Steve Reviews: My Life as a Courgette (My Life as a Zucchini)

[@ShariVoffs]

One of the things I really appreciated about this film was the sensible adult characters. And that the staff at the orphanage was actually not the villains. Such a tired trope.

[@CHLOCHLOLP]

SAME

[@rompevuevitos222]

It's also a trope that tends to be pretty frustrating Because you see the adults being assholes, and the kids, with a good plan and a stroke of luck manage to slither out of the situation. But it still holds the matter that many other children before where treated as poorly and they never managed to escape the situation and the fact that if it wasn't by some movie magic that kind fo stuff would never had happened (a kid ain't going to outsmart someone who has experience in treating with children) It's too fake overall and not rewarding enough

[@pineapplepizza4668]

The thing that broke me the most about this film was the little girl who’s mother was deported. The way she jumped out every time the doorbell rang or a car pulled up just to see if it was her mom. But the way she backed up as soon as she finally saw her again, as if she were scared. She didn’t know how to process it and she’d clearly been living without a mom for a long time. The fact that she got what she so desperately wanted, and was upset by it, that’s what got me. She’s the only kid who got their full ideal situation of having her parent back.

[@missghosty903]

I loved that scene aswell, i always wondered why she was scared and it made me feel so sad for her 😥

[@username-mk4qv]

Sometimes getting the things we want or need is scary or uncomfortable. Our brains build defense mechanisms... maybe she was afraid that if she got her mom back, she would lose her again? This is a wild guess, I didn’t actually watch it so I don’t have body language or facial expressions or any other cues to go off of.

[@username-mk4qv]

@@cococowboah That must be a terrible thing to go through, to feel like every step forward gets taken back. In glad you’re getting another chance soon, I hope that this next step stays in place, but regardless you keep moving forward. I know it’s hard and can feel hopeless, but stay strong. Best wishes ♥️

[@astrowolvez]

That reaply hits hard that this is the reality for so many kids. Just locked away from their parents and when they finally reunited they're terrified.

[@jpc5306]

This is actually known to happen with kids who have been seperated like at the border. There was actually a segment about a little boy who got reunited with his mom. Basically he has ptsd, trust issues and stays up at night crying want to go back to the ice center to make sure the others are ok.... so Stockholm syndrome too.... I wish people reflected as much on these matters as they worry about Ellen or some other distraction. The world could be a better place

[@FillaneAmmisto]

Wow an orphanage where the staff isn't there to make the kids even more miserable? It's really refreshing

[@Animefreakess]

We have a great writer called Jacqueline Wilson, who writes kids books and the protagonists usually come from troubled backgrounds, such as bad mentally ill parents, abusive parents, teen mums, council estate mums with lots of kids and the Foster care system. She does it with great sensitivity as well. The first book of hers to be adapted is called Tracy Beaker. It was on in the late 90's and was about a girl who lived in a group home because she kept on getting kicked out of Foster homes due to excessive lying and misbehaviour, who idolised her mother even though she picked her abusive boyfriend over her.

[@angethedumbone]

But there's a valid and very real reason many of these facilities have abusive adults/guardians called "The Lucifer effect". It does not justify, but it happens. Especially in prisons, orphanages, mental hospitals etc

[@FillaneAmmisto]

@@angethedumbone yet it's refreshing to see other perspectives. How would you feel if your job was constantly portrayed as being a mean person and taking advantage of kids who lost their families? I'm tired of this stigma and grateful for other perspectives.

[@angethedumbone]

@@FillaneAmmisto Absolutely, it was just an explanation! :)

[@GenetMJF]

I was thinking the same thing! Like yes! An actual good orphanage with nice staff?? Heck yee

[@endmii3912]

Simon said "They don't want kids at our age" then I IMMEDIATELY got a Trublend ad which says at the start "Get rid of what you don't need"

[@liagotosleep264]

Jesus Christ

[@retosius7962]

well that was a fucked up piece of irony

[@agame._.]

That's both hilarious and incredibly depressing

[@Scriblyn]

oh my

[@starrchild254]

I got an advert for a police scotland helpline for paedophiles. Just when I thought scotland couldn't get any worse

[@danethanor]

I wouldnt call Courgette a murderer, a child defending oneself from an abusive adult, if anything it would be manslaughter. Also their was no malice in him shutting the door on his mother.

[@MochiJelly4877]

Yeah but a child would see it as murder no mater what the law says it's like, I killed them It's my fault she/he is gone.

[@meat2023]

From a legal point yeah

[@despinasgarden.4100]

@@meat2023 from legal point it would be self-defense, but doesn't mean that the kid won't feel guilty

[@Yukooo333]

But still it called a murder

[@schwindelier1449]

No, it would be momslaughter

[@wolfyjohnson3589]

Another thing that points to Alice being sexually abused is how she is fixated on counting, something many sexual abuse victims have claimed is a way of coping "just count to a 100 and it will all be over", and how she starts freaking out the moment someone raises their voice, makes you wonder if she got the scar from her dad when he got mad, or if she happened to speak up against him and something happened. The movie has done such an amazing job with these characters, it really is an outstanding movie!

[@hugsfromtomeebear7346]

You are absolutely right @Wolfy Johnson. Though the shows he reviews are not for children they do have sort of a wholesome ring to them. This is why I agree with you 100 percent

[@ttherexy1469]

Who is he going to tell his parents

[@om3dr1zzy65]

@Rat Plot Twist: Ur Grandpa is Ur Dad.LMFAO

[@raybob8668]

Poor Alice

[@justagamergirl]

Also could be an anxiety coping mechanism that she learned from the trauma, personally using counting for numbers helps calm down anxiousness to a point

[@cortexntc7981]

One thing I really wanna talk about is how zucchini kisses Camille on the bus. I feel that that scene is actually related to a prior scene when miss Rosie kisses zucchini on the cheek when she thinks he is sleeping. This is the first instance of affection he has received and so to show affection the only way he has learned he kisses Camille while he thinks she is sleeping much like the way miss rosie does.

[@loganpie3964]

thank you i did not notice that 💞😌

[@gin2594]

This actually makes a lot of sense, if there's one thing I learned working in a daycare for a year, it's that children are 1. Super Affectionate and 2. Completely unaware of actions that have connotations. The amount of times I saw a couple of two year olds kissing each other mouth to mouth can attest to that. They had no romantic intent, they just see parents doing it, associate it with affection and appreciation, and want to express that about their friends. It's honestly kind cute even if we have to try to subtly get them to stop.

[@Coughdropeater]

T H E N THEY BECOME SIBLINGS! lol

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

@@Coughdropeater well you can still kiss your siblings because they are part of your family and we love our families. Just not on the lips otherwise... *Sweet home Alabama plays*

[@theredandbluegamer4776]

@@lemmythebulldog8812 YE HA

[@willymillynilly4501]

I personally didn’t think the bus kiss scene was romantic, I just saw it as a small innocent sign of affection.

[@nevaehl2212]

What’s going on with that profile pic 🗿

[@pepgum_5217]

Nice pfp

[@willymillynilly4501]

Lalalisa _love Anything your mind desires.

[@willymillynilly4501]

pepgum _ Thanks bby

[@pepgum_5217]

@@willymillynilly4501 woah calm down partner

[@ramonaflores3155]

It's actually even more emotional in the original French dub. The way the actors speak is with such innocence yet knowledgable and raw emotions - I almost cried at the end.

[@infjuicy7347]

i just watched it for the first time and in the french ver, almost cried cuz the kids sounded so sad and innocent

[@toyosia8051]

I literally just finished the movie in french with English subs. Only upon watching this video I found out that there’s an English dub

[@solus8685]

​@@toyosia8051 same lmaoo

[@rokukou]

Would you say the french or english ver is better?

[@Cholitaaa]

Their voices sound so genuine during all the movie, specially the kid’s voices ☹️💔

[@anglepsycho]

The saddest part is even though I've never been through the foster/adoption system, I've been abused for simply having a disability. And the film is really good honestly, I love seeing films when they approach abuse right. (Unlike Cuties and 13 Reasons Why)

[@vincentq2917]

condolences brother

[@annafowdy]

You should check out the series My Pride.

[@RodWaffle]

Cuties has no abuse besides what happened to the kid actors

[@noodle6852]

@@RodWaffle I don’t think you watched it then.

[@Coinjuggler336]

Its really ironic because cutie's moral is that you shouldn't sexualize little girls yet they do that the entire film.

[@healmore8716]

When I saw the poster of this movie in the cinema I thought that this was going to be a “kids movie” Well I guess that I was wrong

[@NilasJunkyard]

never judge a book by its cover

[@Yuki-56]

Kids movie... Hmm, if we were to take that for granted, that means movies such as Mary and Max, Padak and Watership Down are for kids.

[@NilasJunkyard]

@@Yuki-56 You forgot Plague Dogs and Felidae. I was scared of this one scene, countless dead, rotting cats. *shudder*

[@2diefor]

Also 9, Coraline

[@strzygon5426]

@@2diefor 9 was TAME compared to something like watership down, felidae, or plague dogs

[@HisShadow]

Saying Courgette "murdered" his mother is off base. Murder implies intent to kill. Courgette just closed w door on his mom to keep her from hurting him. I would say that he unintentionally killed her rather murdered her.

[@starsiadraws]

Manslaughter, not intentional matricide.

[@rampager1990]

@@starsiadraws its was a loft door, not a mattress. 🤪

[@maroonring]

It's second degree murder. Murder caused by accident or negligence.

[@sirdootdoot2430]

@@rampager1990 Okay, that's actually clever, good on you.

[@power-max]

@@maroonring Your describing murder of the 3rd degree, also called manslaughter Usually performing an activity that should have been understood to be potentially life-threatening to others. 2nd degree has intent but was not premeditated in advance. An example would be a "rage" or fight or whatever where someone ends up dead. This could probably go either way, 2nd or 3rd. It depends on what was going on in her mind as the mom was climbing the stairs. You could even make an argument for 1st degree murder if you can prove beyond a reasonable doubt that she had the intent to kill her mom as she climbed the stairs, but it would be hard to prove.

[@ThuglasElBosso]

2:14 You think that escalated quickly? Boi, in the book, he fucking shot her.

[@noodle6852]

whAT

[@ThuglasElBosso]

@@noodle6852 French authors are wild, man.

[@rompevuevitos222]

By accident or...? who am i kidding, pretty sure i know the answer already

[@ThuglasElBosso]

@@rompevuevitos222 Come on, it's not that dark, it's a children's book

[@rompevuevitos222]

@@ThuglasElBosso From where i come from, children shooting their parents is not considered for kid friendly

[@BubblyJubbly]

You didn’t even talk about the very last scene? I loved it when all the kids crowded around Rosy’s baby and asked her if she would ever give him up for adoption and every time, she said no. Perfectly unconditional love.

[@diamondsrubies1964]

Who’s rosy?

[@BubblyJubbly]

The social worker voiced by Elliot Page.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

@@BubblyJubbly credit has to be given to Page as he did a very good job giving Rosie a voice that sounds nurturing an understanding of the children she looks after

[@tiineetussy]

I really love this film. I would have wished for you to point out that Courgette didn't kill his Mother on purpose. He did it by accident. He just tried to flee, to avoide getting beaten up by his mother. So the best solution was shutting his entrance to his room. In this situation the kid can't predict the consequences of his actions. I even believe he had done it more than once, without hitting the mothers head, bc he might have reacted earlier than shown in the scene now. I do love the rest of your review!

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

The "Zootropolis" thing is due to legal reasons rather than cultural. There was already a large thing called Zootopia, and it would infringe on their copyrights. I'd say that gives us more of an excuse. Similarly, Disney's "Tomorrowland" couldn't use the name in certain EU countries because there was already a longstanding festival by that name.

[@autobotrock4789]

I don't see the problem with changing the name to make it more relevant to the audience. It's not like they were trying to Americanize the movie. They just wanted us to know he was named after a vegetable.

[@Kladyos]

Britain is also goofy for renaming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles because some bureaucrat thought "ninja" had violent connotations.

[@moistmeathateroffurries8621]

@@Kladyos it was the 19s some bars wouldn't play michael Jackson thriller because it was to violent. It was a different time and America sure as hell did and has lots of censorship of media.

[@callumfraser4645]

The TMMT name change only happened in the 80s because Thatcher doesn’t like anything to do with assassins

[@dogandcat3672]

He did not murder his mother, it was manslaughter. Manslaughter mean accidental murder.

[@themostbritishpersonalive868]

It's still illegal for some reason but it's a different crime

[@dogandcat3672]

@@themostbritishpersonalive868 I know. I was just correcting the word. Also murder and manslaughter have different prison time.

[@HerohammerStudios]

In terms of its use in the sentence that doesn't make a lot of sense though. Still, I do agree he should've went with a word like "killed" or something instead

[@redarts4917]

The reason he used murder is a thing shock factor. He does it to draw you in.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Plus Courgette was trying to defend himself and he didn't mean to kill her

[@meatclown9909]

I adore this movie so much! The dark humor and the sad backstories behind the kids being orphaned. I don't usually watch stop motion or emotional movies as I didn't grow up with that type of family or interest. This bloody movie really made me laugh, cry, and feel just about every emotion. It was different. Simon was one of my favourite characters, he just makes my heart go brrr, and I'm sure I would've identified with him when I was a younger...being a small bloke with a cold attitude before befriending people. Having a very distinct family life, and on occasion a parent giving me things I didn't really need other than wanting them being there for me. Anyway oversharing over,, I loved your analysis and little fridge courgette advice. All sweet and great video as always.

[@meatclown9909]

_faints_

[@jaeumphrey1867]

meat clown same, Simon is such a good and complex character, this movie is so good and raw.

[@MorkandGork]

Heart go brrr. What douse that mean? Like flutter or what

[@meatclown9909]

@@MorkandGork You know the sound a machine makes when it's working? Like a "brrr" or humming sound. That's what I'm going for when I say that. He just makes my heart work, pumps serotonin down my whole body, and think wholesome things. It's also a reference to a meme that's like "printer go brrr". Hope that clarifies what I meant :^)

[@MorkandGork]

Damn didn't expect a answer

[@MakeSureYouCleanUp]

" You can see it in her eyes. She saw..." "LITTLE CEASERS BIG ROLLS" Th-thanks ads...

[@lenardacejo7894]

A Rick roll that's not a Rick role. Imagine it was for a vegetable stall with zucchinis

[@spacebiker69420]

@@lenardacejo7894 a rick ROLL

[@chelonle6156]

@@spacebiker69420 Ayy 👈😎👈

[@steadfast1448]

So she saw his plceasers bal-

[@porky1118]

And in Germany "Zootopia" is called "Zoomania"

[@mundanechimp8969]

Sounds like a unknown furry porn website

[@areyouderock]

I think most people will know why it’s called that in Germany.

[@porky1118]

@@areyouderock Why? I don't know.

[@areyouderock]

@@porky1118 nazi Germany

[@symera7809]

@@areyouderock I think there is also a Zoo in Denmark, that has the name Zootopia trademarked, which is actually why the name was changed to Zootropolis in Europe. But in Germany there are quite a lot of name changes with movies. For example, Thor: Ragnarok is titled Thor: Tag der Entscheidung (or Day of Judgement/Decision). The same thing actually also happened with the second thor movie, which is now titled Thor the Dark Kingdom, which does sound a bit cooler.

[@Yuki-56]

"Orphanage" "Dark" "Friendship" Me: *The Promised Neverland flashbacks intensifies*

[@_crims_1370]

Haha 🤣

[@andrewnixon5657]

YES my boy YES.😁

[@makotoyuki345]

Except 80% less demons

[@Yuki-56]

@@makotoyuki345 Indeed

[@suuryasuprapto9472]

Correction It's more like a farm Than a orphanage

[@ethansmith2942]

My parents have worked in the foster system for 10 years, starting when I was about 8. And it's true what the character Simon says. Most people who foster children only want babies they can raise, and don't care about older kids. Out of the 22 children we've had go through our home, we only had three or four that were older than 4 years old. It's a bit fucked to think that most folks wouldn't ever consider helping a child who's past a certain age, but the evidence speaks for itself on that matter.

[@lokilockness2970]

Can confirm I’m adopted but I was adopted at 2

[@spam_moth]

honestly when I’m and adult I want to adopt a child who is between the age of 5 and 8, I know it’s still a short age, but even tough I want to be a mom i don’t think I could have one kid of my own also it would be better to give a kid who hasn’t had the opportunity I have right now as a kid, so basically I want to adopt a kid to give him or her a good life quality.

[@travisprescott9708]

Makes sense

[@aly5041]

My husband and I want to adopt a child one day, we are still young and want to be ready for any situation and show them love. Right now we are renting and raising our daughter but we still want to adopt

[@zariahstansberry5559]

I’ve asked my mom ((when she was younger, she wanted to adopt a kid. Didn’t end up happening because she only wanted 4 kids, 3 her own and 1 adopted. Life thought otherwise and she just ended up with 5 kids, all of them biological)) about what she thought of when she was thinking to adopt and what age. She said she wanted to adopt a younger kid, a baby or a toddler most likely. I asked why, as I didn’t really think much of why an older one would be a problem, and she said since the older ones tend to have more emotional scars from being in the system so long, she believes she wouldn’t be qualified or have to fear that her adopted child may feel uncomfortable with their new siblings and lash out against them, causing the family to have a long lasting conflict. ((While there is still conflict with biological families, she didn’t want to end with having to choose between her adopted older child, who needs emotional support and may have behavioral issues that causes them to need more supervision, and her biological children, who didn’t quite understand the problem and probably feel anxious that a older, random child suddenly moved into their environment without too much of a warning.)) While it is extremely unfair that older children struggle to get adopted, I understand why some people may want to stick to a younger child, as they are less likely to remember the sad circumstances that they came from.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

Steve: This nine-year-old romance is awkward... Me: HER EARS ARE CLIPPING THROUGH THE SWING

[@asdlom]

oh god THEY ARE

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

@@asdlom And because it's claymation, they had to _animate that..._

[@theswampus670]

@@cthulhufhtagn2483 i looks like they just take them off and put them behind or in front of the rope between frames.

[@cthulhufhtagn2483]

@@theswampus670 That is true. BUT STILL

[@Vic_Lit344]

Right!?

[@ldn119]

why do the people look like they have been playing Minecraft for hours’

[@ohcaptainmycaptain3478]

And the house is chilly, while you dont bother to wear anything

[@raptorjesus5870]

Because minecraft is awsome.

[@cisvandyck146]

Welp, the mother’s death is even worse in the book, in the book he finds his mother’s gun and when she tries to take it back from him he accidentally shoots her with it.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Oh yes I forgot that this movie was based on a novel that was never published anywhere else besides France

[@cgeiser7660]

As someone who spent time in a metal hospital as a kid around other kids they nailed how their environments feed into their personalities.

[@1SpicyMeataball]

🤘 Metal Hospital🤘

[@standingonbusiness1441]

@@1SpicyMeataball *angry jazz fans noises*

[@venomousfilms1251]

Same here

[@lemmythebulldog8812]

@@1SpicyMeataball Imagine going in because you have severe depression and your nurse is joan Jett, The head of the hospital is Lemmy Kilmister, the janitor is Flea, The psychiatrist is Ozzy Osborne, The therapist is james hetfield, electroshock therapist is Angus Young. The list could go on for miles

[@theactualTVB]

So anyway there’s this film where he turns into a zucchini. Funniest stuff I’ve seen.

[@2diefor]

IM ZUCCHINI RICK!!!

[@NekagaiKpcat]

My life as a Zucchini is the one I see, probably because I live in America. Always had thoughts of watching it

[@hiley_saggyfatface_2052]

Some funny shit

[@johnny_the_halfender]

XD

[@Jesusbutwithoutthecross]

Am I a bad person for laughing over the the zucchini got back stabbed

[@szczypior2714]

10:52 - 11:21 that was so surprising and mature Like wow, this film actually had realistic reactions from the characters, I would never expect a film to make that much sense That's incredible, it's great, it's awesome, it's not fake and the interactions are real I'm really impressed, I wouldn't expect such quality from any movie

[@emutresh8935]

Its movies like this that make me realize I'd be okay to adopt an older child some day. I think they deserve a family as well. Idk man this hits sad

[@themustardcat6328]

bruh, where i come from they called him onion...

[@M0RGUEGIRL]

oh wow

[@talkingqueen9587]

They called him squash where I'm from

[@eepykito]

ಠ_ಠ

[@Chocorange89]

We got a whole salad here

[@lenardacejo7894]

"My life a crying onion"

[@goofybutserious4807]

This is almost the only time I see a story where the mother is abusive towards her son instead of the usual abusive father.

[@lilacKurage]

It is kind of refreshing. In a very bitter way. Humans are people, and I had a rough time with both genders. People who don't have this kind of experience should be reminded this happens more ofren they can imagine.

[@cakediva7326]

There are lots of movies with both. But dads are usually portrayed as physically abusive and emotionally unavailable while moms are more likely portrayed as emotionally/psychologically abusive, oblivious/ willfully ignorant, and emotionally unstable.

[@goofybutserious4807]

But this still felt underwhelming. Unlike those fathers in other movies she ended up dying and she's really not that evil either. I mean she really didn't deserve to die. We barely saw her in the movie at all too.

[@Roadent1241]

I mean Mary and Max did it as well like he said?

[@Roadent1241]

@Shadi Because they died? Or do you mean the step mothers?

[@Rosesofblood]

I really liked this movie. I'm a foster kids myself who also got handed a pretty bad hand. This film really speaks to me, and I was able to pick up on their psychological trauma really easily having some trauma myself

[@Slight-Confusion]

I'm glad you find this movie well and relatable and I hope you are doing well for yourself emotionally.

[@ipadkid1133]

I hope you have a good life with new parents who will love you 🥰

[@KaedeLanyo]

In defense of how it's portrayed: Romantic interest in children is always super awkward, and honestly often involves stuff that wouldn't really fly well if adults were doing it. Kids don't have the wisdom or perspective to know any better, _especially_ when coming from problematic households. I've seen and experienced quite a bit of that weirdness as a kid, myself. Having been the wealthier kid in a fairly poor neighborhood, where it was obvious a lot of the households were troubled, and being in no way perfect myself, due to mental illness and the complete disregard for the autism spectrum back only 15 or-so years ago. In no way helped by a sort of sexual awakening at far too young of an age, always being quite a bit ahead of myself in maturity, so to speak.

[@PRchris13]

That ending “things won’t get dark and cold in the future” - gets cooked Ouch

[@cybored3102]

Well, it's not dark and cold anymore

[@baulderos1950]

At least his life has a purpose

[@alexandriapape208]

Well, yikes! That escalated quickly.

[@TheWulver]

I saw this movie a week after my family adopted my sister. I cried for about 10 mins. Then my sister came to hug me and told me that shes happy but also sad to leave everyone.

[@Marrok48]

Unrealistic, because the “adults” (people) are actually reasonable in their approach of a serious situation, and don’t just tell the kids to get over it... btw you killed the zucchini you sick monster

[@cameoshadowness7757]

There are some adults like that but there should have been horrible adults aside from the aunt as well.

[@mangenkiou]

Oh...it wasn't dead,just silent...

[@theblackbaron4119]

@@mangenkiou It froze to death.

[@Catafracta230588]

@@orange_5936 can you get help from someone else??

[@edgelordofhosts]

I diagnose you with disney first act nihlism (or 1st act disneyhilism) syndrome and recommend a shit ton of puppy/ puppy rescue videos.

[@YowLife]

Hi my fellow American friend, you keep mispronouncing "Zucchini".

[@_aragornyesyes_7171]

Ok

[@Roadent1241]

Good joke XP For clarification, because he's obviously not American. And how else would you say it? Zoo-chee-knee, yes? That's how it's written.

[@tambadoggy8842]

Hi my fellow English friend, you misspelt “Courgette”.

[@conq1273]

Like calling football 'soccer'?

[@justsortahere9985]

@@conq1273 ah yes, should we bring up the far superior spelling and pronunciation of Aluminum

[@_Chessa_]

He didn’t murder his own mother. He wanted to close the door before he got beaten for accidentally throwing down empty cans. •~• but if that’s murder then I don’t understand why. Would a child be prosecuted for murder irl if that happened?

[@vincentq2917]

I think thats manslaughter at worst self-defence at best

[@spam_moth]

Depending on evidence and the place.

[@oO_ox_O]

A minor wouldn't be prosecuted one way or another.

[@notmocka]

It doesn't matter how the law sees it, a child would perceive the act as murder

[@retosius7962]

he'd possibly be prosecuted for manslaughter but most likely wouldn't go to juvenile detention.

[@pirateslifeb]

"This film is nothing like my life. It mocks my suffering." -courgette in the fridge

[@iceknifeOSC]

Thank you courgette

[@percyap4271]

This movie is underrated. This made me want to adopt older foster kids when I get older.

[@nykrev]

I suggest researching Adoption of Older kids because it truly isn’t just kids of a curtain age because my family adopted and a lot of major Psychological Health issues popped up for the older kids we adopted like on had R.A.D a reactive disorder which kept her in the same mentality for years, from about 6-7 all the way to 18 and she’ll never get rid of it. So please do help the children because although we found out too late I wish other kids would have a better chance at life 🙂

[@wbwam7710]

I feel like his name being zucchini makes more sense, because that's the reason he's an outsider at first, he's got a weird name. People who don't speak French wouldn't know why that name gets laughed at.

[@namelesswolf2625]

And the joke about calling him potato makes absolutley no sense without the context of "zucchini"

[@cockatoode705]

I- you realize that courgette is the word for zucchini in all of the UK, not just France. Calling him zucchini anywhere but here makes just as much sense to them as calling him courgette here

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

Courgette is the French name and it's used in the UK. The same goes for Aubergine vs Egg plant and Rocket vs Arugula. We borrowed the French word, you borrowed the Italian word. Except for egg plant. That name doesn't make sense in the 21st century to be honest. It'd be like if carrots were called "purple root" even though they're orange now.

[@joeygreen8091]

Honestly if i didn’t know what it meant I would have thought courgette was an average French name

[@theinktank673]

My friend was actually the voice actor for Zucchini. We grew up together.

[@d-rexthedino6656]

That's pretty epic

[@RaraZeCat]

Such a small world huh.

[@theinktank673]

@@RaraZeCat it truely is

[@filipkolasny908]

That's actually kinda cool

[@benchmarkerlovesgaming140]

@@theinktank673 are you still friends with him

[@f.rproductions3118]

you may not be with us, but you are still with us in here, in our hearts. Rest in peace zucchini/courgette. We will always remember the good vegetable you were

[@dypteseu]

Botanically speaking it's a fruit, so it was actually quite a bad vegetable

[@p.viteznik8107]

my mom is a middle school teacher, and i remember her showing me this movie bc they watched it in class (4th grade) and i remember the first time watching it thinking "yup, steves DEFENETLY gonna review it at some point"

[@mrlumpy524]

imagine having a identity crisis because you've lived your life not knowing that Europeans call Zucchinis something else

[@k-leb4671]

It certainly came as a surprise to me when I found out Brits call zucchinis courgettes and eggplants aubergines. And I'm Australian so I thought we would've copied whatever the Brits say. I also found out recently that Aussies are the only people who called bell peppers "capsicums". Both the Brits and North Americans say the same thing, so I don't know where Aussies got their weird idiosyncrasy from.

[@930310]

We call them zucchini in Sweden.

[@ub3rfr3nzy94]

@@k-leb4671 Capsicum comes from latin and when I moved to australia that one confused me. What the fuck is a capsicum? Lol. Idk why Australia doesn't say Aubergine. We got the word Aubergine from the French, eggplant was a sort of nickname for them because they were small, round and white. I guess Australia must have had them first introduced by Americans? Same goes for courgettes.

[@DayDreamingWriters]

In Poland, its called "Cukinia"

[@thatmadman6870]

You should review "Madeline: Lost in Paris", It's surprisingly dark despite the source material.

[@soggyeggos5093]

Omg that movie was my childhood

[@metisi7683]

I vaguely remeber watching this movie and crying to my mom when it was over

[@shigarakistightbussy2730]

I remember watching it as a kid and I don't remember it being dark but then again I always passed out during that one

[@grappyday5438]

**flashback flashback flashback flashback**

[@thetasigma4709]

Oh god it’s been decades since I saw that one. A sweatshop full of little orphan girls run by a former Caberet dancer and like, they were forced to make lace from their own hair and one girl had pneumonia or something and got in trouble for coughing pus all over her lace. Like jesus

[@sirquackles5890]

I dont know who voices the Fridge Courgette but he seems to be an A grade voice actor.

[@jami.j2044]

He sounds like the radio lost signal and the radio started mumbeling stuff.

[@SDF-ef8qs]

Wait ... isn t it just steve using some audio editing stuff ?

[@krashface4870]

@@SDF-ef8qs no. In one of his tweets, he said that he managed to ask for a few lines to some british actor with a weird name. Edit: tweets, not posts

[@DivineDefect]

It was the courgette

[@LambentV]

Bruh, imagine dating your adopted sister.

[@devastatine977]

If you think that's uncomfortable, you should watch The Royal Tenenbaums. Man, Richie and Margot's relationship is questionable.

[@bobcat420]

No chromo

[@kashinimeyo]

If that's uncomfortable- watch game of thrones (if you're old enough)

[@theshiro1238]

Lmao as a member of The Umbrella Academy fandom I felt that

[@darutucaruti9980]

What are you doing adopted bro?

[@rachelrussell7966]

“That’s why you don’t build a staircase with a trapdoor at the end” -Every logical person ever

[@raptorjesus5870]

I thought it was a ladder

[@aymathest9816]

Isnt it a basement-

[@jailcatjones3250]

Sometimes when you confront your bully you'll make a friend for life

[@antonioreyes421]

You gave me a memory of a bully in school. He got “karma” and got punched on the face by a kid. So I then saw one of his best friends talking to him and overheard the bully telling his friend that he already had a bad day at home. That his parents didn’t make money and stayed hungry all day. That he took his frustrations off the kid he bullied. It is true. Caring for someone, despite being a “Carrot Head” makes a change. The next days, the bully was less bully like. He seemed happier…

[@rosestrife1498]

Dear Steve, I hope you are well. I'm really surprised you didn't touch on the fact that one of the teachers got pregnant in the film and all of the kids were very concerned on whether or not the baby was going to have a good life and probably thought the kid was going to live at the orphanage with them. Despite all their pscological problems and how bad the world treated them they still had hope the new baby would have a better life than theirs. Did you have any thoughts on the subplot or did you not think anything of it? - Rose < p.s. I love your reviews even though paddock gave me nightmares

[@FlippinGurtrude]

"999, what's your emergency?" "Hi, I just witnessed a murder." "A murder of who, sir!?" *sniffs* "A courgette."

[@devanpretorius451]

I honestly didn't understand the beginning of the vid because i didn't know what a courget was

[@shoshitaketakeyani3275]

I believe it's British for Zucchini. Its a Summer Squash

[@devanpretorius451]

@@shoshitaketakeyani3275 what is a summer squash?

[@videotroll72]

its a cucumber

[@shoshitaketakeyani3275]

@@devanpretorius451 A squash you pick too early/ before its ripe. The rind and seeds are softer than a ripe squash

[@andrewince8824]

The French have nailed the art of touching, thought provoking dark films.

[@yamiakuma2592]

9-year-old reading Kafka, wow, probably The Metamorphosis by him, assuming by the bug on the cover (such a cute detail), and it's fitting, it's about a man that woke up like a huge insect subsequently struggling to adjust to this new condition. Well, there is, of course, more but that would be for too long. Sorry if it was obvious I am not sure how famous Kafka is among in different countries. In my country he is compulsory literature (not sure how to translate it sorry.) Yea that's it, and if you have time, read some Kafka, if you like movies like this, you will like Kafka as well.

[@someoneprobably1802]

You wouldn't happen to be a Czech or Slovak, would you?

[@yamiakuma2592]

@@someoneprobably1802 Slovak actually :D

[@someoneprobably1802]

@@yamiakuma2592 I figured, Kafka is realy not that known outside Slovakia or Czechia, with is a shame

[@yamiakuma2592]

@@someoneprobably1802 yes a real shame :( at leat we are lucky to know him

[@gilla2092]

as an american i have legit never even heard of the word of courgette/cagguette before and that's kinda cool to me?

[@lordofshades9852]

Cilantro has a different name too

[@kashinimeyo]

Eggplant is called aubergine in the UK, snow peas and snap peas are called mangetout, arugula is called rocket, rutabaga is called swede, scallions are called spring onions, beets are called beetroot, cookies are called biscuits, pickled cucumbers get called gherkins, chips are called crisps and fries are called chips--- I could keep going on the differences between American English and British English but it would take too much time.

[@lordofshades9852]

@@kashinimeyo please keep going I need this information to sustain my happiness juice

[@sneepsnorp1404]

@@kashinimeyo wow that's really interesting. I had no idea!

[@gilla2092]

@@kashinimeyo I think the only ones of that list I recognize is the aubergine, crisps, chips and biscuits, but definitely appreciate the info, most of those like the courgette I haven't even heard of before

[@jamesmeikle7216]

That shot of all the kids on the mountain staring at the kid and his mum made me tear up a bit for some reason

[@Fidious]

it is a wholesome movie, it's sad just to think there are kids like this in the real world. Who clearly deserves better , and no i am not tryna be the aunt, this movie shows me a perspective i've never seen before, a orphan.

[@kailenmissen4465]

The best moments for me in this film was the reveal when Camille records her auntie and exposes her. I was physically fist pumping the air. Also, the touching moment when the kids look at the mother and son, and the light scene at the end when they’re joking about the baby and it turns out to be really dark as the kids ask if the mother would abandon the child. Ok enough ranting great movie.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

It's been a while since I've seen the movie but from what I recall Camille's Aunt was then arrested for child abuse

[@derpycreeper61]

I was abused growing up with an alcoholic mother and an absent father. I understand Courgette on a level I didn’t think I would. And it hopefully will get better for me.

[@mayabladewing]

I saw this a couple years back at Lumiere, a movie theatre wich only uses "movies that make you think". I didn't think of this movie for years until now. It's definitely fun to see it again wrom a different perspective now that I'm older and smarter than the younger me who saw it back then.

[@bosssmith9507]

I love this film. Growing up I was abused by my mother and it made me feel better about it. Remember u are not alone. :)

[@Therealshithead]

Pog

[@Samson16436]

You made me cry :/ not sure what words to use but I wanna say something encouraging idk..

[@bosssmith9507]

@@Samson16436 thank u. That’s why I wrote it cause if it relates to one person and makes them feel better. That’s awesome!! Anyway have a nice day :)

[@antonioreyes421]

Reminds me of my grandma (my mom’s mom). She was an alcoholic. We would keep away from her because she would be violent but at the end she transforms into a caring and lovely person. I wasn’t old enough to know why she was an alcoholic and my mother never told us why either but we loved her still. The good memories over took the bad ones. Even though she passed away, I’ve never forgotten her (I believe i was below 7). My dad’s mom is something else. Religious and all, she was a cold person. We did what all kids would do. Is bond with our family. All we got was pushed away. My dad did told us about his mother, his father died and she went out with his now stepfather. Him and his bloodline were pushed away for the other guy’s kids. So now that we meet, my dad’s mom separated my parents. So now I only have that scar from my dad’s mom and her way of separating my parents but it shows that even if someone as alcoholic, drug addiction can be loving person. Such as the kid keeps his Nickname from his mother. There is always some trace of love and care. And yes, I don’t consider my dad’s mom as “grandma”

[@phamthienphuc3951]

Courgette: _develop hope in life_ Steve: We don't do that around here *proceed to cook it with spaghetti sauce

[@Macaroni_and_Wheeze]

Me when the zucchini stoped talking about his mom: oh hey that's pretty sa- The iPhone 12 add: let me introduce myself

[@Abopbop]

This movie hits extremely close to home for me because it really shows how realistic it is for a kid to not have a family to go to. Especially with the aunt only in it for the money, that exact situation happened to both my adopted sisters, and the trauma that your own families can give you. This movie was a blessing to show how children are left after a bad situation,surely it was made from a place of experience.

[@3starperfectdeer233]

The movie wasn't dark enough so he had to introduce a Zucchini so he could kill it off

[@yoboibeerus1387]

My review: Story: 8/10 Animation: 9/10 Characters: 10/10 9/10

[@creedswiftclaw2396]

Steve: *does dark movie review* Me: Aw shit, here we go again.

[@lylasaur6694]

Oh gosh, my mind immediately read it in that voice-

[@Minto8384]

Whenever Steve says "well.." I just instinctively tense up

[@meatymaggot]

"This film is nothing like my life it mocks my suffering." I shouldn't be laughing 😂😂

[@omni8568]

I never understood the idea of a “trigger warning” until I watched this movie. We thought it was a cute family movie but it honestly made me so uncomfortable that I tapped out and went on my I pad. The worst part was when they blatantly said that one of the little girls had been sexually assaulted by her father, and the other girl who was forced to take drugs by her mother. I can take that kind of stuff, but since it was animated, it felt so much worse than other movies. That movie was so disturbing that I really think it should have a warning

[@no_namegkjhfkashfkdshflkjdashf]

You're right. But, I'm glad it was made. We need more awareness to what foster kids and kids in orphanages go through every single day. Its raw and realistic in a lot of ways. The happy ending is the only thing unrealistic, really.

[@Smalls-eye24]

ii know what you mean. if animated movies are dark its wayy more substancial bc you expect it to be wholesome and pure but then it turns around and becomes dark. it gives me this weird twisted depressing feeling and it just sticks with you. to me thats a worser feeling than any horror movie

[@MaximizedAnimation]

I think the reason why I love this film so much is because it tackles such dark, depressing, and unfortunately realistic aspects of life through such an innocent viewpoint. It's easy to get depressed about the situation in your life when you see children who have suffered some of the worst traumas life had to offer, but because they maintain their innocent outlooks and don't succumb to attitudes of cynacism and hopelessness, the movie ends up inspiring me to keep my childhood innocence intact, because the evils of the world can always be overcome by an attitude that allows you to find fun and happiness in anything.

[@cakediva7326]

@@no_namegkjhfkashfkdshflkjdashf The two kids getting a good foster home is more unlikely than it is unrealistic. All the other children (who have been at the foster home longer) being left behind with a "knowing" look on their faces highlights the reality that this is not the ending of the majority. My observations are based solely on this video, as I hadn't even heard of this film before. It seems like something I would've enjoyed watching, if I wouldn't have seen this video first!! Have you seen it? If so, do you think it would still be worth the watch??

[@no_namegkjhfkashfkdshflkjdashf]

@@cakediva7326 it is definitely worth the watch. I love indie animations myself, but this one hit close to home. Even as a foster kid I loved it, albeit jealous at first for the happy ending haha

[@syrusangi8743]

0:42 oh yeah, it's gonna be one of those types of films Me: like it would be anything else 😂

[@teddybearkiller5271]

So true for this channel!! Lmfao!!!

[@loganpie3964]

part of the reason why I adore this movie is because I can connect to it, my parents really weren't there for me and this resulted in CPS cases and me going 1 this October to a psychiatric ward for my terrible mental issues. My first night at the psych unit I met so many people and to me it felt exactly like the movie. Although we all struggled with something we also all had our good times. Sometimes that was us watching movies, playing games or drawing. We also still talk and check up on each other. Im grateful for the people ive met in there because now I don't feel so alone.

[@loganpie3964]

@not insane hahah we were given markers and they had to count them everytime before we left to make sure we didn't use them as a weapon, ive never even been to a psychward before but when i was admitted all the kids were in the art room and i asked for a pencil and everyone looked at me like i was crazy😳 turns out that when something is gone is probably cause some other kid did something dumb and ruined it for the rest of us which is why they make us eat with spoons and have them accounted for every time we finished eating 😭

[@katherinedawkins4962]

Think about this: He puts his camera on a Zucchini for minutes

[@JJBAVOICEOVERS]

i'm such a baby i teared up that the end ;u;

[@harryb3456]

Me to c:

[@aubren6456]

Wait, Courgette and and Camille are in love, and got adopted into the same family, making them siblings. *Sweet home Alabama intensifies*

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Well they're not related by blood plus I knew someone who fell in love with his step-sister

[@moistmeathateroffurries8621]

No

[@Mooffgamesgamer]

I mean, not blood related but I still find that weird though

[@bennie1202]

@@Mooffgamesgamer life finds a way

[@realswobby]

It's not their fault they're now called siblings

[@pinkmango1419]

Me: Oh look Steve uploaded! *it's a depressing movie* Oh, again? So are we calling the therapist? Steve: Nope, today we are coping humor and a Zucchini! Wait, what?!

[@raynellemccathern3018]

Steve reviews: "And by escape...he ends up killing her." Me: (‘◉⌓◉’) Steve reviews: "Oh yeah! It's gonna be one of those type of movies."

[@itriggerpeople4433]

He sounds so numb to it all now lmao

[@stellaviewer9849]

13:42 "Maybe things won't be so dark and cold in the future." Well I wouldn't call sizzling in a bright red sauce dark or cold.

[@KaitoD]

The story is more hopeful than I expected. It's a story of going from dark to bright. It's dark yet wholesome. It's hope within a dark setting and I love it. Also, I mean for zucchini it's not dark and cold, there's light and he's being cooked so it's warm

[@SugarTheBee]

... ... ... ..... ....... ........... Danganronpa?

[@zk1914]

The girl that called for her mom towards the end of the video made my heart shatter...

[@stefaniefurbo3047]

Please review Silver Fang (Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin) or call of the wild howl buck tv movie animation 1981

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Ginga Nagareboshi Gin has a sequel called Ginga Nagareboshi Weed, as they are both made by Masami Kurumada, the man behind Saint Seiya.

[@stefaniefurbo3047]

@@SlapstickGenius23 I know but I don't like the one with weed

[@hocarokitsune]

GNG is great. Also another one I want to see Steve review is Arashi No Yoru Ni

[@stefaniefurbo3047]

@ELI BRANDT the movie i am talking about isn't on Netflix

[@arumikahaven]

@ELI BRANDT The one on Netflix is White Fang, an entirely different movie

[@goodkittytv8316]

What if he watched the film “Perfect Blue”? I believe the dub is still on KZbin

[@genevieveowusu885]

Heard it was good but have yet to see it.

[@brendonleenheer]

"I've heard the streams of the vegetables..." - Arrogant Worms

[@joedc2012]

What I find strange is that when bee’s mom comes for her, she gets scared even though she’s always missed her

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

Very interesting I think it might have something to do with the fact that her mother was likely touched after she was deported and Dust has scars and bruises and probably shaved all her hair off not looking much like her Mum anymore I don't know it might just be me if you have a better answer please do tell me

[@oliviamann556]

Aunt: you dug your own grave silly girl Me: *laughs in uno reverse card*

[@AUserThatIsDeleted]

I can imagine he just went and bought a cagguette for just this video

[@GabrielAlves-mu4mf]

Nah, he had a nice delicious meal afterwards

[@syrusangi8743]

And proceeded to murder it XD

[@filippoarena7839]

2:31 I see this film and in a part, ecar literally said: "my father is here" in that kite. So this means who that image describes who was his father (a criminal)

[@rulamantic]

He never got to truly see his father, so he implied him as a Superhero in the kite, and on the back enlisting "Mom said he liked Chicks, so I drew a Chicken on the back!" He most likely does this idolization of his dad because he never truly understood his intentions cause he never was old enough to. I love this cause it gives us the childish innocence that can still be blind by the truth, even if they went through the rough of the world

[@okaykh-o5316]

That movie is so sad and deep. I’m not crying but I feel like I should be.

[@knifekirby6885]

"The child behind the slaughter"

[@rotciv1492]

That is the most british courgette I've ever heard.

[@hanyuu05]

This entire movie/review can be summed up by Muriel's "Oh my!"

[@whytouyou751]

Then He turned himself into a zucchini it was the funniest shit ive ever seen

[@RoofRailways101train]

What I like is that one of the girls eat the end is reading kafka. He too had a troubled life and an abusive father and dead mum. So much to the point of he never thought himself good enough to please his father and he wished for all of his works to be destroyed on his deathbed.

[@elfangel94]

“when we eventually saw the light that’s when the darkness really set in” this has no business bein that deep

[@stanleysouthgate4243]

Steve is like that one youtuber who everyone watches when they're bored

[@xdem6746]

Yea pretty bottom of the barrel

[@DavidGarcia-oi5nt]

@@xdem6746 lol rude

[@Rosesofblood]

Lmao I'm doing this rn though I usually watch daily dose of internet

[@LegitMan335]

I want you to review next “Our Friend Martin” , not really dark but racism should be terrifying.

[@nicholasgeere5125]

I'm terrified by racism

[@1SpicyMeataball]

The one's where the kids go back in time, And meet MLK? It gets a little goofy. It shows a world where if MLK didn't die, a spanish girl would never learn English and whites are super racist by default.

[@LegitMan335]

@@1SpicyMeataball yeah I know, because I watched that film back in like third grade. Funny enough I remember that . Idk, what do you think? I don’t know any dark movies .

[@LegitMan335]

@@nicholasgeere5125 everyone is. We all gotta fight racism . Literally kick racism in the balls .

[@TililioChaosLord]

Thing to know : this movie is an adaptation of a french book. And let's just say that the accidental death of the mother in this book is somewhat different. Still accidental.

[@JohnJJones-py2gr]

"Courgette is pretty chill, you should maybe be his friend or something.."

[@adamc3718]

Fun fact: This was the official Swiss submission for 2017 oscars and even made the shortlist.