❝Life must not be spent always hoping, always waiting. Life is for living.❞
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I've always liked reading books, and one author who I loved when I was younger was Michael Morpurgo; I read almost every book of his. Of them all, there a couple that have always stayed with me, and 'Kensuke's Kingdom' was one of them. So I was very excited when I found this film. The story's been changed slightly, but the magic is still there. It's charming and heartbreaking, featuring a great voice cast and music. The one issue I had was the animation. To be honest, it looked a bit shoddy and it wasn't a good style to show minute changes in facial expressions. The animation used during the scene where Kensuke reminisces about his past, though, was gorgeous, and I wish the rest of the film could've been as beautiful. However, I still really enjoyed this adaptation of a classic, and I hope this is a precursor for more Morpurgo films (crossing my fingers for a 'Kaspar' one).

❝Life must not be spent always hoping, always waiting. Life is for living.❞
∘₊──── • ♧ • ✧ • ♧ • ────₊∘

I've always liked reading books, and one author who I loved when I was younger was Michael Morpurgo; I read almost every book of his. Of them all, there a couple that have always stayed with me, and 'Kensuke's Kingdom' was one of them. So I was very excited when I found this film. The story's been changed slightly, but the magic is still there. It's charming and heartbreaking, featuring a great voice cast and music. The one issue I had was the animation. To be honest, it looked a bit shoddy and it wasn't a good style to show minute changes in facial expressions. The animation used during the scene where Kensuke reminisces about his past, though, was gorgeous, and I wish the rest of the film could've been as beautiful. However, I still really enjoyed this adaptation of a classic, and I hope this is a precursor for more Morpurgo films (crossing my fingers for a 'Kaspar' one).

boring not like the book at all

boring not like the book at all

for a second I thought it was the old man who Michael was burrying, had a mini heart attack tbh

for a second I thought it was the old man who Michael was burrying, had a mini heart attack tbh

i will never emotionally recover from this movie i could not stop crying for the last half, what a beautiful movie

i will never emotionally recover from this movie i could not stop crying for the last half, what a beautiful movie

Absolutely adored the book when we did it in school. Ultimately does alright as an adaptation (albeit quite slow)

Absolutely adored the book when we did it in school. Ultimately does alright as an adaptation (albeit quite slow)