) Ramayana works like magical pop art: An Andy Warhol version of an eternal Indian superhero.Recently I saw a fresh flick by Warner Bros. Even the language is not Sankritised and strikes a chord with the aam aadmi. Hanuman's flying soirees, Rama's encounters with sea gods and serpents, the boisterous battle sequences are all spectacle and fun. But more than all this, it is the special effects of the film that sizzle and crackle. Mukesh Rishi's Hanuman too has the perfect tenor of the perfect devotee. If Manoj Bajpai and Juhi Chawla lend an equanimity to the characters of Rama and Sita with their soft undertones, then Ashutosh Rana razzle-dazzles with his over-the-top rendition of Ravana. Second, the voice-overs are given special attention, just like Hollywood films. Rama in ebullient blue tones, Sita in delicate white, Ravana in grimacing brown and Hanuman in his larger-than-life avatar are all great lookers. First, there is the 3D animation, which is vibrant, colourful and is a fine blend of calendar and pop art.
So many things work in favour of Chetan Desai's Ramayana. Here comes an animation film that breaks the mould completely and makes you sit back and savour the eternal superhero story that's told with Spielbergian panache. Now haven't we seen so many of these films, of late?īut wait. Unless they end up in the hands of unimaginative animators who are hell-bent on transforming the epical tales into boring, inanimate sermons. In terms of characters, drama and emotions, they are the quintessential potboilers that can never go wrong. Review: Everybody agrees that the Ramayana and the Mahabharata are the best stories that can ever be told.
Story: The film re-tells the story of the epic, beginning from Rama's exile from Ayodhya and culminating in the final battle with Ravana to free Sita who had been abducted by Ravana and held captive in Lanka.