Lesser Known Movies you must watch - 9

Kubo and the two strings

Cast (Voice)- Charlize Theron, Matthew McConaughey, Ralph Fiennes, Rooney Mara, Art Parkinson

 The ninth movie that we would recommend is actually an Action Animated movie which was released along with the big Sharks like Zootopia and Moana and was nominated for an Academy Award as well but in terms of viewers it has very less viewership which is why we are writing about this movie.

This movie is about a young boy named Kubo whose left eye was stolen when he was an infant yields a magical guitar and defeats his mother corrupted sister and his grandfather (The moon king). The movie visual effects are truly enthralling and have been critically acclaimed.

The movie begins with a 12-year-old Kubo who has patch over his left eye taking care of his ill mother Sariatu in a cave. He is a very good story teller and earns living out of it by telling stories of a samurai warrior (his missing father) using his magical guitar Shamisen to the villagers nearby. He is never able to finish the story as he himself is not aware of the end , what happened to his father. His mother doesn’t let him live outside in the dark due to her estrange evil sisters and grandfather (The moon) who will find him and take his remaining eye.

One day Kubo finds out that there is a Bon festival where he might be able to speak to the departed souls. When he is not able to speak to his father, he becomes angry and forgot to return before midnight. His mother sisters finds him and attacks him , but his mother saves him using magic and send him to estrange land telling him to find his father armor and sacrifices her life.

When Kubo wakes up , he finds that his monkey (Wooden snow toy) has come to life along with the little action figure of his father. With their help, he went on the journey to find the armor. In their journey they found a beetle who has been cursed to take the current form and is suffering from amnesia but considers himself to be Kubo’s father apprentice in the past. Now Kubo, beetle and Monkey went on expedition to the “Hall of Bones” to find the Sword (part of Armor), Long Lake to find “Breast plate – impenetrable” and abandoned fortress to find “Helmet Invulnerable”. There are lot of deaths and reveals in between which will keep the story going at a good pace and towards the exciting climax.

Will Kubo be able to defeat his Aunts and his grandfather the Moon King? Who is the moon king and why does he took Kubo’s eye at the very first place? What is the relationship between Hanzo and Sariatu (Kubo Parents) when Sariatu entire family is evil. All this will be revealed during the final action packed half n hour with compelling visual sequences. This movie has a very good hidden message that memories is a strongest magic of all and can never be destroyed by any other powerful dark magic. Hence our recommendation for this weekend is this 100 minutes of adventure.

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