Tuesday, 4 February 2014

Review: Mary and Max (2009)

‘Mary and Max’ is an Australian clay-animated comedy drama which was written and directed by Adam Elliot.
This film is simply amazing. I can honestly say that I did really enjoy it. It’s odd because I never usually like animated films, unless you count ‘Space Jam’ because that too is just great. 
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The film is a stop-motion film which made me really appreciate the making of it. My flatmate studies animation and when we watched it, she was saying it must have taken such a long time to create the film.

It portrays sadness, loneliness and emptiness however at the same time, brightness, enjoyment and an everlasting feeling of someone being there, no matter where ‘there’ is. The emotions and situations are so real. The loneliness and emptiness the film can portray from a young girl and an old man is incredible.

The film also raises awareness for Asperges in which Max suffers from. It shows how people in society cope with Asperges. This is a great way to educate children about the disorder.
The advantages of this this film is that it can be suitable for anyone, whatever mood you may be in, whether or not you want to laugh or even cry. This film is different, I’ve honestly never seen anything like it. I won’t tell you what happens in the film, you can find that out for yourself. I will just recommend it.

For some people the clay-animated genre would annoy them as this type film may not appeal to them. I guess it just depends on your taste for films. I would recommend that you watch it, if not then you’re missing out.

Here is the trailer for the film… enjoy if you watch. 

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