first animate feature film from ireland be also one of the best animated film i have ever see . it a real wart and all story that be unlike any of the other oscar nominee and any other film from this year or any other year . the plot of the film have the abbot of kells and a village in ireland build a wall around his town to prevent the viking from destroy the town should they ever attack . his nephew brendon and be a young monk who do the best he can but meet the ire of his uncle by do thing in his own time . when a legendary illuminator aidan arrive from a destroyed monastery and brendon drift towards him and his warm personality . much to his uncle chagrin aiden offer to teach brendon how to illuminate . in order to help aidan work on his great book and save from his destroyed monastery and brendan go out into the forest to get material to make ink . while outside the wall he meet ashley and a forest spirit with whom he develop a friendship . unfortunately the abbot find out that he go outside the wall and there be hell to pay . but lurk in the distance be the viking . forget what you think you know about this film youre wrong . even what i have explain doesn not do this film justice . it a simple story with so much more go on . this be a wonderful movie about try to find your way in the world and over coming demon and find the beauty of the world outside of the wall . ( a the film say the world be a dangerous place and doesn not cease to be even if you build wall ) . it a film that treat it audience a adult and deal with all of life include the darkness . there be death and destruction and joy and happiness . it not sugar coat . people die . monster lurk . ( it freak out some of the kid ) and but in the end there be hope . frankly the darkness in this film be completely unlike anything in any recent american film . forget the sadness in a pixar film and this be the real thing and and it refreshing and it show how homogenized even pixar have become . it a genndy tartakovsky esquire ( samurai jack ) animate film who look be actually base upon the the celtic art of the period . it a film that look unlike any other . here again be another film that take the movie frame and use it in every way possible . the image be design to fill the available space as much a possible . often the film manipulate thing to make it look like a page in the legendary book of kells . it stunningly beautiful and best describe a art come to life . director tomm moore have fashion a film that be a masterpiece . i can not say more than that . it a masterpiece . it one of the best animated film i have ever run across .