Mary and Max

When Mary looks through the phone book in the post office, the name reads M J A Horowitz.

When she writes the first letter, she writes to M J Horowitz.

However, when she mails the first letter, the name on the envelope she posts is "Max Horowitz".

After Max is admitted to the mental hospital, one of the medications he is prescribed is Zoloft.

However, Zoloft was not introduced to the American market until 1991.

While Max is typing on the typewriter, many times the carriage moves in opposite directions.

But while typing the carriage should move only from right to left.

When Max is seen in court the judge is seen to be wearing a old powdered wig, back dropped by an American flag.

This wig however identifies a magistrate operating in a court in a country that is part of the British Commonwealth (such as Australia, Canada, Britain, etc) and is not worn by American judges.

When the story about the character (Max's upstairs neighbor's friend) who buys a Ferrari is told, the car is shown as having right-hand drive.

It's extremely unlikely someone in the US would buy a right-hand drive Ferrari, although of course that would be common in Australia where the movie was made.

Part of the movie is set in Australia and part of the movie is set in New York, however, the cars always drive on the left side of the road, even the scene in New York.

When Mary has the printing run of her study of Asperger's Syndrome destroyed because of Max's disapproval, the local paper headlines "Local Academic Pulps Novel and Career.

" Her book, however, was a non-fiction, academic study rather than a novel, which is by definition fictional.

When Mary sees all of her letters on Max's wall, there are letters which are exact duplicates of others.

When Max is in the hospital, the sign over his bed says "Nil By Mouth," a medical instruction which, while routine in Commonwealth nations, is unknown in the US.

When Mary is imagining what life is like in America, she imagines a can of "Yanky Cola"; however, the can has a retained ring pull, which wasn't first used until 1977.

The eagle head logo shown on the U.

mail box came into use in 1993.

Before that (i.

during the time in which this movie is set), the full eagle logo was used.

In the U.

, a can with the label "tinned spaghetti" is shown.

While this wording would be used in Australia, it is rather unlikely in the U.

, where "canned spaghetti" would be the preferred term.

During the first letter Mary writes to Max, she is left-handed.

When she's writing all the other letters, she is right-handed.

Because of some of the crass bits early on, I was a little worried that this was going to be a little too dark for my taste, but it turned out to be quite a touching portrait of loneliness and those with Asperger's. To feel isolated in the world, and yet to have an improbable friend in a pen-pal you've never met - just to know they're out there and to hear from them as you trundle through life - the connection is meaningful and beautiful.

Mary and Max is a surprisingly funny movie, though I would understand that some people might find its straightforward humor offensive. There may be references to "poo" and some dark scenes of a slightly gruesome nature, but they are merely symbols of the honesty and transparency of the natures of the main characters.

I know I'm probably gonna be hated on for this, but I genuinely strongly dislike this movie, especially because of the "oooh, so awesome" reviews I read. The animation was pretty much intended for a childish audience, but some of the stuff they talked about wasn't funny and really vulgar- It was annoying in every sense of the word.

"Mary and Max" is an excellent film.Juts like in his previous short, "Harvie Krumpet" Adam Elliot manages to make a incredible combination of hope and bleakness, alternating black comedy with lots of heartwarming moments.

"Mary and Max" was recommended to me when I still had Netflix, and I fell in love. I love the story, the animation, the music, and the characters.

This movie has so much to offer. First of all the style is very unique.

At the beginning, I did n't expect much from this film. It was recommended to me by my sister.

Masterfully directed, edited and animated to pique your interest from the off, it has you falling into the worlds of Mary and Max and sharing their challenging journeys through life, as well as their genuine, realistic and engaging correspondence and gifts to each other. Stuffed full of sad and sorrowful events, the solitude and isolation felt by both characters is palpable all the way through.

Its basic virtue is the art to be out of rules. or expectations.