This film is a great adaptation of a much longer epic, methodically cutting down the content into a feature length film but still retaining a clear flow. The beginning suffers from this process, however, as there is too much reliance on narration and the character designs are too similar, which rushes the viewer through complex family relations too quickly. It took me a while to figure out exactly who was the brother of whom and what everyone's names were. However, after Sita gets abducted and Hanuman enters the story, the film becomes the epic it promises to be with a clear flowing story, fantastical magic and engaging battles.
