Marcel the Shell With Shoes On: You Will Believe a Shell Can Skate

Animation meets the real world at every moment in Marcel the Shell With Shoes On—but maybe less than you think. Set inside a house that happens to be occupied by a chatty shell (voiced by Jenny Slate) and his grandmother (voiced by Isabella Rossellini), the movie uses stop-motion animation to bring Marcel to life in ordinary settings, like a kitchen floor or a bathroom sink. It’s technically a hybrid of live action and animation, and in the two-decade history of the best animated feature category at the Oscars, no film like that has made the cut. But Marcel the Shell… Read Full Article