A Brilliant Conflict

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Kubo was the first fully Claymation film I have scene, and it was fantastic to see. I am a huge fan of the art style and want so much more of it. The story was charming, and even exceptionally enthralling for the first half of the film, but slows to a halt during Act III, crippling its momentum. The art style alone makes this movie worth watching, and I will see anything that took this much work and artistic talent on the big screen in coming years.

The best: A very simple story but told in a masterly way. It shows that American animation can come out of the Pixar / Disney duality.The worst: Animation at certain times has fails.

I have always been a fan of the stories Studio Laika chooses to tell, but I have often found they fall just a little short of actually hitting all the right emotional responses in dramatic scenes. In Kubo and the Two Strings there was so much emotion I almost forgot to breath. A boy that loves to tell stories must go on to make it through his own, though the cruel dangers he faces spares no one. Absolutely beautiful (but so incredibly sad) story about family.

Kubo and the Two Strings is an animated stop-motion film by animation studio LAIKA (Coraline, ParaNorman, and The Boxtrolls). Featuring the voices of Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, and Ralph Fiennes, it is a well-made Western adventure film with a distinct Eastern vibe.In ancient Japan, a young eye-patched boy named Kubo lives in a cave caring for his sick mother. To make a living, Kubo travels down to his local village to perform with his shamisen (a three-stringed instrument), which he uses to magically manipulate origami paper into a story about the legendary samurai warrior Hanzo, his deceased father. One day, Kubo is eventually found by his wicked aunts who are working to bring him to the Moon King, who is responsible for killing Hanzo. After escaping, Kubo then journeys to find the missing pieces of Hanzo's armour and defeat the Moon King once and for all.Featuring beautiful visual effects and a clever story told in the style reminiscent of a Japanese fable, Kubo and the Two Strings is an affectionate, yet melancholy tribute to the Eastern influences on Western animation. The stop-motion look makes the effort and care put into the making of the film seem all the more powerful and impactful. In terms of action, the film has some great sword-fight scenes, almost in the vein of Akira Kurosawa's samurai films, but some moments may be too intense for very young audiences. The voice acting is solid, especially from Charlize Theron and Matthew McConaughey. However, I feel that it is Art Parkinson who stands out the most as Kubo, he holds the film with perfect composure without ever making his character seem annoying or bratty.I rate it 8/10