{"id":467081,"date":"2022-06-24T04:02:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T01:02:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-should-have-stayed-on-youtube\/"},"modified":"2022-06-24T04:02:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T01:02:45","slug":"marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-should-have-stayed-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-should-have-stayed-on-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"#&#8217;Marcel the Shell with Shoes On&#8217; Should Have Stayed on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a281a540b0f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a281a540b0f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-should-have-stayed-on-youtube\/#%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Marcel_the_Shell_with_Shoes_On_Should_Have_Stayed_on_YouTube%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;&#8216;Marcel the Shell with Shoes On&#8217; Should Have Stayed on YouTube&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C%E2%80%98Marcel_the_Shell_with_Shoes_On_Should_Have_Stayed_on_YouTube%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;&#8216;Marcel the Shell with Shoes On&#8217; Should Have Stayed on YouTube&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<pre><code>     &lt;span class=\"mx-1\"&gt;Bigger isn\u2019t always better.&lt;\/span&gt;\n&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;div id=\"\"&gt;\n\n\n\n                &lt;figure class=\"sf-entry-featured-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> \"&gt;\n            &lt;img width=\"800\" height=\"549\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on.jpg\" class=\"articlethumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Marcel The Shell With Shoes On\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/marcel-the-shell-with-shoes-on-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/&gt;                                    &lt;p&gt;\n                    &lt;span class=\"sf-entry-flag sf-entry-flag-creditline\"&gt;A24&lt;\/span&gt;\n\n                        &lt;\/figure&gt;\n\n    &lt;!-- START BYLINE --&gt;\n    &lt;div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center my-4 text-center medium dark-gray\"&gt;\n        By\u00a0Will DiGravio\u00a0\u00b7 Published on June 23rd, 2022 \n        &lt;\/div&gt;\n    &lt;!-- END BYLINE --&gt;\n\n    No good work goes unpunished these days. If it is a hit in one medium, it will surely be adapted into another, recycled into the ground until even its most loyal defenders absolutely hate it. In the 1980s, Mel Brooks critiqued contemporary movie making by shouting, \u201cMerchandising! Merchandising!\u201d into the capitalist void. Today, the phrase may be more like, \u201cContent! Content!\u201d\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><em><strong>Marcel the Shell with Shoes On<\/strong>\u00a0<\/em>is not bad enough to be the poster child of this phenomenon, but it does offer a lesson for discerning film viewers: don\u2019t be fooled by cuddly, little creatures. No matter how much cute and charming innocence is baked on top of a movie, uneven, mostly-directionless films will still be just that. To watch <em>Marcel<\/em> is to repeatedly ask oneself, \u201cSo what?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Based on the viral YouTube videos created by <strong>Dean Fleischer-Camp<\/strong> (who directs and plays himself in the film), <strong>Jenny Slate<\/strong> (who voices Marcel and co-wrote the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">script<\/a> with Fleisher-Camp and <strong>Nick Paley<\/strong>), and <strong>Elizabeth Holm<\/strong>, <em>Marcel the Shell with Shoes<\/em> <em>On<\/em> is a stop-motion mockumentary acting both as an origin story and coming-of-age tale. The film begins with the disembodied voice of Fleisher-Camp, who discovers Marcel in his rental house. Immediately fascinated, he starts documenting the life of the little shell.<\/p>\n<p>Marcel lives with his grandmother, Connie (voiced by <strong>Isabella Rossellini<\/strong>). The two were separated from the rest of their extended family and shell community when the previous human occupants of their home had a loud fight and broke-up. When such fights occurred, the shells had a policy of gathering in \u201cthe man\u2019s\u201d sock drawer for safety. As the man stormed out of the home in the wake of the fight, he quickly threw all of his clothes, and thus the shells, into a suitcase and never returned.<\/p>\n<p>For anyone who needs a refresher, the original YouTube videos were no more than a few minutes in length. They featured Marcel telling the audience about his life, always showcasing how he, a tiny shell, went about his day in imaginative ways. Often, the videos directed the viewer to laugh at his expense. In the film, Marcel becomes more than the butt of the joke. He shares his thoughts on life, loneliness, and family, including his role as caretaker to Connie. The film\u2019s most redeeming attribute is its disarming sincerity. Marcel grapples with grief and loss. He struggles to feel a sense of self in this world. There are no reflexive ha-ha moments, or concern with cringe. The movie commits to the bit.<\/p>\n<p>The film acts as a hybrid prequel-sequel-retelling of the original videos. Marcel goes viral on YouTube, reenacting real events. The attention becomes both a blessing and a curse as adoring fans begin swarming the home and threaten his and Connie\u2019s safety. But the eye of the public also gives him a chance to search for his family. The shells, it turns out, were huge fans of <em>60 Minutes <\/em>journalist <strong>Leslie Stahl<\/strong>, who makes a cameo in the film and interviews Marcel as part of his search.<\/p>\n<p>Movie depictions of virality are in vogue. You know the drill: montages of YouTube and TikTok clips, broadcast <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> reports, and the protagonist grappling with their new fame. The platitudes of this trend abound in <em>Marcel the Shell, <\/em>but the cliche \u201ccritique\u201d of virality offered by the film, if there really even is one, falls particularly flat. If anything, the film feels more like an opportunistic placation of the viral frenzy.<\/p>\n<p>As both the actual and fictionalized director, Fleischer-Camp cannot seem to decide what role he wants to play. Sometimes, the film takes on a fly-on-the-wall, <em>cin\u00e9ma v\u00e9rit\u00e9\u00a0<\/em>style. He leaves Marcel alone to wonder and, at times, fall astray. Other times, Fleischer-Camp is an active participant. He talks to Marcel, gives him counsel, and even appears on the fictional <em>60 Minutes\u00a0<\/em>broadcast about the shell. This disjunction makes it hard to know just how we are supposed to view Marcel. Is he an animal to be studied? Or a sentient being in need of help and guidance on his journey? As such, there are times when the film dips more into pity than genuine empathy, leaving it with a cold feel.<\/p>\n<p>Slate and Rossellini are both solid in their respective roles, and the stop-motion is a joy to watch. Thankfully, the filmmakers did not take the CGI route. Though <em>Marcel the Shell: The Animated <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Series<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>feels inevitable, as do the Brooksian calls for merchandise that will most certainly follow. Maybe Marcel will become the A24-equivalent of Baby Yoda.<\/p>\n<p>The film mistakes backstory for depth and affect for empathy. It relies too much on sentimentality and on the hope that charm will overpower the cookie-cutter template on which they unceremoniously thrust the story of a cute, little creature. A talking, stop-motion shell with shoes is a great YouTube shtick. Fodder for a feature film, though, it does not make.<\/p>\n<p><em>Marcel the Shell with Shoes<\/em> <em>On<\/em> debuts in theaters on June 24, 2022<\/p>\n<pre><code>    Related Topics: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On\n    &lt;!-- AUTHOR BOX --&gt;\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<div class=\"gray-bg p-4 border small mb-5\">\n<div class=\"row align-items-center text-md-center\">\n<div class=\"col-md-2\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/will.jpg\" class=\"circle img-fluid\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\"\/>\n        <\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md\">\n            Will DiGravio is a Brooklyn-based critic, researcher, and video essayist, who has been a contributor at Film School Rejects since 2018. 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