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Mary and Max

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Mary and Max (2009)

ESE: 100/100

50 +5 for Sonny and Cher the dogs -5 for Ralph’s erect nipples +5 for Ethel the rooster -10 for “God hates fat people” +5 for writing back to Mary +5 for intergalactic robots -10 for Vera’s pickled mind +5 for the letter from Max surviving Vera -10 for the bullies +10 for the animation +10 for Max’s solution to teasing +25 for Mary and Max’s friendship -10 for racism -15 for repeated use of R-slur +10 for Max finally winning the lottery +10 for proper Asperger’s representation +5 for “Save Ferris” shirt +5 for goofy epitaphs -10 for clearly NOT listening to her friend +5 for snails in Mary’s letterbox (this is such a real issue in Australia) +5 for “Que Sera, Sera” -15 for doubling up on suicide attempt methods +10 for Len saving the day +10 for Len finally beating his agoraphobia +5 for Mary’s baby -5 for Max dying the morning Mary arrived in New York +5 for Mary’s letters on Max’s ceiling

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Movie Recommendations: Mary and Max (2009)

Mary and Max is an Australian stop motion feature length indie film directed by Adam Elliot. Though the animation appears cartoon in characteristics and style, this movie is not for kids and proves a point that animation can also be aimed for adults as the film explores concepts centring around isolation, mental illness, drug/alcohol abuse, religion, bullying and society norms. The movie appears all gloom in colour pallet and perspective but manages to balance with slapstick humour elaborated with animation techniques as well as heartwarming moments of friendship.

The story follows an eight-year-old Australian girl, Mary Daisy Dinkle (voiced by Bethany Whitmore) living a lonely life in the suburbs of Mount Waverly, Victoria. She struggles to make friends as others tease Mary for her appearance and her unfortunate birthmark placed on her forehead. Throughout this course of her time, Mary sends letters to a man named Max Jerry Horowitz (Philip Seymour Hoffman); a 44-year-old American who’s name she stumbles upon in an address book of residents living in New York. Max also challenges with maintaining friendships as he battles with problems surrounding his weight, anxiety attacks and Asperger's syndrome which results in him staying in his apartment the majority of the time being cared for by a blind and older lady. Though he is uncomfortable to talk to Mary at first and initially gets an anxiety attack reading her letter, he decides to face his fears of social anxiety and write back. The two form an unlikely friendship as Max has similar interests to Mary through their love of chocolate and a made up cartoon show called ‘The Noblets’.

The movie beautifully resonates their characteristics and traits in dialogue expressed through their style of writing with the letters Mary and Max send back and fourth to each other. I appreciate how they conveyed Max’s character, as it is witnessed that he is a smart person who thinks for the well being of the world’s environment and it angers him whenever a person on the street litters cigarette-butts on the ground. He is also good with numbers and has a love for Albert Einsteins, regularly quoting his scientific equations as well as his philosophies on human nature.

Mary and Max does a brilliant job of conveying friendship transcending between long-distance as well as embarking the message that no human is perfect and everyone has hidden flaws.

The movie has such a lot to say for the run time of an hour and 34 minutes, I highly recommend this for anyone over a mature audience and sadly enough for a film that required $5 Million USD to craft it only grossed $1.4 Million at the box office.

Movies like this really deserve much more recognition and I’m hoping that it managed to earn it’s money deserved through DVD releases.

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Mary and Max (2009) Director - Adam Elliot, Cinematography - Gerald Thompson "The reason I forgive you is because you are not perfect. You are imperfect. And so am I. All humans are imperfect."