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I love this movie so much

Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

To me, this movie is perfection.

It's entirely possible that sending the audience out feeling lousy was intentional

Kirikou is a story of a little boy who quickly becomes the hero of his village against an evil sorceress. Kirikou is a special little boy who was able to get himself out of the womb, already be speaking, wash himself, and run all the way over to his uncle who is about to fight the sorceress. Kirkou is a brave, and loving individual who never wants to hurt anybody. Kirkou is a hero that would rather outsmart an enemy rather than kill them. The director of the film uses the differences in color to symbolize the difference between the townspeople and wilderness that have vibrant colors; the sorceress and everything that is close is gray or black. Throughout the movie the director uses the differences in color and detail to also symbolize the difference of good vs. evil, and modernity vs. traditional. In the town, the surroundings all have a very colorful detail that allows people to realize that the director is using the color to support the idea that the village is different from the land where the sorceress lives and so are the people. Color in the movie illustrates that the village is innocent and that the sorceress is oppressing the region. In the wilderness, the director uses the vibrant color, plant life, and animals to illustrate the difference between the sorceress and the wilderness. The differences between the wilderness and the land of the sorceress suggest that she is not only evil, but that she also symbolizes modernity. In the film, the director is making the point that modernity is threatening the traditional ways of the people. The director achieves this by saying that the sorceress had stolen all the men and had eaten them. What this symbolizes is how men would move to modernized cities and disappear. In conclusion the story of Kirikou and the sorceress is an extremely enjoyable animated film. The movie offers a comparison of good and evil by using terrific color and detail. In the film, the differences between modernity and traditional is illustrated by the colorful land where Kirikou lives and the gray land where the sorceress lives. In the end, this in a terrific film that everybody should enjoy due to such a great story but also because the character Kirikou is extremely cute and he is sweet to everybody. This is definitely a film that is not out of the cookie cutter.

Kirikou et la Sorcière is a story that has many morals. For example, the story demonstrates that even the smallest person can be a hero; and also that it is because he is small that he has not been corrupted to the ways of the world and into accepting his lot in life. Kirikou has courage, wisdom, and curiosity that helps him to save his village from the Sorceress, but also the Sorceress from her evil power. He is small, but he is not afraid to do what is right, and what has to be done. Since Kirikou was so tiny he was able to crawl into the water spout and find out what had stolen the water from his villagers. He was able to crawl through the underground maze to see the Wise Old Man of the Mountain. One does not have to be big to be brave.Another moral is that relying on one's family for help is not a bad thing. Kirikou seeks help from his mother throughout the whole movie, especially in the end. He loves his mother very much. Kirikou also seeks help from his grandfather who helps him many times as well with his wisdom. A family is there to help whenever help is needed, and Kirikou was not so grown up, though of course he wanted to be, that he would not ask for help when he needed it.An important moral is forgiveness. The Sorceress was evil and very cruel to the villagers. She supposedly ate their men, stolen their water, gold, and children, but in reality she only did one and tired to do another. She was cruel; however, Kirikou saves her from the evil power that has corrupted her. When he brings her back to the villagers they refuse to accept that she is no longer evil and they threaten to kill the Sorceress and Kirikou. She was truly sorry for the things she did while under the influence of the evil power, the villagers should have given her a chance to prove her sincerity.Though for some this movie would be laughable because of its graphics and how the story is written. The women of the village are drawn with varying shapes and sizes that are hilarious. Also the village elder is portrayed as a complete imbecile. However, one has to look beyond the literal text to see the metaphorical meanings. The director uses the colors and graphics as symbols. The colors in the village and around it very beautiful; they are so bright and vivid. They symbolize life and goodness. The colors around the Sorceress hut are dark, dreary colors symbolizing evil and ugliness.This movie would be best for little children because they will not pick apart the movie looking for bad directing or horrible graphics. Those things do not matter to children. They will see that Kirikou is a small boy that does great things, and they will love it. Also they are more likely to pick up on the morals of the story than adults who always think meanings have to be hidden, and who cannot see the easy things. Of course, many adults will like this movie if they like challenging their minds to see beyond the surface of the story into what it really is all about.

These days the heroes that we have are flawed heroes like Dexter who is a serial killer that murders criminals. Now there's someone that you want your children to look up to. Kirikou on the other hand is everything that someone should inspire to be, and is a hero in the traditional sense and since he's one of the only truly African heroes left it is important to take that into consideration. He's innocent, curious and he believes in himself. This is the type of person you really want your children to look up to not Spiderman, Batman, or other vigilantes.First, even the colors used in the animation to portray Kirikou and his environment are bright and colorful, while characters like Batman are all in black and surrounded by darkness. They are very lonely characters and have to hide who they are in order to save the world. Kirikou is able to be himself in order to save the world and has nothing on his person most of the time save a dagger or a knife.Second, Kirikou also kills no one except for a beast in the movie that is drinking all of the water from the stream inside of the mountain. This is the only time he really resorts to violence. Kirikou would rather run away or out smart his enemies rather than kill which shows how noble he is. This compared to Batman or Spiderman who always punch or tie up their enemies to get them arrested by the police. Which would you rather your child resort to when he or she is in trouble? Finally, Kirikou physically doesn't fit the typical hero. He is not tall or muscular and is even made fun of for being tiny. This instead shows children its not about how you look, but rather about who you are on the inside that makes you a hero. The ability to beat up bad guys, as is shown in most comic books, does not make you a hero and can in this case make you a bad guy. They even portray magic in a negative light until the very end when Karaba turns Kirikou big. Thus giving the message that you don't have to have superpowers or be big and strong to defeat evil.Kirikou does remain nude throughout most of the movie and there are breasts shown, but Kirikou is probably one of the best role models for kids that I've seen in a long while. This movie is for people that want a different kind of hero, but not one with a dark side. Instead, one that they can share with their children without fear of them picking up violent tendencies from. I loved this movie! It's like Sleeping Beauty or Snow White but shows women of all shapes and sizes while being able to maintain a male audience.

Kirokou et la Sorcière is a colorful, beautifully animated story of conquering initial perception of one's actions, and healing pain to find acceptance. The artist portrays the characters in their traditional clothing. Although not recommended for children, this film is highly recommended for those who are mature enough for cartoon nudity. In the film opening we see the birth of Kirokou. The fact that he speaks while still in the womb and births himself sets the imaginative spectrum of this film in a place that we, as Americans, aren't used to. I found this amazingly refreshing! Finally a story that isn't completely predictable! Kirokou sets out immediately after he is born to help his uncle defeat the evil sorceress, Karaba. After meeting Karaba, and returning home, Kirokou asks the most important question: "Why is the sorceress so mean and evil?" There are many things in life that can turn people's attitudes sour. Many bullies are found to have underlying issues at home and they have angry outbursts towards others. Other cases, allow their exterior to develop rumors. Kirokou discovers that tragic events in Karaba's life caused her to leave the village, grow a hatred for men, and allow the villagers to think that she was the source of their misfortunes. Karaba wasn't completely innocent of all charges, but the evil done to her left a thorn in her back. Everyday she relived that pain and found ways to get revenge. Kirokou searched for the reasoning for Karaba's out lashes and sought to rebalance her life. In America, Karaba would've been killed for her evil deeds. African literature has a very different way of resolving things. Instead of decapitating her, Kirokou removed the thorn and re-introduced her to the village. All problems solved, life rebalanced, and everyone was happy. The animation of the film reflected the mood of the scene and not everything was perfect. Most animation has things exposed only if they are visually perfect. Kirokou et la Sorcière depicts how things as they really are in real life. Not everyone is the same. The village coloring was simple, but happy; the sorceress was shown in bold, richness and the land around her was devoid of color, lifeless; and Kirokou's grandfather, who was a being of a higher power, is in bright light, dressed in white, and seems to emit a brightness about him. Kirokou et la Sorcière is a breath of freshness that is highly recommended for mature audiences around the world. No one should be forced to endure the pain and suffering that Karaba did, but we should all have the courage to help heal the wounds that have been inflicted.