Directed by: Nick Bruno, Troy Quane
Screenplay by: Robert L. Baird, Lloyd Taylor
Production company: Annapurna Pictures
Distributed by: Netflix
SUMMARY
A serious knight is framed for killing the queen. He teams up with a psychopathic teenage girl to figure out what happened. At the end of the film, it's revealed that Nimona is actually the monster and rampages the city believing she's alone, but Bal's friendship saves her. Nimona dies (but she's back in the after credits) but the city is saved.
RATING
B
It was powerful to see a gay relationship depicted in an animated film, and while it's not the central focus of the story, it is one of the major story lines. I felt that the writing could have been a little tighter, with Nimona herself being - honestly - a little too psychopathic to be relatable. We understand her damage, and her brutality is covering it, but for her to constantly be violent almost starts to seem like a schtick.
SUMMARY
A serious knight is framed for killing the queen. He teams up with a psychopathic teenage girl to figure out what happened. At the end of the film, it's revealed that Nimona is actually the monster and rampages the city believing she's alone, but Bal's friendship saves her. Nimona dies (but she's back in the after credits) but the city is saved.
RATING
B
It was powerful to see a gay relationship depicted in an animated film, and while it's not the central focus of the story, it is one of the major story lines. I felt that the writing could have been a little tighter, with Nimona herself being - honestly - a little too psychopathic to be relatable. We understand her damage, and her brutality is covering it, but for her to constantly be violent almost starts to seem like a schtick.