Wrinkles (2011)
10/10
Heartwarming and heartbreaking
21 May 2012
Warning: Spoilers
"Wrinkles" is a very nice animated film from Spain, where the melancholic tone of the story is combined with lots of tender and funny elements, making this a highly enjoyable experience to watch.

Based in a graphic novel done by the Spanish comic book artist Paco Roca, this film is both a heartwarming tale of friendship, but also it also works very well as a harsh criticism of how modern society treats the elderly, always from a very nostalgic, but at the same time gentle perspective.

The animation from this movie is simple, but well done, with a very pleasant character design style. The sceneries are pretty, giving the excellent story an appropriate atmosphere, while the music fits perfectly well with the mood of the story, capturing the both the sadness and happiness displayed by this story.

The combination of seriousness with an almost childish innocence gives this film a special tone, being one of those films that one enjoys to watch, but that make you think and meditate and the same time. "Wrinkles" is a solid animated movie, which deserves way more recognition. Along with "Persepolis" it is one of the best animated adaptations of a graphic novel, examining the problems of the elderly in modern society from a mature and honest perspective
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