Good Morning Lovelies,

Cute films come in all shapes and sizes. They come with sweet names and weird names, but none as weird as My Life As A Courgette, which is out today on DVD, Blu-ray and digitally.

Following Icare, the animation tells of his troublesome life at home, as his mother turns to alcohol upon his father leaving. After befriending a police officer called Raymond, Icare, who is also known as Courgette by his mother, is placed in a care home after an incident involving his mother where he meets other children like himself, including Camille and Simon. Two young characters, both with big brightly coloured heads and lanky arms to match.

At first glance, it would seem that this animation is a story for kids. However, it is far from it. Hard hitting at times, the animation is easy to love because it is an animation on something so real and tragic. Each young character, although mostly Icare and Camille are the stand out one, leaves your heart heavy but also lightened.

It is a progressive story that will stick for a long time in filmmakers and audience’s minds. Easily the creators could have gone down the live action route, however by taking the story and making it seem childlike gives it that delicate feel that other films have lacked. It makes it feel fresh and the only doubt you have after watching is that it may now get overused in filmmaking.

There is no easy way to escape the horrors that the young animated characters go through and as non-human objects, it's weird that you feel so attached. However, this is a very clever move on director Claude Barras' part.

After watching My Life As A Courgette, the film will stay with you forever. Animation is changing and with films like this and Inside Out targeting an older audience, cinema is letting fans know that it is time to go back to our youths. When our emotions were heightened and the effects from our actions stay with us.

My Life As A Courgette has earned itself this...

4 Stars

Blog Soon,

Joey x