Nominated for Best Animated Feature 
Ballister Boldheart (Riz Ahmed) is the first commoner to make it into the prestigious Knight Institute but is framed for regicide before he can receive his official knighthood. Now a fugitive, Ballister wants nothing more than to clear his name until a shapeshifter named Nimona (Chloe Grace Moretz) shows up at his lair demanding to be his new sidekick.
The animation is fine. It's very stylized, the world is a neat mix of traditional sword-and-sorcery and hyper-futurism, and everything is cleanly done. The story is fun and heartwarming and sad in equal measures. It's not a new message but it's delivered very well. The real highlight here is the voice acting. That is what elevates this whole movie from just a Netflix acquisition to a modern classic. Moretz and Ahmed breathe real life into their characters and it is absolutely joyful to watch them do it. I would put this up there with Wolfwalkers.
It's currently streaming on Netflix and I highly encourage you to watch it. Tell them with your views that original animation is the way to go.
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