The road is to walk by oneself, but some strength can still be brought with you

Xzavier 2022-04-21 09:02:02

Growth itself is the villain, it polishes your edges, trims your split ends, and makes you stronger or eliminated by it.

Kubo is only active during the day, to avoid exposure to moonlight, and was discovered by the Moon King. But you know that he will be discovered sooner or later, or do you really have to go out late and return early to gray hair? You can hide for the rest of your life, but it's not better if you can beat him. The reason for the exposure is not set to be greedy for fireworks, but to cherish the memory of his father, which is not so bloody. After all, this is a sensible child who can take care of a mother with temporary rigidity of limbs. It's not so logical to let a person with Kong Rong let the virtue of pear go wrong because of greed.

The appearance of the mother and sister makes people instantly think of Gu Huo Niao, plus they want to catch the child, it is more like no different.

Then he began to venture alone. Of course, it is not accurate to say that he is alone. After all, there are monkeys and beetles around, which are the spiritual fragments of the mother and the guardian power of the father. The journey of the three-piece suit is not so much a search for weapons as a cultivation of abilities. You are accompanied by your parents on the way of cultivation, but you have to fight the final boss alone. So the monkey and the beetle both died before meeting the grandfather.

Listening to Pu Shu's "Journey", whenever I hear "one day my father was tired from walking and disappeared into a deep and strange valley", my heart is always tense. The person you love and the person who loves you can give you powerful magic, but the road is always yours to walk. Like the shamisen in the hand, the mother's hair and the father's bowstring are all strength, but only with yourself is the shamisen.

The ending is a bit rushed, and it is taken for granted that evil is more powerful than righteousness. As long as the protagonist wakes up, he does not need a natural way to win. Grandfather also changed from Moon King to Alzheimer's to achieve understanding and integration. But since they have the heart to let both their parents die, such a reconciliation is somewhat powerless.

You have to walk the road yourself, but you can still take some power with you.

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  • Dasia 2022-03-21 09:01:52

    The best animation of the year, bar none. It's hard to imagine that such a story with oriental mythology is completely written by Americans. Those magnificent and magical imaginations and those mysterious Gothic scenes are amazing. The character design reminds me of puppetry, and origami reminds me of Liu Yukun's "Paper in Hand, Love in My Heart". The sound of the BGM is very beautiful, and after listening to the ending song in the theater, I didn't want to leave for a long time. Last but not least, a tribute to stop-motion animation.

  • Zack 2022-03-23 09:01:52

    Imagination and art are really good, but unfortunately the evil sisters and the big boss Luna are too weak, and the conflict is solved very little. It's hard to imagine that Hanzo with the possessed beetle would be such a second-hand. And in the pure Japanese background, all kinds of American expressions are too dramatic. In the end, I still have to pay tribute to the strong international influence of Japanese samurai movies, and there are still international fans paying tribute so many years after his death.

Kubo and the Two Strings quotes

  • Beetle: I have a question. If I'm Beetle and you're Monkey, why isn't he called Boy?

  • Kubo: [of Beetle] Monkey! I think he's in trouble! We should help him!

    Monkey: Kubo, your aunts are still out there! I'm sorry, but we have to head for shore!

    [Kubo jumps in the water, leaving Monkey distraught]

    Monkey: Kubo!

    [runs across the leafy galleon and jumps off to dive in for Kubo, but a mechanical hand attached to a chain grabs her by the leg and pulls her back onto the deck. She looks up above her as one of the sisters gently floats down towards the boat, holding the chain in her hand]

    The Sisters: Oh, how precious. I come here to fish, and all I reel in is a wretched ape. it is a shame that this filthy creature is all that's left of my sister's magic.

    Monkey: This filthy creature will tear you APART!

    [runs to the sister with a sword in her hands, jumps up and strikes at the sister who blocks the attack with a sword of her own]