Laika Studios, known for it's dark yet beautiful stop motion films such as Coraline, The Boxtrolls and ParaNorman transport us this time to mythical Japan in Kubo and the Two Strings and the end product is one of the most beautifully and artistically made animated film in recent memory matched with an engrossing story that appeals to all demographics.
Kubo (voiced by Art Parkinson from Game of Thrones) is a simple boy who loves to tells stories in a small village accompanied by magical origami. He takes care of his mother with a mysterious past and when he encounters something that is out of the ordinary, Kubo joins forces with a monkey (voiced by Charlize Theron) and a beetle (voiced by Matthew McConaughey) to fight it and in turn discovers his true worth. Rooney Mara voices the lead characters twin Aunties and Ralph Fiennes channeling Voldemort is the evil grandfather.
Kubo and the Magic Strings joins Zootopia and Sausage Party in what is turning out to be a great year for animated films that all have strong messages beyond the drawing, rendering and stop motion animation.
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