Today, I watched a movie called "Sita Sings the Blues". At the least i would call it interesting. Personally I was very impressed. It is one of a kind, a unique representation (not interpretation) of Ramayana. Its unique in its graphics and juxtaposition of Annette Hanshaw's blues into Ramayana. It has its funny moments, especially the 3 Indian sounding voices, who in the movie, try to provide there interpretation of the events.
Currently the movie does not have any theatrical release (bad), but it is available to watch and download online under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License. i.e. You don't need permission to copy, share, publish, archive, show, sell, broadcast, or remix "Sita Sings the Blues" and You are not free to copy-restrict ("copyright") or attach "Digital Rights Management" (DRM) to "Sita Sings the Blues" or its derivative works.
Not to say that there are no flaws. It is not accurate to Valmiki's Ramayana and Nina Paley (writer/director) has taken lenience in here interpretation of the epic. The reason i bring this up is because the movie in its initial credits highlights on the point that it is based on Valmiki's Ramayana.
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