Amelie Movie Analysis

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Amelie Thinking outside of the box is to think creatively without building up limitations for our thoughts or imagination. It is to be open minded about others and their values and beliefs and thus, not focus only on ours but also take theirs into consideration and accept the possibility of they being right, and us being okay with it. Also, thinking outside of the box is stepping out of our comfort zone, of what we’ve gotten used to and daring to try the unknown and do what has never been done and how it has never been done; it is to always seek and find ways to innovate and succeed in life and stand out in a society like ours that’s full of conformism. Moreover, the movie Amelie from 2001, narrates the life of a girl – Amelie – from Paris …show more content…
Moving out from her parents’ house on her own in the city she developed new habits that heightened her awkwardness and uniqueness such as, dipping her hands in one of the bags of grain every time she went to the market and looking back to people’s faces in the dark when she went to the movies. Lastly, she found a box that was hidden within the concrete of her bathroom which contained childhood souvenirs from a man that used to live in her apartment and had left it there. She proceeded to look for the box’s owner which was something that somebody else wouldn’t have done, and would have just forgotten about it. I know I would have thrown it away and kept on going with my life but she traveled throughout Paris to find him, until she did and unanimously left it in a telephone booth for him to pick up. In conclusion, to live by thinking outside of the box is to step outside of the social norms and not be afraid of exposing our true selves as Amelie did. It doesn’t matter how “awkward”, or “weird” other people might think we are, what’s important is that we stay true to who we are throughout our journey and that we make an impact on other people’s lives in the weirdest, most awkward and unique way possible

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