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ironpunuwu · 6 months

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#Luffy #Franky #nami #robin #usopp #zoro #sanji #My Life as a Courgette #Ma vie de Courgette #my art #one piece

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basketcasemp3 · 7 months

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we're all the same. there's nobody left to love us. ma vie de courgette / my life as a zucchini (2016) dir. claude barras

#my life as a zucchini #ma vie de courgette #m:gif #m:movies #bro i cried so bad 😭😭#movies

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amtskind · 2 months

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a while ago i watched "my life as a zucchini" (ma vie de courgette, 2016) - a movie that honestly broke me, but that's not the point.

i spotted a little girl reading franz kafka's metamorphosis.

#franz kafka #kafka #movies #animation #my life as a courgette #my life as a zucchini #ma vie de courgette #the metamorphosis

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gerandor · 5 months

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i was talking about “my life as a zucchini” to a friend which i had watched years ago and googled the pics to show her and i saw this lucy character and realized she looked so much like sanji

#i wanna watch the movie again just bc she looks like sanji #sanji #vinsmoke sanji #one piece #my life as a zucchini #ma vie de courgette

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cinematicmasterpiece · 1 year

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ma vie de courgette (2016)

#ma vie de courgette #my life as a zucchini #film #movie #cinema #art #screencaps #photography #cinematography #indie #2010s #french #animation #stop motion #claude barras

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scalphobackup · 6 months

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marinettestv · 4 months

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Ma vie de courgette

#painting #sketchbook #traditional art #watercolor #artwork #artists on tumblr #drawing #small artist #aquarelle #art #ma vie de courgette

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zamava · 7 months

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Ma vie de Courgette (2016)

#ma vie de courgette #my life as a zucchini #courgette #cinema #moviegifs #drama #stop motion #animation #love #zuchinni #welcome home #friendship

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luminities · 1 year

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Zucchini icons

#my life as a zucchini #ma vie de courgette #zucchini #zucchini icons #icons zucchini #my life as a zucchini icons #icons my life as a zucchini

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laestoica · 2 years

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#my life as a zucchini #ma vie de courgette #stop motion #art #camille #zucchini #children #kafka #books #love #top 10 #new obsession #movies

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obscurecharactershowdown · 1 year

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Group F Round 1

[image ID: the first image is of Simon, a character animated by stop motion. he has a large head, red hair, and he's wearing a red, long sleeve shirt or sweater. he's sitting on a bed and listening to something with earphones. the second image is of Ellie, a girl with medium length blue hair and green eyes. a spherical red clip is in her hair. she wears a white sleeveless dress, a brown bag slung over her shoulder, and a large red bracelet. end ID]

Simon

Look you think this is a cute kids movie and this kid rips your heart out so easily. You also think he's supposed to be the bully character but they solve that real quick as he has an actual conversation with Courgette about his trauma and all of the fellow kids at the home. That scene where he hides under the stairs to look at the package his mom sent him? The disappointment that it was only an mp3 player and not a card? that broke me. his acceptance that there's no real future for them at this point and then having to watch his best friend get adopted and get the life he wanted, but when Courgette sees that him leaving would be upsetting to Simon, he offers to stay instead but Simon doesn't let him because he doesn't want to be selfish and ruin Courgette's chance at a family and he really is happy for him, he's just going to need some time to adjust to it? ugh he's such a poor tragic baby and I wish he had a happier ending than "well life goes on at orphanage and we are all slowly growing up and changing as people"

Ellie

Monster Tale is an old game for the DS (13 years old holy shit) and in my opinion a VERY underrated classic Ellie is a young girl that gets magically transported to a world filled with monsters. Soon after she meets a baby monster she names Chomp. Chomp was separated from his mother, and so Ellie sets out to help him find her and hopefully find a way home Along the way Ellie learns multiple other kids have been transported to this world, but unlike her, have been using the monsters for their own selfish desires. So she beats them up to get them to stop :p More seriously, the game is very cute and has a big message on friendship and being kind while also standing up for what you believe in. You'd think Chomp would do the fighting, but no! He mostly just assists Ellie, who fights with her handbag and this cool bracelet she found as she explores and tries to find his mom Overall she's a very sweet and caring girl, wanting to help others and do what's right, even if she has to get her hands dirty to do it. I love her a lot! Also a fun fact I thought was neat is that the team behind the game had to go through multiple publishers because they all wanted to change Ellie into a boy or an older woman, and the dev team was adamant that Ellie stays as she is.

#obscurecharactershowdown #group f round 1 #obscure poll #ma vie de courgette #my life as a courgette #monster tale

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archiving-my-thoughts · 1 year

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Why Children Need Evil

When looking at old children’s stories like the Grimm fairytales, it is interesting to note that they don’t shy away from showing the horrors of evil. Sweet grandmothers get eaten by wolves and jealous stepmothers try to kill their stepdaughters. These stories were written with the intention to teach the young readers and listeners certain morals, and using these graphic descriptions of evil certainly helped getting that message across.

However, throughout the years, these stories have been cleaned up as to say. Think of the classis Disney films where evil was still present, but always defeated in the end. Yes, Ursula was a terrifying figure, but she is defeated and Ariel is allowed to keep her legs and stay with her true love. A stark contrast with the original version by Hans Christian Andersen where the little mermaid sacrifices herself because she is unwilling to kill her prince. Furthermore, the Disney version doesn’t include the fact that the little mermaid feels excruciating pain with every step she takes on land.

The changes to these classic tales are not necessarily wrong. It is understandable why a company like Disney wants to exclude the horrific passages in some of these classic tales. Their prime audience is very young and therefore the films have to be marketable to young families. Happy endings will do the job, horrifying depictions of evil not so much. Furthermore, these films don’t have the intention to teach the viewer something. It is great if you as a viewer learn something from the film but ultimately they are made for entertainment purposes. That is fine because we need fun, uplifiting media in this world.

However, the danger of excluding these depictions of evil is that children will grow up in a world where every childrens book or film tells them good will always win and evil is defeated every single time. A lovely sentiment, but it is simply not true. We live in a more nuanced world, where good people might do bad things and the bad people might do good things.

Children need to learn how to deal with existential problems and fear, like feeling alone or abandoned. Ignoring these realistic feelings does not help, but seeing a fictional character go through the same emotions does. Films and books help children explore in a safe environment how to hold your own in a world that can be terrifying. They see how someone else deals with their problems and can adapt those teachings in their own life. Facing the more horrifying depictions of evilness is scary, but doing it within a film world where it does not immediately affect you gives a sense of protection. As a viewer you might still feel scared, angry or sad, but it

It must be said, however, that nowadays a lot of childrens content does actually show a more realistic worldview. Where it used to be that good always wins, we now see a more nuanced world where the heroes might do evil deeds, and the bad guys do good. An unpredictable film world like that challenges us as an audience because we have to engage with the material. We actively think about the character’s decisions and how this affects them.

In conclusion, young audiences do not need to be talked down to in media. Yes, it is good to remain critical of what exactly they are seeing on screen and how this affects them, but ultimately children need to see a more realistic film world to help them hold their own in the real world. Does that mean all childrens content should be realistic and filled with graphic images of evil? No. But we do need to keep showing them a more nuanced worldview within media to give them a chance to explore those feelings.

Film tip:

Ma vie de Courgette – Claude Barras (2016)

#ma vie de courgette #film tip #disney #fairy tales #little mermaid #film education #essay

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abba-enthusiast · 2 years

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I just want to hold Simon :(

#ma vie de courgette

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adamwatchesmovies · 2 years

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My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

My Life as a Zucchini was nominated for an Oscar in 2016's “Best Animated Film” category but ever since Shark Tale, that Award's reputation has been dodgy. Does this picture stand toe-to-toe with Zootopia and Moana, or was it a scramble to find 5 nominees?

Orphaned after his perpetually drunk mother falls down the stairs, Icare “Zucchini” (voiced by Erick Abbate in the English Dub, by Gaspard Schlatter in the Original French) is sent to an orphanage. There, he experiences the same joys and sorrows all children do while waiting for a family to adopt him.

What you’ll notice about this French/Swiss production from the first frame are its visuals. Even in a year that featured wonderful CGI Imagery, traditional animation courtesy of Wild Bunch/Studio Ghibli, and another great picture by Laika, My Life as a Zucchini stands out. The colors, character designs, and overall style are so perfectly suited to the story anyone suggesting anything else would seem like pure idiocy. With their exaggerated proportions and color-coded features, the characters evoke children’s drawings - the ones you used to do when you couldn’t count so everyone got about a dozen fingers on each hand - polished and brought to life. Instantly, you're transported to a time of innocence and simple joys, but there’s more to this film than basic emotions.

The silly-sounding title may lead you to believe that this is a picture for little kids, but you'd be wrong. Inside the adorable children living at the orphanage are feelings that would be difficult to handle even for adults. I wouldn’t recommend it for those under the age of 10, but for everyone else, wow. It’s both hilarious and heartbreaking that Zucchini has an empty beer can and a drawing of a superhero as mementos representing his dead mother and long-absent father. Without ever being sappy, forced, or cloying, the film turns towards you and opens its arms. All you can do is open yours in return and give it a big, warm hug. You’ll laugh at the children’s silly games, the way they ask each other about life’s big questions, and their wild logic-defying antics… until you start to think about them. At that point, you might be brought to tears.

It’s ultimately pointless to try and avoid falling in love with the characters of My Life as a Zucchini. I don’t know if I would’ve selected it as my pick for the best animated film of 2016, but it certainly would've been a contender. This is an excellent film, so bold in its visuals and so rich in heart. I had to jump through all sorts of hoops to see it and they were all worth it. When you check it out, stick around for the end credits. There’s a scene at the very end that gives us some insight into the process that brought this story to life. (Original French version on the big screen, October 7, 2017)