Splatter: on FILM

Moving in Mystery

Mounting in Myth

Wild with Wonder

This Sea Song a gift

Gasp at the color

Sigh with delight

Sob for the story

A motherless plight

The parallel stories

Of two frozen men

Whose hearts are stone-hardened

When love has to end

GrandMamas well-meaning,

Imprisoned themselves

In cages without feelings

So their hearts will not melt

A boy and his sister

The saviors reluctant

Head off on a journey

of purpose, importance

The selkies, the fairy men,

A magical robe,

The music, the bubbles,

The search for true home

Sorrow and laughter,

Color and grey,

The story seems simple,

The landscapes homemade.

Both screenplay and screenwork

Surpassed this year’s films

The heartbreak and artwork

Almost overwhelm

Director Tomm Moore

Deserves accolades

For this musical fairytale

So perfectly made.

Delve deeply in heritage

For the beauty you’ll weep

At this legend in masterpiece

Song of the Sea