lumps of clay that speak french made me cry?????

85

Consider myself floored, especially by its minimal runtime (70 minutes) and how it still manages to juggle the flow of childhood language, implications of the harrowing, and young, lost groups being revitalized by their respective traumas throughout an isolated, rudimentary setup. I can't praise this little movie enough. So many feels, so many truths, and yet always moving along a nice, quiet stream of compassion and kindness, never over-stuffing itself or settling for less.

whoops, went through a year
supply of Kleenex in a single hour.

A zucchini has no real flavour of its own. When combined with the right ingredients and treated properly it takes on all flavours surrounding it, thus becoming part of the whole.

This is a metaphor, I'm not suggesting you should eat children.

Also watch this film. And be good to those you love.

And to those you don't love.

Just watch this film ok?

wow that scene in the snow,
when they're looking up at
the moon -- what a moment.

A Swiss-French claymation version of 'Manchester by the Sea' as a children's book. Objectively, the most adorable movie of the century, while also chock-full of the most profoundly sad moments kids movies have ever had. That art style is an extraordinarily good fit to the bittersweet tone of the film. Those wide eyes carry more emotional weight alone than the entire Dreamworks filmography.

I liked this movie! Started out a bit slow, since I didn't know the premise or the tone of the movie, but after the second act I realized that this animation was something more special. I liked the bittersweet ending and Simon's character, and the subject matter.

I’m still not sure what to make of My Life as a Zucchinni; a film that combines the hard hitting realities of life and fairy tales blended together. I’m left with the feeling that these two extremes didn’t entirely incorporate well, particularly the ending.

For me, it shone when it concentrated on how a group can heal it’s members, and how children can find magic moments even in the bleakest of circumstances.

The easter egg half way through the credits is brilliant.

Triste pero bonita.

i had to pause this literally every five minutes because i couldn't stop crying

Gorgeously dark from its very opening scene, but there's enough light here to make it not an overly depressing affair.

Obra muy bonita y muy pura que trata con mucha elegancia temas difíciles de hablar. Tiene corazón y eso, hoy en día es lo que importa. Consigue diferenciarse y posicionarse con su estilo propio.
El único problema que tiene es que debe luchar contra titanes demasiado grandes( por muy buena que sea debe luchar contra la tortue rouge o contra Kubo, ambas también del 2016).
Pero que eso no impida poder disfrutar de una pieza muy tierna que cuenta grandes problemas con una dulzura increíble

My Life as a Zucchini is about as unique and expressive visually as any other great stop motion feature, but it never holds back when it comes to its heavy subject matter. What could very well have backfired as a tonal mess is instead one of last year's most soulful films thanks to charming writing and excellent, creative direction.

A claymation about some clay-mates with big heads and big eyes and really big hearts. I guess there's some kind a dark stuff in this movie but it's always far away from the screen.

I watched it on a plane and cried. The bloke next to me looked over and I quickly changed it to 300 and said 'fuck i am so inspired by these spartan warriors. so fucking strong i wish they would kick ME in the pit'
Phew close call De Mingus!!!!

Adorable and sad, a very special little movie.