We love books!
But, like most of you, we also like watching the occasional movie with our kids. And this movie is so phenomenal that I just had to share it with y’all!
Let me tell you why we loved this film.
Song of the Sea is magical.
1) It is beautifully animated. I really cannot tell you the last movie that I thought was this beautiful to watch. Honestly, it felt like a well-illustrated book: it was that good!
2) It values sibling relationships. This is so important to me. I can’t stand books and movies where the siblings never get along. Although this movie begins with sibling tension, the relationship between Ben and Saoirse (SEER-sha) blossoms into something beautiful.
3) The magical and non-magical world mirror the same story. This is storytelling at it’s finest, and it’s told not just in the story, but in the hundreds of visual details that connect the threads of meaning.
4) It takes an old myth and makes it new. The seal-skin myth, though perhaps not well known, is nothing new. In fact, you can read an old version of it in the Google book below. But Song of the Sea‘s take on this myth, emphasizing the power of a family’s love, is beautiful.
Need more convincing? Here’s a preview.
What family movie would you love to recommend?
We have not yet started to do family movie nights with your sons yet but I would like to some time soon. Thank you for the recommendation!
We don’t do it as a set thing, just when we see something we think we’ll like as a family. It gets easier as the kids get older and there are more movies that appeal to both kids and adults. Thanks for stopping by!
Looks adorable and our library has it! Thanks.
It’s a very sweet story, but it does have some pretty intense parts. It doesn’t bother any of my kids, but since some kids are more sensitive than others (and I’m not sure of your children’s ages), I wanted to make sure you knew. I hope you and your family love it! š
My kids, ages 7 and 4, loved it right away, and weāve rented it three times now. My 4-year old son keeps asking for Song of the Sea pajamas. Three weeks after the last viewing, he sings the songs while heās brushing his teeth.
The animation style took a bit to get used to when I first watched The Secret of Kells, but anything is sweeter with a young Irish accent.