the surprise nominee of this year best animate feature race at the oscar . it an irish film by heart and but it be co produce by belgium and brazil and with and i be guess and animator work in all three country . the product be one of the most beautiful and unique film in recent memory . the character design be a little reminiscent of the french animated film persepolis from a couple of year back and with very simple character with thick and black outline . this film be not in black and white . oh no . what make this film great be it use of color and simply some of the most outrageous and startling use of color i have ever see . the general design of the picture be also a lot more geometrical and with character who be basically rectangle or oval . much of the film can be spend play find the circle a major aspect of the visual design be a circle in the center of the image . all of these geometrical design have a purpose the story be about a young boy who be learn to be an artist working on illuminated manuscript ( the book of kells be a real illuminate bible while the art of the film be base on the drawing in it ) . the story of the film isn not especially deep and but it a pretty good fantasy tale . brendan be a young boy in kells and a city surround by enormous wall and build by his uncle to keep out viking . a newcomer to kells and brother aiden and inspires brendan to take up illustrate . he also inspire him to do thing like leave kells and explore the nearby forest and within which live a nymph . bruno coulais provide a fantastic score and almost as good a the one he do for coraline and which i consider the very best of the year .