The high-scoring R-rated animated movie "Memoirs of the Snail" is released today, and the three highlights of adult fairy tales kicks off the healing journey

As the first R-rated animated film to be released,"Memoirs of a Snail" is released nationwide today. The film released a special production feature of "Master Craftsman" and a poster version of "Breaking the Shell and Rebirth". The special production of "Master Craftsman" shows the ingenuity of all hand-crafted creations. Hundreds of scenes and characters are all hand-squeezed and sculpted. It can be said that every frame embodies the creator's efforts;"Breaking the Shell and Rebirth" On the poster, Grace leaned out of the huge snail shell, expressing that she was determined to break her self-restraint and move forward bravely.

The movie tells the story of Grace, a girl who likes to collect snails, and her twin brother Gilbert, whose parents died when they were young. The two siblings were sent to different foster families. The pain of being forced to separate makes Grace lose hope for life. The snail's hard shell becomes a safe haven for her to resist external malice, but it also closes her heart and loses the motivation to move forward. It was not until the appearance of Grandma Pinky that Grace's life was broken and gave her the confidence to regain everything and the courage to break the cage of life. Just as Grace began to look forward, news came about her brother...

It is worth mentioning that this film and the director's other masterpiece,"Mary and Max", are both warmly screened. Audiences will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the healing world that Adam Eliot spent 20 years building on the big screen. Both works were selected and launched by Haiying Film's "Love Light and Shadow Project", aiming to connect and serve fans with artistic value and warm emotion.

Aspect 1: The first R-rated adult fairy tale is released, gently deconstructing the pain of growth

The biggest highlight of the movie "Memoirs of the Snail" is to tear the true background of the adult world with restricted labels, and use the rough texture of clay animation to carry profound propositions about loneliness, separation and self-redemption. The inferiority complex that is ridiculed, the helplessness that is isolated, and the confusion that is tempered by reality are all real emotions that adults can hide only by wearing masks.

When each of us grows up, we are like carrying a heavy snail shell, which contains untold grievances, doubts about ourselves, and pressure that we dare not let go. Grace in the movie slowly poked her head out of such a shell. With Pinky's guidance and Gilbert's company, she finally dared to face those difficult emotions and regained the courage to start again. Some viewers who watched the movie in advance commented: "This is not a fairy tale for children, but a spiritual patch for adults. It tells you that you can allow yourself to be not strong, and you can slowly regain your courage." This expression of "dare to face pain directly and understand how to convey warmth" makes the film a unique masterpiece of adult animation.

Aspect 2: Eight years of ingenuity inheritance continues to write the legend of clay animation

Adam Eliot spent 5 years hand-crafted creating the classic animated film "Mary and Max", and released his new masterpiece "Memoirs of the Snail" after 16 years of hard work. The director once again integrated personal emotions and artistic pursuits into his creation, giving life to every character and scene with the craftsman spirit of "slow work leads to careful work".

The entire film does not use any CGI or AI. More than 200 scenes and more than 100 clay characters are all created purely by hand. Whether it is the delicate texture of the clay particles to the different expressions of the characters, it all demonstrates the director's team's devotion to the art of animation. This persistence and innovation in traditional skills not only makes the film visually unique, but also makes Grace's growth story more emotionally penetrating due to its "manual temperature".

Aspect 3: Won the world's highest award for animated films, and the audience has a huge reputation

With its profound theme, unique artistic style and superb production skills, the film "Memoirs of the Snail" moved the global audience with its warm and healing story once it was released. It was nominated and won more than 70 world awards, of which it not only won the 2024 World Animation Award. The highest award-Best Animated Feature Award at the 46th Anxi Animation Festival, was also successfully shortlisted for Best Animated Feature Award at the 97th Academy Award in 2025. More than 17,000 Douban users gave the film a high score of 8.4, which is undoubtedly a high recognition of its artistic achievements.

The film has won the favor of the audience, and the audience who have seen it all said that it is a work that "hits the soul" and "warm and profound". Some viewers commented: "" Memoirs of a Snail "showed me new possibilities for animated films. It is the kind of work that most touches the hearts of adults nowadays." Some viewers said: "Every detail in the film is handled just right, allowing people to find the strength to move forward while moving."

The film "Memoirs of the Snail" was imported by China Film Group Corporation, distributed by China Film Industry Group Corporation, translated by China Film Industry Group Corporation, and assisted by Haiying Films. See you on the big screen across the country starting today!

The high-scoring animated film "Memoirs of the Snail" and "Mary and Max", which has been scheduled for August 8, are both from the "Love Light and Shadow Project" launched by Haiying Films. The two films landed on the China screen in a joint presentation and innovative screening manner, paying tribute to Adam Eliot, a master of stop-motion animation and a master of handmade animation. This will become the first milestone in the history of the China film market to pay tribute to a single director in a double film combination. "Love Light and Shadow Project" is a high-quality film distribution and fan service brand launched by Haiying Films. It focuses on global artistic masterpieces and representative works of directors, and takes "strict selection of best films + innovative screening + serving fans" as its core strategy to create a more emotionally connected movie-watching ecosystem. The project includes three core sections: first, film curation, which systematically arranges screenings around the director's theme, style theme, etc.; second, fan services, which provide fans with screening priority, director connection, creator meetings, limited peripherals, etc. Exclusive benefits; third, the theater linkage mechanism, which joins hands with high-quality theaters to create screening windows to achieve accurate docking of works and audiences. The "Love Light and Shadow Project" aims to connect everyone who loves movies in a way that combines artistic value and humanistic temperature, and build a high-quality film ecosystem for fans that integrates artistic value and social care. It aims to create the most influential fan service brand in China.