The framing device that helps propel the narrative of The Snail and the Whale forward is its use of a narrator in conjunction with voice actors who provide personality to their characters only when necessary. Though what is most apparent in this film is how swiftly and skillfully its narrative hits major film beats in only 27 minutes, creating an emotionally gripping story in less than a third of a standard feature length film’s run time. In this story, the central and most obvious theme is that no matter how big or small, everyone is capable of greatness.
The 2020 short film, The Snail and the Whale, adapted from the children’s picture book of the same name by Julia Donaldson, tells the story of a snail who longs for the adventure and the whale who takes her where she always dreamed of going, and along the way, they form a friendship.
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