Review of The Book of Life (2014) by Eric H — 10 Nov 2014

A very different story. While the story here is essentially a "love triangle" story, it is helped by its "Dia De Los Muertos" theme. It's interesting learning about the culture behind this Mexican holiday and how the film incorporates the beliefs into this simplistic story.

The film does start out slow, but once the film gets to the "Land of the Remembered", it really begins to pick up. This movie does have nice morals about remembering your loved ones who passed away, fighting for what's right for the good of the people, writing your own stories, etc.

, but the whole "animal cruelty is bad" message feels out of place here. Overall, this predictable story does rise up a bit thanks to its theme and morals. I did like the way they wrapped things up, which is why it hit an eight on my ratings.