Their are cases of Alzheimer's and dementia where the worst parts act up at night called sundowners.(only argument is she's the moon kings daughter, would make sense she's more active at night) Their is the moment when she was telling Kubo a story and struggled to remember that happened next. She was also more active during the night time and implied fits in the night such as when she's asleep. Their is also the beginning where Kubo feeds his near catatonic mom rice and places her in the sun light before he heads out to the village. So If memories and magic are kinda the same that kinda has some Alzheimer meaning if you put it like that. Near the end Kubo stated that memories are the greatest magic, and earlier his mom(who was in the monkey form) acted coldly toward Kubo yet had instincts to protect him, almost as if she had trouble remembering who she was, and telling beetle the magic keeping her was fading and she was worried about Kubo.
I couldn't shake the undertones of Alzheimer's and dementia.
#KUBO AND THE TWO STRINGS THEORY MOVIE#
Do stay until after the credits, just so that Laika can bedazzle you even more with their stop-motion magic.After watching and rewatching the movie Kubo and the two strings I did notice something odd of the story.(spoilers ahead) Not only is it good for the eyes, but this film is also good for the soul. Part of what makes us human is our weaving of stories, real and fictional, leaving pieces of ourselves behind in the memories of those that come after us, and Kubo and the Two Strings excelled in bringing that concept to life on the big screen. Kubo and the Two Strings will leave you feeling both happy and sad, and mesmerised by the beauty of its fantastical world, making you wish you could just live in it forever. Rooney Mara, Ralph Fiennes and George Takei also lend their voices, and all in all everyone was a fantastic fit. The film heavily deals with loss, the mechanics of storytelling and how you keep those gone alive with your memories, which makes for quite a philosophical cinematic journey.Īll of this is glued together by a stunning voice cast, headed by Art Parkinson (Rickon Stark from Game of Thrones) as Kubo, our own Charlize Theron as the sceptic Monkey and Matthew McConaughey’s animation debut as the ridiculous but endearing Beetle-man. Even as an adult the moon twins has the potential to pop into a nightmare or two, and the whole film has quite a mature plot. If you are familiar with the company’s previous films you know that their content is for older children. Not only has this film entered my top list for animations, it has also entered my top movie soundtrack list. Not to mention the perfectly composed score heavy with Japanese influences and string notes that amplify Kubo’s musical talent. The dialogue is whittled to perfection with a balance of silly laughs, tragic moments and heart-warming tenderness with a dash of darkness. Half the time I wonder how they pulled it off, the other half I just get lost in the splendour of it all.Īnd the filmmakers did not only focus on the animation. I cannot emphasise the attention to detail not only in design but also in movement - the pluck of Kubo’s strings, the battle prowess of the Monkey and the Beetle, even the fluidity of paper birds chasing after a real bird. Pixar might be well known for their animated tearjerkers, but they might have just been outdone by Laika, who not only gives all the emotions and a wondrous script, but also fills the screen from top to bottom with gorgeous stop-motion artistry.
Accompanied by a monkey and a beetle, he sets out to reclaim his story and protect his family’s legacy. Set in ancient Japan, a young boy gifted with the power to bring his stories to life embarks on a quest for his father’s armour after dark spirits took his mother from him. From start to finish, this film deserves as many awards for all categories as you can possibly throw at it. Coming on the back of critical masterpieces Coraline, ParaNorman and Boxtrolls, Laika managed to one-up themselves yet again with this Japanese-inspired Kubo and the Two Strings, a beautifully crafted wonderment of epic battles, magical pandemonium and an enthralling story that weaves itself around the philosophy of storytelling itself.
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