Where do I start with this movie? It's fantastic! The stop motion is flawless; the characters move in such a lifelike manner, there were points where I almost forgot it wasn't CGI. The expressions and movements show that Laika has clearly upped their game in the past few years when it comes to their animation.
The voice work is top notch as well. Art Parkinson gives a great performance as Kubo; Charlize Theron is perfect as Monkey, and while some might be put off by Matthew McConaughey as Beetle, I thought he was hilarious in this role. And Rooney Mara as the Moon Sisters was delightfully creepy and terrifying (seriously, I haven't been this scared of stop motion since Coraline).
The ending still brings me to tears as to how heartfelt and tragic it is. The whole double twist with Monkey being Kubo's mom and Beetle being his dad was pretty easy to predict for some people, but I was so wrapped up in the story that I honestly didn't see it coming. The idea of the armor being pointless, and instead Kubo defeats the Moon King with his shamisen is a much better way to defeat the villain in my opinion.
All in all, this movie was amazing. A definite 10/10 in my book. I highly recommend it to anyone.
A beautiful masterpiece
Where do I start with this movie? It's fantastic! The stop motion is flawless; the characters move in such a lifelike manner, there were points where I almost forgot it wasn't CGI. The expressions and movements show that Laika has clearly upped their game in the past few years when it comes to their animation.
The voice work is top notch as well. Art Parkinson gives a great performance as Kubo; Charlize Theron is perfect as Monkey, and while some might be put off by Matthew McConaughey as Beetle, I thought he was hilarious in this role. And Rooney Mara as the Moon Sisters was delightfully creepy and terrifying (seriously, I haven't been this scared of stop motion since Coraline).
The ending still brings me to tears as to how heartfelt and tragic it is. The whole double twist with Monkey being Kubo's mom and Beetle being his dad was pretty easy to predict for some people, but I was so wrapped up in the story that I honestly didn't see it coming. The idea of the armor being pointless, and instead Kubo defeats the Moon King with his shamisen is a much better way to defeat the villain in my opinion.
All in all, this movie was amazing. A definite 10/10 in my book. I highly recommend it to anyone.