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nftoves
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Monkey Enters Lanka (2022)
First adaptation to show Ravana's backstory properly & Racially Diverse cast
11 October 2023 - 1 out of 1 users found this review helpful.
Being familiar with this tale and its adaptations, I see why some people are against this, but I feel like they just hadn't given it a chance. I think the problem is some people think this story belongs to India and India alone, but some of you need to get out and travel a bit. Roasting the films for its cast's racial diversity is not cool. This story is shared across South-East Asia. I personally liked the Hong Kong-ese Sita, and her performance.
Lots of other things to like here like the Chinese song about Rama (you can't expect your 1980s TV series theme to be in every adaptation) and the diverse range of women that Ravan abducted (as mentioned in the book, and the ONLY adaptation I have seen actually portraying this)
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