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article2016 Reviews, articleAnimated Films, articleFilm Favourites,A young Japanese boy is being thrown into an adventure meant to prove his wits and courage against a godly spirit that knows no mercy.
Genre: Action/Animation/Fantasy
Director: Travis Knight
Cast: Art Parkinson, Charlize Theron, Brenda Vaccaro, Matthew McConaughey, Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa & George Takei.
Run Time: 101 min.
US Release: 19 August 2016
UK Release: 09 September 2016
German Release: 27 October 2016
The fourth animated feature by Laika studios took me completely by surprise! Travis Knight’s directorial debut not only managed to perfectly combine an old western animation technique with eastern mythology, but this film was crafted with a lot of love and respect for the genre. I was expecting a good movie but Kubo and the Two Strings is more than I could have imagined; an original story that transported me to a fantastic world and replaced Zootopia as my favourite animated feature of this year. So without further stalling, here is my review of Kubo and the Two Strings...
I first came by a Laika production when I saw the fun short film Moongirl in 2007 but they truly floored me once I watched their first full-length feature Coraline, a gorgeous looking but scary movie and today one of my most adored possessions on Blu-ray. I still haven’t managed to watch Laika’s second movie ParaNorman but I wasn’t a particular fan of The Boxtrolls. Kubo, though, managed to climb the top rank as my new preferred Laika animation!
In an ancient Japanese village, a young one-eyed boy named Kubo (Parkinson) lives together with his ill mother in a cave on top of a mountain. He uses musical magic to manipulate origami figurines and tell stories to the villagers, thus earning money. During a cold full-moon night a god from the boys past wreaks havoc in the village and Kubo’s mother uses the last of her magic to transport him away. A monkey (Theron) and a beetle-man (McConaughey) appear to protect Kubo on his quest to retrieve three mythical objects.
This animated film has an incredibly good written narrative, with no dull moment, and enriched with positive messages and morals but what really hooked me was the dense Japanese mythology embedded in the plot; a big surprise because this is a western movie after all. The bittersweet tale not only explains why love, family and friendships are one of the most important virtues in our human world, it also doesn’t treat its audience as simple or dumb viewers and that is saying something given that Kubo and the Two Strings is a movie for adults and kids alike. It was simply ideal to see an animation that was crafted with so much care and its originality was very refreshing, something you don’t obtain very often nowadays.
But it wasn’t just the fantastically told tale that turned this into a great contender, as one of the best movies of 2016; the dialogues between the different characters were just as creative and emotional. I was constantly blown away at how mature the thematics were that the people and creatures picked up to discuss.
For the story to work this well, though, the plot needs to contain interesting and charming characters and this is where this Laika production excels! Kubo, the main character in this animation, is not only a funny and very likeable young boy but he also went through some horrible tragedies, like losing his father as an infant and needing to take care of his mother, whose mental stability is slowly deteriorating. It is noticeable how much he cares for her and uses his gift for storytelling to earn money to be able to provide for the both. Art Parkinson did a great work voicing the character and I cared for Kubo from the first moment he appeared on screen.
Monkey and Beetle are the two creatures that appear to Kubo when he is set on a quest to retrieve three mystical objects to defeat the villain. Both couldn’t be more different and yet they have astonishing chemistry, even though they fight quite often. Monkey is stern and realistic, while Beetle has a more laid back and clownish but together they make the perfect guardians for the young boy. Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughy voiced the characters, managing to incorporate the spirits of these fine creatures.
The Moon King and his two daughters are the villains in this film; three godly spirits who believe that humans are inferior to them, and the reason why Kubo is fleeing his village. Ralph Fiennes voiced the Moon King while Rooney Mara gave her voice to the two sisters.
If you didn’t already know, I am a huge fan of animated movies. Although I am constantly amazed by the advancements made in computer animation, I prefer the older hand drawn films like Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, or classic stop-motion animation like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Laika proved with Kubo that stop-motion is still a great technique to create beautiful looking pictures, because this is a perfectly crafted animation feature, with gorgeous looking scenes, well-captured action and surprisingly realistic looking characters.
Music plays a big deal in this film; it is the basis of Kubo’s (and his mother’s) magic and it is used as a conductor for the raw emotions in the story. The Asian melodies, composed by Dario Marianelli, were handled rather like characters of its own and gave the picture that bittersweet note, which made it perfect.
Verdict: Laika’s fourth animation is their best by far and deserves to be nominated for an Oscar in that category. This movie managed to capture the audience’s interest from the start, using a combination of grand storytelling, characters that are engaging and gorgeously looking animated effects. The script was perfectly written; with not one bland moment in it and the stop-motion animation complements the narrative perfectly! Even though Matthew McConaughey and Charlize Theron are big Hollywood Stars, they didn’t draw away attention from the picture but blended in flawlessly. Kubo and the Two Strings was a welcome surprise for me and if it is still playing in theatres near you, I can only recommend you go see it or buy it on Blu-ray. I will give it a 10 out of 10.
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