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A quite literally cartoonishly awful protagonist, a plot that makes no sense, lowbrow humor, and terrible gender dynamics add up to an unpleasant retro mess.
Magic, music, and monsters come together to create a marvelous fairy tale that’s scary, sweet, and full of tough emotions that kids’ movies often avoid.
Now with winners indicated.
The only female presence is the daughter of a male authority figure… unless we also count the man in drag. Even the fantastical boxtrolls all read as male. [This post is not behind the paywall.]
If only The Boxtrolls was this epic… (My review is here.)
There’s a fine line between baroque and grotesque… and The Boxtrolls crosses it. Here is a film that actively makes you want to look away.
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