Amélie is a sweet, shy waitress who’s tremendously lonely, after her mother’s death her father has been more distant and whenever he comes near her, her heart beats fast, which causes him to think she has a heart defect D; This is a sweet film, Amélie is a puzzle, her mind is all over the place; she finds thrills in the smallest and simplest things in life. She finds something very special and wants to return it to its rightful owner, someone she’s never met, if in return he’s grateful she’ll make it her goal to make those around her happy with little surprises.
The cinematography really stands out in this film, mostly everything is red or green. There’s a hint of a glowing yellow for special moments in the film, sort of like Amélie splashed a bit of magic. The film is in French, with English subtitles, makes me wish I could speak French because it all just sounded so lovely. The world seems so much bigger from Amélie’s eyes, since she’s such a childish, sweet, and curious girl.
The beginning and ending of this film is very fast paced, the middle sort of drags on but overall it’s a wonderful film with a great storyline. We watch Amélie make others smile and play matchmaker. When love is in the cards for her, she shies away. Seems she can push everyone else toward something but not herself. This movie reminds you that you don’t need big flashy things to be happy, the simple things will do; so be grateful for what you have.
"There’s a hint of a glowing yellow for special moments in the film, sort of like Amélie splashed a bit of magic." I thought that was a very good description for the colors in the film, nice review.
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