Mary and Max (2009): Adam Elliot interview

Academy Award winner Adam Elliot discusses his feature debut, Mary and Max, the stop-motion animated story of a friendship that defied the distance between two different worlds, a film that opened the Sundance Film Festival last January and went on to win the Cristal at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival this June.

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[9578755]

why this is the first time I see, actually a good interview?

[MFTMgr]

@9578755 well you should hang around this channel more :)

[tolchok89]

That movie kicked ass. When I saw it in the cinema, I felt as if I had made a very wise investment. If I don't get the DVD for my birthday or Christmas, I'm going to purchase it myself.

[qcages]

the same here! it is so amazing.

[ut2k4mastr]

What a touching movie...

[otsogaalegna]

I've never watched an interview that kept my interest as much as this one or agreed with what the interviewee was saying as much as listening to Adam Elliot. He seems like an amazing guy and I really love this film and his shorts.

[gomptwoky]

i bought the dvd recently for £8 and it was money well spent, hopefully i can get hold the soundtrack too.

[ThinkTink606432]

I know exactly what he means about sending a letter. My cousin and I used to hand write each other all the time. We still do. There is nothing like opening the mail box and seeing a letter from a friend. Your heart just feels all warm!

Mary and Max was is one of the best films i've seen, in general. I have never had a film make me feel the way this film did. As an animator Adam Elliot inspire me to make stories that emotionally touch me the way his films do.

[fibee1380]

@tolchok89 i am appauled at that! it has the nicest storyline to it, based on a true story, and makes sense... just cos it isnt pixar or dreamworks i bet! thats horrible!

[tolchok89]

@fibee1380 In my humble opinion, the best animated film ever made. I am shocked that the Oscars failed to recognize this film.

[fibee1380]

@tolchok89 yep i've gotten myself a copy,,, its very well done... i love the sexual annotions in various parts, quite funny and also quite touching

[Hellzyead]

I think it's a fantastic film about keeping something old-fashioned, friendship, alive. Beyond the hyper technology of social networking and such, Mary and Max coax each other out of her and his shell. One could say that the ending is too depressing or melodramatic or convenient, but I think it's just right -- they could never meet face to face. That would defeat the purpose of their pin-pal bond and bring it into an ordinary veneer.

[dolphines163]

this is one of the best movies ever made. and i have seen a lot of movies. Thank you for this movie.