Kubo and the Two Strings

It really baffles me that this movie is only 3.9 stars… the setting, music, visuals, characters, plot, themes and pacing are all so excellent.  The only real reason I can understand why people wouldn’t like this movie is if you aren’t a fan of stop motion’s aesthetics and I’m not a stop motion aesthetic enthusiast or anything but I can recognize how well done the visuals are here.. The plot has so many memorable moments and the story is relayed in such interesting ways so incrementally I was genuinely never bored.  So original, interesting and well done. Even if you don’t like stop motion animation give this one a try, it might just knock #5 or #4 out of your top 5 favorite animated films. SPOILER  I won’t lie Kubo kind of wins with the power of friendship at the end but after all the shit he suffers after being robbed of his parents and he just gets up and keeps trucking it feels deserved and not like an asspull.. maybe I’m a fuckinf moron but when he pulled out the two strings I was like OHHHH and got hyped. It had all the appearances of an asspull victory but feels so deserved and good and right. Enjoyed the ending and if u didn’t I’ll be mailing u anthrax. ❤️