I did not expect to love "The Boxtrolls" as much as I did, but I sure did. This is because the film is wholly unique and a gorgeous piece of art from start to finish. While I also enjoyed the weird plot, the look and style is what really caught my fancy.
The film is set in some sort of alternate universe. In this one, boxtrolls are literally cute little trolls who live inside boxes! Despite being shy and harmless creatures, the humans have the idea that they are a danger and have arranged for an evil guy, Archibald Snatcher (voiced by Ben Kingsley) to capture them and get rid of them once and for all. However, a baby that was raised by the boxtrolls named Egg might just be the one to stop this senseless slaughter and prevent Snatcher from realizing his ultimate goal...
This is a film you simply have to see to believe. Like other films by the same production company ("Coraline" and "Paranorman"), this one was made using stop-motion--which is very time consuming. But it's not just the quality of the stop-motion that is great but the wonderful art and design of the characters and town. Plus, the characters are unusual and avoid the usual clichés and is well worth your time.
The film is set in some sort of alternate universe. In this one, boxtrolls are literally cute little trolls who live inside boxes! Despite being shy and harmless creatures, the humans have the idea that they are a danger and have arranged for an evil guy, Archibald Snatcher (voiced by Ben Kingsley) to capture them and get rid of them once and for all. However, a baby that was raised by the boxtrolls named Egg might just be the one to stop this senseless slaughter and prevent Snatcher from realizing his ultimate goal...
This is a film you simply have to see to believe. Like other films by the same production company ("Coraline" and "Paranorman"), this one was made using stop-motion--which is very time consuming. But it's not just the quality of the stop-motion that is great but the wonderful art and design of the characters and town. Plus, the characters are unusual and avoid the usual clichés and is well worth your time.