Reviews

Mary and the Witches Flower is a charming magic story. A significant element is the wonderous and amazing nature of magic, which is captured through the beautiful animation of the spells and magic energy. Mary is given a long tour of a school she is mistaken to have enrolled in, which feels slightly unnecessary and a tad long because once she never participates in the school. Once she goes home, the school kidnaps a friend from her village. She must then go back into the magic world to rescue him. Many European stories use the same narrative structure in order to warn children about whatever danger the author felt important. It works well to show off pretty locations and as an excuse to make great animation sequences.
Mary and the Witches Flower is a good example of telling a European style story to a different audience.