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Can a two-decade-old animated masterpiece be adapted into a 21st-century digital film and still retain its elusive soul? That question seems to sit at the crux of the first wave of criticism for the ...

CAN YOU adapt a two-decade-old animated masterpiece into a modern digital film and still retain its elusive soul? That question seems to sit at the crux of the first wave of criticism for the strongly ...