Just in time for holiday break, 'Puss in Boots: The Last Wish' opens in theaters Dec. 21 and the animated adventure appeals to both kids and grownups.

The director of “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish” said that its vibrant animation style is an ode to the painterly look of Katsuhiro Otomo’s 1988 anime film “Akira,” one of the movie’s ...