2016 · animation · family · adventure
Kubo and the Two Strings
Directed by Travis Knight1h 42m2016
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
Our read: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) reads as a warm, steady, inventive animation · family · adventure entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, steady, measured animation / family, inventive in texture. Redemptive, mid-stakes, tender.
- warm
- redemptive
- tender
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