The songs and the music is so magical it takes you so deep in the ocean and so high up the Irish highlands traditional stories.

The Oscar nomination was no foul, for me it is as good as Big Hero 6 but maybe the latter has more Action,, yet the storyline and plot here is tighter and more intriguing.

There were some Irish sentences where i'm lost .. couldn't get few words ;) :D but i lived for a while up in Glasgow, Scotland so i kinda got used to these mysteriously "charming" accents ;)

Don't keep your emotions sealed in jars :) It's been really so long since i'v watched an Animated movie with so much heightened emotions :) In the final scene i really felt like crying ...

Overall it's recommended , hope you enjoy it guys ;)

"Song of the Sea" is a film that might not have gotten much notice had it not been nominated for the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. While I liked the unusual graphics quite a bit, the Celtic-inspired plot left me a bit cold.

The story is about two kids, Ben and his little sister Saoirse (pronounced 'Seer-See'). Their mother is a selky (also spelled selkie) and that is a person who is part magical seal (sort of like a furry but not so icky). It seems that their father boinked a selky (ewwwwww!!!) and now Saoirse is starting to exhibit selky-like behaviors. But Dad isn't thrilled about this and sends the kids to live with their boring grandmother in the city.

Sounds confusing and weird? Well, there is MUCH more about this that gets weirder--making the film a bit like "Spirited Away" but with very different graphics. An interesting looking film but one that probably will leave many viewers (especially kids) a bit confused and bored.

SONG OF THE SEA isn't one of my favourite animations, but it's pretty successful at achieving its aims and as a film is difficult to dislike. It can be compared favourably to the likes of Studio Ghibli's output from across the world, although the basic animation means that it's not quite as good or creative as a Ghibli movie, although it IS colourful. The story is based in Irish folklore, in particular the legend of the selkie, seals that can adopt human form.

It's an occasionally twee piece that nonetheless gets by thanks to the theme of loss at its heart. I didn't really warm to the child characters in the movie, but Brendan Gleeson is surprisingly gruff and realistic as the grieving father, and there are some fine characters in the supporting cast. SONG OF THE SEA ably brings to life a magical otherworld and it's the type of film an imaginative child will naturally enjoy.