"Wolfwalkers' premise is lovely and magical; the daughter of a wolf hunter in 17th-century Ireland meets a mysterious tribe of shapeshifting wolf-folk. But the film's singular animation style, watercolored, layered, and dreamlike, is its strongest hook, situating Wolfwalkers (2020) far apart from the CGI-heavy ilk and flattened, samey output proliferating in American kids' animation. Co-directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart of the Ireland-based studio Cartoon Saloon employed"
"The film comes third in the studio's trilogy of animated folktale retellings. The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014) precede it. Wolfwalkers' story takes a blended approach, pulling inspiration from both Celtic mythos (the werewolves of Ossory) and history (Oliver Cromwell's invasion of Ireland) to inform the screenplay. Combined with its visuals, Wolfwalkers' environmentalist understory ("Nature isn't something for us to decide whether we want to protect or not," the Hollywood Reporter) feels near-spiritual in comparison"
Wolfwalkers (2020) follows the daughter of a wolf hunter in 17th-century Ireland who encounters a tribe of shapeshifting wolf-folk. The film uses a singular animation style that is watercolored, layered, and dreamlike, contrasting with CGI-heavy American kids' animation. Co-directors Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart at Cartoon Saloon mixed hand-drawn elements and digital tools, pairing blocky, medieval woodcut–inspired city renderings with organic, gestural forest depictions. The film is the third in a trilogy that includes The Secret of Kells (2009) and Song of the Sea (2014). The screenplay blends Celtic myth and historical events, and an environmentalist understory feels near-spiritual.
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