Kubo and the Two Strings

Kubo and the Two Strings is brought to us by Laika, which also made Coraline, and the two films are blood brothers in a way.  Both wear the dark on their sleeves and are about family members trying to take children's eyes.  (Yes.)  And both are great.

I was originally confused by the title of this new film.  If his instrument had two strings, wasn't it a…