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Title: Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Art Parkinson | ... | Kubo (voice) | |
| Charlize Theron | ... | Mother (voice) | |
| Brenda Vaccaro | ... | Kameyo (voice) | |
| Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa | ... | Hashi (voice) | |
| Meyrick Murphy | ... | Mari (voice) | |
| George Takei | ... | Hosato (voice) | |
| Rooney Mara | ... | The Sisters (voice) | |
| Ralph Fiennes | ... | Moon King (voice) | |
| Matthew McConaughey | ... | Beetle (voice) | |
| Minae Noji | ... | Minae (voice) | |
| Alpha Takahashi | ... | Aiko (voice) | |
| Laura Miro | ... | Miho (voice) | |
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Ken Takemoto | ... | Ken (voice) |
| Aaron Aoki | ... | Villager (voice) | |
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Luke Donaldson | ... | Villager (voice) |
Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armor once worn by his late father, a legendary Samurai warrior.
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I love this movie. It is original, beautiful to watch and has heart and soul. The quirkiness of this movie only adds to its lovability. It is hard to find an original movie and using origami as the base of this movie is simply genius.
Kubo's grandfather has stolen his eye and now is after the other and he will do whatever he has to, to get the other eye. His two aunts are frighten witches. His mother has lost all her memories and many dangers await Kubo and his only helpers are a monkey and a silly half man, half beetle and an endless supply of paper. I know this all sounds totally crazy, but it all works together quite nicely to make this incredible movie.
I struggled once trying to make an origami swan so I appreciate the origami in this film which has a mind of its own. Kubo plays a two- stringed instrument which transforms simple paper into magnificent, magical shapes and forms.
The voice-overs in this film are stupendous and really bring it to life. My favorite character is Kubo (Art Parkinson) who is just so adorable yet strong, independent and goodhearted. My other favorite is Monkey (Charlize Theron) who is brave, funny, clever and very stubborn. I love her character because of all these traits. Even though she is tough, she has a kind, sweet side that she shows how much she loves her son. There is also the beetle (Matthew McConaughey) who is hysterical, dangerous and a straight shooter or, at least according to him he is. I love his character because its funny and had me belly laughing. His affection for Monkey is adorable. Of course, there are villains of this film. The sisters, both played by Rooney Mara portrays them as crazy, wacko witches and her voice is perfectly scary. The other villain, The Moon King (Ralph Fiennes) is the weird Grandfather who wants Kubo's other eye and he is super creepy.
One of my favorite scenes is when Kubo, Monkey and Beetle are trying to defeat a giant skeleton and find the sword of unbreakablity. It is adventurous and funny. The graphics are incredible, especially the way they created the skeleton. This is the biggest clay animation character ever made. I thought this action scene was intricate and believable.
I recommend this film for ages 7 to 18. Adults will like it too. I do want to suggest that if your child is younger than 7, they might get scared with the darkness and the villains, but if they can accept that it is all fake then they will be okay. I rate this film 5 out of 5 magical origami stars.
Reviewed by Morgan B., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic.