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'Wolfwalkers' Is A Rich, Densely Packed Visual Feast

The story is simple, the themes surprisingly complex, and the hand-drawn animation is stunning in this stylish tale of a young girl yearning for freedom.
Robyn (voiced by Honor Kneafsey) heads into the woods in the animated film <em>Wolfwalkers</em>.

"We must do what we're told!"

"But why, Father? Why?"

"... I'm afraid."

That sudden, self-lacerating epiphany comes near the end of the animated film Wolfwalkers, debuting on AppleTV+ on Friday.

It's not the kind of tidy object-lesson generally served up in movies made for kids, which tend to run more in the Believe in Yourself/Follow Your Passion/You are Special vein.

It's tough to imagine

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