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

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.

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!

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"

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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)

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.

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

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

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.

And in Germany "Zootopia" is called "Zoomania"

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Bruh, imagine dating your adopted sister.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

"The child behind the slaughter"

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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."

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)

the fact that i watched this with my foster care group 😳

The part where he cooked the cucumber tho 🤣

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

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

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

According to Wikipedia, Zootopia is called Zootropolis in the UK because the term “Zootopia” was already trademarked there, and the movie is also called Zoomania in Germany because a children’s book called Zootopolis was published there in 2010.

I like how the girl is reading Kafka, as he himself had problems with his father

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.

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

The actress who dubs Camille in the original version is a great friend of mine and my neighbor !

You forgot this one sad detail with the girl who had her mom deported when whenever she hears the doorbell and someone comes, she runs to it hoping it will be her mom.

The real-life Courgette joke literally went from 0 to 100 real quick

I never thought he killed his mom. I thought she just fell down the stairs and while finding him the cops saw noticed he was abused and took him to an orphanage.

I love how this movie is more realistic, and highlights the true damage that child abuse can do.

Honestly I'm glad kids might grow up seeing kids with alcoholic parents in media. Like it or not there are kids living in these circumstances and it's important they know that they are not alone.

Awesome movie and awesome review! Btw, you missed the final scene which is a key scene to me - when kids discuss the newborn child and literally say about their flaws, wondering if the child will be loved no matter how bad/stupid/etc. it will be. It's a main message of this film for me - every child deserves love.

“Or what their intentions with us may be.” Uh... depends what else they were buying.

“IT WERE NOTHIN’ LIKE AN ORPHANAGE.”

I saw this movie and I thought the mom murder scene was courgette hitting her head and she had sent him to the orphanage

I laughed when courgette died at the end of the video in a frying pan. Just cuts from it being in a fridge to a frying pan🤣🤣🤣🤣

Poor Courgette, pretty soon Steve will have to review his own vids. I recommend his Steve Reviews: My Life as a Courgette, I hear the main character dies at the end.

I never thought I'd hear such deep things from a courgette...

Drank a bottle of Moscato red wine, had a small bowl of melted mozzarella and sharp cheddar, and I'm listening to Steve reviews, as I fall asleep... Gonna have some AMAZING nightmares. Love you, Steve. Thanks for the reviews. :)

i CRIED MY EYES OUT FOR THREE WEEKS AT THIS ENDING 13:45 MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEICE.

This movie is also called my life as a zucchini in Australia as well but me personally I think courgette sounds better since it sounds French and that is where the film takes place as the film itself is a french film

13:42 What a perfect ending. I burst out into tears at this moment.

This film: depressing Some random ad: BEST FILM OF THE YEAR

Le fourth day of asking steve to review jack and cuckoo-clock heart

NO COURGETTE WHY, STEVE YOU MONSTER SAY YOU USED A DIFFERENT ONE PLEASE. THIS SHOULD BE ON TOP 10 ANIME BETRAYLS.

The courgette subplot in this review was comedy gold. I laughed out loud several times

I remember my life as a Zucchini, I watched it back in 2016, and I loved it. It was dark but beautifully animated, and the ending was worth it!

13:41 that escalated quickly

0:04 he turned himself into a courgette

9:28 I bet every single one of those kids is wondering the same thing. Why didn't we get parents who loved us like that?

Mum: Your going to get the spanking of your life! Zucchini: N O Mum: **Dies**

4:16 their intentions for us may be AD Welcome to Brandsmart USA Lol the timing of the response was just perfect

I'm gonna end up bawling when I watch this movie. I was almost about to cry watching this review.

How dare you make me care about a literal zucchini just for you to cook it in the end of the video

I loved your ending with the cooked courgette 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Steves Courgette narration reminds me of the Clone Audio logs from the Battlefront 2 story.

Huh, i was entirely unfamiliar with the word "courgette" until now. It does roll off the tongue much nicer than zucchini in my ears though. Aaaaaaanyway, what a (bitter)sweet movie. Thanks for the review!

For having such a dark start, this was a weirdly chill and hopeful movie. I really liked it.

Man the shot where they're watching the kid and mother, I felt that