Shout by Miguel A. Reina

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On 2022

The smartest thing in this adaptation as a feature film is not to fall into the temptation of the sequel and reinvent the character while referring to the most iconic situations of the short films. There is a greater amplitude, necessary, that incorporates characters like Marcel's grandmother, an Isabella Rossellini who reminds us of her surreal series "Green porno" (2008). But the improvised dialogues on which the film's narrative was designed introduce smart reflections such as mourning, the repercussions of success or personal relationships. It is significant that the main objective of Marcel is to reunite his family, while the human characters are marked by separation: that of the couple who lived in the house, and that of the director himself, who rents it out before moving out. It is also the first time that Marcel realizes that his world is part of other worlds, that the house is one of those that make up a city, that it is one of many that are part of the planet. And yet, his diminutive perspective offers an insightful and humorous look on the pleasure of enjoying the far corners of something called home.

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