History Heartwarming / KuboAndTheTwoStrings

* Knight also talks about the significance of Sariatu moving Kubo's bangs out of his face. First, it's a beautiful BookEnds to when [[MeaningfulEcho he used to move her hair out of her face]]. Second, this is meant to represent that instead of hiding his missing eye with his bangs, he can now be proud of his scar as a [[RuleOfSymbolism symbol]] of healing.

* During the credits, Travis Knight shares that he made movies like "Kubo and the Two Strings" for his children so they could have beautiful stories in their lives. And he narrates how his family influenced the course of Laika.

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* In 2021, Laika's Facebook page for the movie has a picture of Kubo and Beetle 'reunite' for Father's Day, spending it playing with Kubo's origami creations.

* Travis Knight [[LampshadeHanging pointing out]] the [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolism]] of the heroes beginning their voyage on the boat made. Symbolically, Monkey and Beetle were having an argument on the shore of the Long Lake, but it quickly peters down when they both see the boat Kubo made. Once they all board the boat and set sail, all the characters' previous conflicts are forgotten, and they can move forward as a loving family.

** Fridge-Heartwarming: With that symbolism in mind, Kubo previously moving his mother's bangs to reveal her scar are all the more wholesome. Whether this was intentional or not, it feels as though it's saying despite (or even because of) her flaws and imperfections, Kubo still loves his mother and thinks she's a beautiful person.

* Bordering between this and awesome, there's something so beautifully symbolic about the Breastplate Impenetrable shrinking down to fit Kubo when he dons it. It's almost as though [[LoyalPhlebotinum recognizing this is the son of its previous master]] and [[TakeUpMySword accepting him]].

* When travelling together, Beetle asks Kubo who he was and what he did before going on this quest. After hearing about how Kubo was a Storyteller in his village, who mostly looked after his ailing mother, Beetle earnestly says that Kubo even then 'was very much a hero.' This is especially heartwarming not only since Beetle is a samurai call Kubo's kindness [[MundaneMadeAwesome heroism]], but because he is Kubo's father.

--> '''Monkey:''' Seems I married to a bug.

** In the junior novelization, Kubo can't help but notice that Beetle is [[MisunderstoodLoner lonely]], sort of like ''himself''. This is what prompts Kubo to open up to Beetle and tell him he's Hanzo's son.

** In the junior novelization, Kubo can't help but notice that Beetle is [[MisunderstoodLoner lonely]], sort of like himself. This is what prompts Kubo to open up to Beetle and tell him he's Hanzo's son.

** In the junior novelization, Kubo can't help but notice that Beetle is [[MisunderstoodLoner lonely]], sort of like [[NotSoDifferent himself]]. This is what prompts Kubo to open up to Beetle and tell him he's Hanzo's son.

** After this, Beetle promptly bows down and vows to protect Kubo with his own life if necessary. This must've been the first time in his life Kubo has someone close to a guardian and protector to act like the father he never had.
(In fact, it's not every kid who gets this vow from their ''[[PapaWolf actual]]'' father.)

** After this, Beetle promptly bows down and vows to protect Kubo with his own life if necessary. This must've been the first time in his life (In fact, it's not every kid who gets this vow from their ''actual'' father.)

* During the credits, Travis Knight shares that he made movies like "Kubo and the Two Strings" for his children so they could have beautiful stories in their lives. And he narrates how his family influenced the course of Laika.

* Kubo is about to resume the fight using the Sword Unbreakable. But as he reaches for its hilt, two bracelets slide out from beneath his sleeve: One woven from his mother's hair, the other from his father's bow. These two bracelets ( the titular [[TitleDrop two strings]]) are what remind our hero that [[HeartIsAnAwesomePower storytelling and memories are his true power]].
** Using his shamisen magic instead of the armor to defeat the Moon King may be a heart-warming example of HesBack. Ever since the death of his parents, Kubo has been overcome by rage borne of grief, and he was focused solely on using the armor to destroy the Moon King. But those two small strings helped remind him of his [[ThePromise promise]] to his mother: to never be as cruel or hard-hearted as his grandfather.
** Even better, each bracelet holds a memory: his mother told him about [[MeaningfulEcho memories]], that they're the [[ThePowerOfLove most powerful magic of all]]. And the bow string represents it was his father himself who said [[YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre he was a hero back when he just told stories]]. Between these two married ideas, they give Kubo the courage to face the Moon King as the kind, vulnerable boy he was in the beginning.

** To top it all off, Kubo not only strings his shamisen with the [[TitleDrop two strings]], but he also plucks one of his own hairs to complete it. [[RuleOfSymbolism Father, Mother, and son complete the shamisen]], ''[[RuleOfSymbolism together]]''.

** After this, Beetle promptly bows down and vows to protect Kubo with his own life if necessary. [[HumbleHero Kubo]] is moved and awed at this, as though Beetle has unwittingly revealed just how worthwhile the boy is, for the first time in his entire life.
*** It's not every kid who gets this vow from their father.

* When travelling together, Beetle asks Kubo who he was and what he did before going on this quest. After hearing about how Kubo was a Storyteller in his village, who mostly looked after his ailing mother, Beetle earnestly says that Kubo even then 'was very much a hero.' This is especially heartwarming not only since Beetle is a samurai, but because he is Kubo's father.

* Travis Knight [[LampshadeHanging pointing out]] the [[RuleOfSymbolism symbolism]] of the heroes beginning their voyage on the boat made. Symbolically, Monkey and Beetle were having an argument on the shore of the Long Lake, but it quickly peters down when they both see the both. Once they all board the boat and set sail, all the characters previous conflicts are forgotten, and they can move forward as a loving family.

* During the credits, Travis Knight shares that he made movies like "Kubo and the Two Strings" for his children, how his family influenced the course of Laika.