Amélie (2001) is a French romantic comic fantasy film directed and co-written by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. This whimsical film narrates the story of a young introvert woman named “Amélie Poulain”, who decides to intervene and improve the lives of the people around her, while battling with her own seclusion.
The story revolves around the protagonist, Amélie who was the only child of two quirky parents. Amélie’s father, Raphael was depicted as a reticent ex-army doctor who misdiagnosed Amélie with heart defect and declared her to be unfit for school. On the other hand, Amandine was portrayed as an overprotective mother who was killed instantly in a freak accident when Amélie was still a kid. Being nurtured in an overly sheltered environment, Amélie …show more content…
As you have seen in the film, being an introvert, Amélie was extremely hesitant in confessing her love for Nino. Through Dufayel’s advice for Amélie to seize the opportunities instead of letting it slip away and living in constant regret, caused Amélie to open the door to her heart for Nino. This representation of Amélie reminds of how we reacted or hoped to react when it came to capturing the heart of our first love.
The director, Jeunet has offered us this particular vision of the world in the intention to remind us of how innocent and carefree life was before stepping into adulthood. Additionally, the brief introduction of the various characters, the likes and their dislikes in the beginning of the film showed the importance of being thoughtful about the people around us and understand that they also have issues like we do. Through this film, the director wanted the world to view every individuals and experiences, be it sweet or bitter in a positive light.
Jeunet had also highlighted the significance of cultivating self less actions in midst of our busy lives, by helping others in need. In one of the movie scenes, we saw Amélie assisting a helpless blind old man to cross the road in a busy
The story revolves around the protagonist, Amélie who was the only child of two quirky parents. Amélie’s father, Raphael was depicted as a reticent ex-army doctor who misdiagnosed Amélie with heart defect and declared her to be unfit for school. On the other hand, Amandine was portrayed as an overprotective mother who was killed instantly in a freak accident when Amélie was still a kid. Being nurtured in an overly sheltered environment, Amélie …show more content…
As you have seen in the film, being an introvert, Amélie was extremely hesitant in confessing her love for Nino. Through Dufayel’s advice for Amélie to seize the opportunities instead of letting it slip away and living in constant regret, caused Amélie to open the door to her heart for Nino. This representation of Amélie reminds of how we reacted or hoped to react when it came to capturing the heart of our first love.
The director, Jeunet has offered us this particular vision of the world in the intention to remind us of how innocent and carefree life was before stepping into adulthood. Additionally, the brief introduction of the various characters, the likes and their dislikes in the beginning of the film showed the importance of being thoughtful about the people around us and understand that they also have issues like we do. Through this film, the director wanted the world to view every individuals and experiences, be it sweet or bitter in a positive light.
Jeunet had also highlighted the significance of cultivating self less actions in midst of our busy lives, by helping others in need. In one of the movie scenes, we saw Amélie assisting a helpless blind old man to cross the road in a busy