This was a very, very, very, strange film. But strange in the way some legends and folktales are - babies born with the mind of an adult and incredible speed and strength, etc. It was at times charming, and at times just SO strange - again, in the way legends can be. It seems it is based on African folktales. It has to be. given the nature of the story.
The story is about the newborn Kirikou who manages to accomplish all kinds of amazing feats and is amazing all around. He would have been a very annoying Mary-Sue kind of character because he was just awesome at everything and he knew everything, but because he was just a tiny baby, it stops just shy of annoying is just simply kind of intriguing.
But..watching this you think....boooooobs. Wow, so many boobs. The women went about bare-chested, which I believe is very common in certain regions of Africa. And because it was no big deal for them, the exposed breasts were treated as common place and they weren't necessarily sexualized, but it was quite a shock having entire scenes full of topless women.
I have this a 6/10, simply based on my viewing experience. I don't feel like I am necessarily the best judge of this material, since I lack much of the context.
The story is about the newborn Kirikou who manages to accomplish all kinds of amazing feats and is amazing all around. He would have been a very annoying Mary-Sue kind of character because he was just awesome at everything and he knew everything, but because he was just a tiny baby, it stops just shy of annoying is just simply kind of intriguing.
But..watching this you think....boooooobs. Wow, so many boobs. The women went about bare-chested, which I believe is very common in certain regions of Africa. And because it was no big deal for them, the exposed breasts were treated as common place and they weren't necessarily sexualized, but it was quite a shock having entire scenes full of topless women.
I have this a 6/10, simply based on my viewing experience. I don't feel like I am necessarily the best judge of this material, since I lack much of the context.