Memoir of a Snail handled its heavy themes (eg. homophobia, fundamental Christianity, ableism) with a lot of care. At times, it felt like the world was beating down on our protagonist but I found the ending rewarding and hopeful.

The main things I did want to highlight though are external factors and media issues that the film addresses just due to it existing (whether it’s intentional or not). 

My friends and I were talking about how Australian film and television…