Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

[Drunk Monk]

A quirky delight, heartwarming and genuine in the most unexpected ways. It totally deserved its Oscar. So sweet. A wonderful family film. 

A filmmaker starts documenting Marcel (voiced by Jenny Slate who absolutely kills it). It’s never clear what Marcel is, a shell with shoes, one googly eye and a mouth. He lives in an Airbnb with his grandma (voiced by Isabella Rosellini). Everything hinges on the stop-motion Marcel, who makes charming observations about life and the world through his naive lens. Some fine storytelling in a magical world based in reality (the Airbnb and filmmaker are live action). There’s some solid feels in this. 

D00M recommended especially if you enjoy stop motion.

[thatguy]

Watched this with my mom on Halloween night, pausing to give out candy occasionally. My mom can't hear for beans, but I had the subtitles on and very large. I know she was missing quite a bit of story, but when kids came to the door and I paused it, I would try to catch her up. 

I was worried the grandma story line might upset her, but she seemed fine, so I don't know if she didn't follow what was going on, or doesn't identify, or what...

In the end, she/we enjoyed it. It was very sweet. marcel is so innocent. My mom wants a Marcel the Shell patch to sew onto her Model A club vest now, so that's a pretty big endorsement!

--tg

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While trying to find a Marcel the Shell with Shoes On patch, I came across this article:

https://www.polygon.com/23537592/tar-vs-...same-movie

Tár and Marcel the Shell With Shoes On are basically the exact same movie

--tg

[King Bob]

I meant to start a thread on this, but never did. It was both funny and touching. Since they had only done shorts before, I didn't think it would work over a whole movie, but it did.

Christina loves this movie. She bought the figurine