Thomas Moore used 2-D animation for "The Secret of Kells" to depict one of the best known origin myths about the Book of Kells. The animation was bright and fresh compared to so many movies nowadays.
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Moore's use of suggestion, cutaways, and reveals allows the audience's mind to work and guess at what will happen next with payoffs that happen shortly thereafter.
Is "The Secret of Kells" okay for children? "The Secret of Kells" has a PG rating, but there are scenes of death. So for very young children or those sensitive to death you should preview the movie. Amazon Prime and most video streaming movie services provide free two-minute trailers. If you are okay with the trailer, you should be fine with the movie.
After the movie I looked up the Book of Kells on the internet and was extremely pleased to learn the book is real and that many of the incidents in the movie correspond to the book's real history. My sons, 11 and 13, both enjoyed the movie and seeing pictures of the actual book online made them appreciate the movie more.
The Book of Kells, also known as Book of Columba, currently resides at Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. It has been there since 1661. It was created between 570 and 800 A.D., over 1200 years ago! It is a manuscript of Gospels of the New Testament containing extravagantly decorated pages of Christian and Celtic Art. It amazes me that we can still see this book today.
I highly recommend this movie for anyone who likes animated movies and history.
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| Actual Book of Kells, image from Wikipedia Commons |
For more information about the book: Wikipedia Book of Kells
Images of book: Trinity College Dublin
Article on Tomm Moore: Animator Tomm Moore
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