Beautiful story, beautiful art. ( )

*cringe* ( )

Having enjoyed the animated movie a lot (4-stars!), I thought I'd give this adaptation a go. It's fine enough, but definitely watch the movie first because the sound and motion add so much to the story presented here.

I must admit that I'm quite ignorant of the real world events surrounding this fantasy: Oliver Cromwell's conquest of Ireland in the 1650s. A cursory overview says it was a bloody affair that has reverberated through the centuries since. The wolf pack and supernatural beings here seem to represent the Irish people themselves, being destroyed and pushed from their land by Cromwell's imperialism.

But the story can simply be enjoyed as one of friendship and magic helping good overcome evil. Plus wolves -- always awesome!! ( )