The animated story of the boy behind the famed Book of Kells.
Young Brendan lives in a remote medieval outpost under siege from barbarian raids. But a new life of adventure beckons when a celebrated master illuminator arrives from foreign lands carrying an ancient but unfinished book, brimming with secret wisdom and powers. To help complete the magical book, Brendan has to overcome his deepest fears on a dangerous quest that takes him into the enchanted forest where mythical creatures hide. It is here that he meets the fairy Aisling, a mysterious young wolf-girl, who helps him along the way. But with the barbarians closing in, will Brendan's determination and artistic vision illuminate the darkness and show that enlightenment is the best fortification against evil?
If you are looking for something visually stunning, with great music soundtrack then look no further. Now for the story. The first act of the film is wonderful, you are introduced to the main characters and given well enough back story to figure out what is going on, and this goes well for the most part of the film. However, at about the middle of the story it feels as if the writer(s) decided to finish it up in 3 minutes and the entire structure seems to fall apart. We lose one of the most memorable character with no future reference of what is to happen to them. Then the story just takes off from there, in a bad way, with the ending leaving you with a "what the heck just happened" (also in a bad way). Over all the film had great promise, but failed in the long run.
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