Sita Sings the Blues

Sita sings the blues portrays the story of the Ramayana through illustrious depictions of the characters of the epic and of a side parallel story. While informative and even comedic at times, as a whole, I found the movie to be offensive. As a Hindu, I disagree with the promiscuous depictions of Sita. I felt that the movie could have still kept all of its necessary elements without portraying some of the characters in such seductive manners. I complement the movie's use of animation and to portray the Ramayana, however such, as a whole, I felt Hinduism took a hit. For people who might not have a prior knowledge of the Ramayana, they, in my mind, receive a parodical version of such a important epic. The comedic portrayals of these characters devalues their true role in the Hindu culture. If others are provided with such a superficial version of the Ramayana, how will they view Hinduism as a whole. The worse fear is a lost of respect of a religion. However, I understand that a movie does not lead to the extreme of loss of respect,  however it can cause a change of perspective. A superficial perspective can lead to unreasonable interpretations. Should such epics of a certain religion be portrayed in such a manner? And, if so is there a certain limit?