Arjun: The Warrior Prince

Beautifully animated, good soundtracks and of course the dub perfectly matched with the characters, only the thing which I felt was missing is the 'The Mahabharat' war of Kauravas and Pandavas, the movie is indeed incomplete without it. I hope disney make another animated movie on Mahabharat.

I was moved to see is because I know a bit about the Mahabarata - we saw the Indian TV version many years ago (it ran weekly, for quite a few months).

The first surprise was the intermission, after only an hour!

I don't know how involved the Disney company was in it. The character animation reminds me a bit of Disney's "Pocahontas", but the overall animation is unsurpassed. In one or two places, actual scenery is combined with the animation - but it is so well done you have to look for it.

I think someone would enjoy this movie even if he didn't know the Mahabarata - but it certainly helps. The story glosses over some important details: why is blind King Dhritarashtra's wife blindfolded? Who is this Krishna fellow? And why is Arjuna disguised as a woman?

There are at least two scenes that I remember from from the epic that are in the movie: one when Arjuna is learning archery from Bhishma [?], and sees only the eye of the bird in the tree (now we know he's going to be a great archer); the other when Yudhishthira loses his shirt in a dice game, run by the treacherous Shakuni. There may be others.

The movie is a slice of the Mahabarata: it's Arjuna's story, how he grows into a true prince despite the best (=worst) efforts of the Kuru.

Even if the story on the screen is hard to follow, the animation is superb. I have not seen better, even from Miyazaki. This is one movie I could see again.

I like animated movies (and series too for that matter). Have been following the great works from American animation studios like Pixar, Disney, Dreamworks etc, and then all those Japanese studios cranking out stylish animes, I know our Indian animation industry has a lot of ground to cover.

That being said, animation in this movie impressed me. You simply cannot deny the detailed backgrounds and environments that were presented in this movie. They even put in cattle grazing on the fields which disperse when our Pandavas rush in on their horses. That scene made me laugh as well as awe in the thought they put in creating it. The lush forests, the architecture, I was exclaiming at every new environments introduced.

Story-wise, well it could have been better, but again this was a movie and moreover on Arjun and not the whole Mahabharata, so I guess I am OK with the creative liberties taken. The fights, I was very delighted at the use of Kalaripayattu in their choreography, all was great except the one where Arjun went all Bruce Lee.

Well enough said. Enjoy this movie!

for animation who represent a proof of courage face to Japanese industry. for story - subtle lesson of moral, Indian civilization and brilliance of virtues. for music. and for the good taste of childhood , in case of adults, seductive adventures for children. the mixture between drawing and real places, the circle of story in story, the easy identification with Yuvraj, the crumbs of memories from Pocahontas, the scene of fights and, sure, the details, makes it charming. it is not perfect and many observations may be realized. but only by quarreling . the film is beautiful and may become classic. old recipes and correct work. and flavor of a slice from past in a subtle form of national propaganda.

The Disney house offers us this unusual film whose target audience is in India. We have the story of Arjuna, the main prince in the Bhagavad Gita and one of the most important figures among the Lord's associates. This film emphasizes the figure of Arjuna, leaving aside valuable elements (such as his cousin Krishna who barely appears). Despite this, the story is faithful and entertaining, consolidating the stories of the Ramayana, Mahabharata and Bhagavatam as worthy of being taken to celluloid. For those who want to know more about the great figures of the immense Vedic spiritual tradition, this film is worth seeing.