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Harvie Krumpet (2003)
My favourite film of all time
THIS is my favourite film of all time. I watch it over and over again. Especially when I'm feeling down about the world.
I bought it on iTunes so that I'm able to view it at any time (on my iPhone).
It's a beautiful appreciation of the ridiculousness and the simple pleasures of life.
It's so lucky that Geoffrey Rush narrated it too; it needed his voice to do the brilliant script justice.
I think the fact that it is only 22 minutes also works in its favour. I believe this is one of the reasons that it is better than his second work, Mary and Max.
Mary and Max is still brilliant and is a film that I also keep on my iPhone so that I can watch it any time but it might be way too long. A lot of people seemed to give up on it too quickly.
Mary and Max. (2009)
Is wonderful, but Harvie Krumpet is the real gem...
I love this film and am still blown away by the music. Especially, Perpetuum Mobile by Penguin Cafe (Mary's Theme).
I understand why some people dislike it so much. It can be very very very depressing BUT ONLY IF YOU DON'T WATCH IT UNTIL THE VERY END. It's one of those 'depressing' films that has a feel good ending that wraps everything up nice and neatly.
Anyway, everyone must remember that this film is Adam Elliot's second work of this style. Harvey Krumpet is the first. It's a 22 minute short on the ridiculousness of life and appreciating its' simple pleasures. Harvie Krumpet is the real gem.
It's my favourite film of all time. Not favourite animated, not favourite short, just favourite film, full stop.
Not nearly enough people know about it. It is brilliant. I can't describe it in words. Just go and see it on YouTube. It's beautiful.