Kubo and the Two
Strings is a movie that was too boring and mysterious for its own good.
I decided to see the movie after catching up on the audience and critic
ratings, which were high, mind you, and I expected to be blown away while
watching. But I wasn’t.
I guess my problem with the movie is the delay in revealing the mystery behind
everything happening. This delay lasted until towards the end. From there, my
sleepy eyes were awake, but I still wasn’t impressed.
The movie
doesn’t start boring, though. Enough visual effects from Kubo playing the banjo
will have you captivated by the possibilities of the movie. After you discover
who Kubo’s mother was, you’ll understand why she seems to be out of existence
during the day and alive at night.
That aside, the whole mystery made the movie drag for me. The moment all the
clues were put together, what was supposed to be an awesome climax ended up
being a sad and dark demise. The tragic tale that follows this movie was never
lifted throughout, and it remains that way until the end. The ending, which I
couldn’t understand why the writers chose, was not uplifting. I’m sorry, but
I’m still a fan of the bad guy getting what’s coming after the mountain of
destruction he’s caused.
Kubo and the Two
Strings is the fourth feature film (Caroline (2009), ParaNorman (2012) and The Boxtrolls (2014)) by stop-motion animation studio Laika.
This 3D stop-motion fantasy action-adventure film follows Laika’s production
method of keeping the production cost at $60 million.Kubo and the Two Strings will be Laika’s least worldwide grossing film, making only $69 millionat the box office, even though it’s their highest-rated film.
The movie plot
is about a young boy named Kubo who lives a quiet, normal life with his mother,
who only seems to be active at night. Kubo makes money from performing in the
small shore-side village, but he disobeys his mother’s orders to never stay out
after dark, and spirits from her past come hunting for him.
His mother shows
up to help him, and with her last bit of magic as she fights off the spirit,
she creates a monkey guide to help him locate a magical suit of armor once worn
by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior. With this armor, he will be
able to defend himself from his aunts and grandfather.
Kubo and the Two
Strings is seen as a good animation by the standards of others, but I, for
one, did not like it.
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