A 'Ramayana' spectacle

If you’re looking for a big movie with big themes and epic sweep, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend should fill the bill. Loaded with plot twists, spectacle, and characters, Ramayana has a simple spine that pits good against evil and operates on the cosmic mythic levels. What? You wanted something bigger? I’ll offer as brief a synopsis as possible. Before Ram (Ranbir Kapoor), the seventh incarnation of Lord Vishnu, can take over the kingdom of Ayodhya, he's forced into a 14-year exile with his wife Sita (Sai Pallavi) and his loyal brother Lakshman (Ravi Dubey). Deeper trouble looms. Rama eventually must confront the evil Ravana (a fearsome Yash), an evil ruler who controls the three worlds (earth, heaven, and the underworld) that constitute the movie’s universe. He's nearly indestructible thanks to an intervention by the creator god Brahma. Don’t let the names throw you. This ancient story functions as one of the foundational texts for Hindus. But it also tells a story that can be seen as a…

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