The Breadwinner (2017)

I have seen two other films by Cartoon Saloon, a studio that is far from the mainstream, in both the topics of it's stories and it's style of animation.  This ain't Disney.

Angelina Jolie is listed as one of the executive producers on the film, as she seems to have developed an interest in foreign cultures since working on Tomb Raider in Cambodia.  While I appreciate that Angelina Jolie has some clout which may have helped to get this film made, I am unsure why Angelina Jolie is considered a box office draw, as I don't know of any film that she has made that was outstanding.

This gives a good look into the life of living under the taliban regime, and it's is not pretty.

This is definitely an important film, but doesn't have the replyability or the enjoyment of Disney films

The Secret of Kells (2009)

A collaboration between French, Belgian and Irish studios, I was surprised to find an Irish animated film, as this is only one of two that I know of to exist.

Stranger still, it is set in a Abbey, which doesn't seem like the kind of setting for a animated film.

It's great to see the Irish mythology come to life, as well as the music, which also captures that Irish feel.

While the animation has been praised, I felt the animation was a bit lacking as the animation style is quite simple, compared to and the CG features which are so plentiful today.

It is an interesting film to watch, but I feel that it doesn't make as big of an impression as some of the other animated films that have come out in the last decade.