Part A of the Epified Mahabharata videos was an enjoyable introduction to a different medium presenting the Indian epic. I really enjoyed the simplistic telling of the story compared to the public domain version, and I found it not difficult to follow along as well. I remember reading the Mahabharata for the first time and getting very confused on the characters and how they all related. The video kept the story succinct and to the point, avoiding this confusion. Perhaps this may because I am more of a visual learner but regardless I see the videos as being easier to understand. I also enjoyed the illustrations provided in the video. It was cool to see how thy drew the images, and they often effectively displayed the emotion of the characters according to the plot line. It did play outcome what lime a movie, and I would have enjoyed if there was animation as there was for the Sita Sings the Blues version of the Ramayana. In regard to the story line, I did not find too many differences from video version and the public domain version. The only difference really is how condensed the information is in the short videos given by Epified. I am curious to see how many videos they made total for the epic, but I guess the choice was made to make a lengthy series to have more weeks for watchers to view over a period of time. For the next weeks, I am interested in seeing the illustrations for the battles and how they come across.
Source: Epified: Mahabharata videos, Part A
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