"Marcel The Shell With Shoes On" dir. by Dean Fleischer Camp

"Marcel The Shell With Shoes On"

Where I watched it: Amazon Prime

In this adorable mockumentary we follow a young shell named Marcel who wears shoes, has a face and can talk.

Marcel lives in an airbnb with his grandmother Connie (voiced by Isabella Rosellini). Staying at the airbnb is the actual writer/director of the film, Dean Fleischer Camp. In the film he plays an amateur documentarian and upon finding Marcel, decides to make a movie about him and his search for the rest of his family who were displaced after the previous residents of the house moved out.

Marcel is a pure, kind hearted shell, full of innocence and child-like wonder. Marcel ends up gaining a following after his videos go viral on the internet, putting him in both an advantageous position of locating his family as well as having to deal with nerve-racking fame and attention.

The film is full of emotion as we observe Marcel living his life while dealing with the challenges of being a shell and caring for his aging and often forgetful grandmother. It's almost a guarantee that tears will be shed.

I think this is a great film for children and adults.

7/10

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