Movie Review Marcel The Shell With Shoes On (2022)
Marcel Shell in shoes, 2022
Directed by Dean Fleischer-Kamp. Starring: Jenny Slate, Dean Fleischer-Kamp, Isabella Rossellini, Thomas Mann, Rosa Salazar, Leslie Stahl, Nathan Fielder, Andy Richter, Sarah Thayer, Jesse Klein and Peter Bonnerts.
Syntax:
A short cartoon adaptation in which a chick named Marcel is interviewed.
This is something you don't see every day. A24 for the whole family.
Based on the YouTube series (Dean Fleischer-Kamp co-wrote the script with Jenny Slate, as well as Marcel with the undeniable body, with co-writers Elizabeth Holm and Nick Paley), Marcel Barks on Boots. It seems to be taking the structure of the website and turning it into a long fully fleshed out narrative.
Creators Dean Fleischer-Kamp and Jenny Slate use a range of emotions, from emotional laughter, to deeply poignant themes to heart-wrenching devastation, and connect with the heart in a way that quickly pleases the audience. Perhaps most satisfying is seeing stop-motion animation at its peak again, blending seamlessly with live action, hopefully encouraging younger audiences to expand beyond the CGI that multiplexes routinely employ.
Unrelated to this YouTube sensation, Marcel Shell in Shoes struck this reviewer as an added charm. Voiced by Jenny Slate, she is a tall, talking anthropomorphic shell with a protruding eyeball and a pair of red shoes, which is the envy of Sonic the Hedgehog. He lives with his grandmother, Connie (Isabella Rossellini), who found an orchard with a peach fork (just to give you an idea of how metaphorically detailed these lives are). There was more gunfire before the combatants got into another verbal sparring, parting ways for good, setting off a chain of events that separated Marcel and Connie from their clans.
The film's director, Dean Fleischer-Kamp, entered the mansion and replaced them. Marcel documented his lack of social life leading to fame on YouTube.
And while all the humor was funny (Jenny Slate stood in the middle of the belly line to punch him once more, sometimes up to three times a minute, making everyone laugh), one day Marcel Schell. From "shoes in transition" to a story about creating a positive community without losing to comic ghosts, this is where the big move comes in.
In typical social media fashion, people are attacking Marcelo. But he did not meet the family. No, they are now more concerned with finding their homes and taking selfies outside to fulfill their narcissistic desires and internet fame. Marcel suffered so much that he was worried about being interviewed on his favorite show, 60 Minutes, which could lead to new ways to connect with his family.
However, this is definitely not a historical film; Much of Marcel Sinc's Boots follows his day-to-day activities (complete with funny documentary interviews where the main character and the director tease each other lovingly) and the strange existence he lives with the rest of his family. How life changes, sometimes for the worse, sometimes for the better. Jenny Slate's voice acting is endlessly charming and I sincerely hope this becomes an A24 franchise.
Blinking Stories Rating - Movie: ★ ★ ★ / Movie: ★ ★ ★ ★
Robert Coder is a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association and the Critics Association. He is also the editor of Flickering Myth Reviews. Stay tuned here for new reviews, follow me on Twitter or Letterboxd, or email me at MetalGearSolid719@gmail.com.
