MARY & MAX

"MARY & MAX'(2009/Australia)
Synopsis
"Mary & Max" is a claymated feature film from the creators of the Academy Award winning short animation "Harvie Krumpet". It is a simple tale of pen-friendship between two very different people; Mary Dinkle, a chubby lonely eight year old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max Horovitz, a 44 year old, severely obese, Jewish man with Asperger's Syndrome living in the chaos of New York.
Spanning twenty years and two continents, Mary and Max's friendship survives much more than the average diet of life's ups and downs. Like "Harvie Krumpet", "Mary & Max" is innocent but not naive,  as it takes us on a journey that explores friendship, autism, taxidermy, psychiatry, alcoholism, where babies come from, obesity.

This movie is based on a true story. Adam Elliot, the Australian director of this movie has a physical disability and he had a penpal in the past.
I also had some penpals when I was a junior high school student. I wrote a lot of things to them. So I think I can understand what Mary feels and I can also understand what Adam conveys.
Mary and Max had lonely lives but their friendship has been nurtured over the years through letters and chocolates.
As usual, there are a lof of clay animations for children but this movie is for adults. The characters look ugly but when you see the story, you realize that they are lovely.
When the movie was released in Japan this year, I helped in the promotion by making "Mary and Max" dolls and I also wrote a contribution to the film brochure. (This was a very nice experience for me!)
I saw this movie dozens of times to make the dolls. Every time I see it, I'm always crying with emotions.
I really would like for you to see the movie!

(I made these dolls)

My rating:★★★★