A touching and deeply moving animation

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2014)

Meet Mary, a shy, imaginative and sweet girl from Australia. She seems quite lonely and cannot depend on her parents for company as her father is a routined worker in a tea bag factory and her mother is an alcoholic. Mary owns a pet rooster and continues to live her life, when one day she gets the idea of writing to someone in New York for an answer to a question.
Meet Max, a middle aged man, suffering from Aspergers' syndrome and has poor social skills and difficulty trusting people. His neighbour, his fish, and his imaginary friend are the only ones there for him. He lives a fulfilling life but does visit his doctor for moral support frequently.
He receives Mary's letter and the two start to exchange gifts and letters and thus begins a great friendship. The two rely on each other for comfort and understanding. They help each other with their problems and many years pass on.
Please watch this movie and you will understand that this is not just an animation but a reflection of the insecurities, guilt, grief that we all feel and want to share with someone to help us with. It is a tale of 2 unlikely friends and is worth a watch. You may interpret it differently but for me, it has a special place in my heart forever.