Amélie

This sequence takes place just after Amélie returns the box of toys she found to their owner. Inspired by the effect this small act of kindness has, she is overcome by an “urge to help mankind”. Amélie has always had an interest in the small quirks that make life unique, so in this sequence, her act of kindness is to share them. This sequence shares the excitement and joy Amélie finds in seemingly minute details, not only with the blind man she walks with, but with the viewer, through the use of movement and framing, as well as composition. The sequence begins with movement that has been slightly slowed down, creating suspense. The viewer is gradually led to the old man’s face as he turns his head one way, then the next, as cars pass. Then the focus switches to…

with them to use in their day to day lives. The 2001 film Amelie, which was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, is a great representation of a film that provides the audience with an underlining meaning. Amelie tells the story about a French lady who takes pleasure in helping others. She is not your typical do-gooder, she likes to be unknown from the world. One day when Amelie discoveries a hidden tin box filled with memories, it is her destiny to find its owner. While in search of the owner, she…

Amelie, a beautifully constructed French film, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, colourfully paints the fictional tale of a young French woman named Amelie. The story begins in a rather unusual way, through a series of seemingly arbitrary events that inexplicably lead up to Amelie’s birth, which makes the film that much more intriguing and appealing to the spectator. Jeunet’s unique style does not stop after the exposition. The exposition’s upbeat, playful, and creative style merely whets the…

Amelie’s Wish In one of the last scenes of Amelie the director conveys Amelie’s internal struggles about accepting or rejecting her feelings for Nino through music and camera movements. The scene begins with the soft playing of piano that is quickly buried under rain -which is imagined by Amelie- but grows as her imagination of Nino purchasing yeast for her continues. The piano reaches its highest point just before her doorbell’s harsh ringing and is abruptly cut off. The softness of the music…

Currently, in the year 2016, the media covers news reports that can have a controversial and negative flip to it. From transgenders being able to use the bathroom they identify with to the hatred coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth. People helping others is rarely included in the media. The movies Amelie and Pay It Forward, along with the music video “Where is the Love?” portray the importance of helping others. Although, these films are older, their message of performing acts of kindness without…

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…

Jean-Pierre Juenet’s Amelie is a beautiful film that uses color to dictate the story in a major way. Color in film can be used to tell information, to symbolize, and to express. Amelie uses all of these functions with mainly the primary colors red, green and blue. In this essay I will describe how the functions of color and its other facets are used to enhance Amelie’s world. Color’s informational function sets the scene in Amelie from the start. The opening scenes of Amelie as a child highlight…

Amelie recounts the story of a lonely girl who makes use of her imagination as a way to cope with negligence and her social deprivation. But a series of events in her life helped her undergo a personal transformation that lead her to become a more open individual. From the toy box she returns to her owner to the people that she meets in her life, such as her neighbor, Raymond Dufayel and the man she falls in love with, Nino Quincampoix, Amelie found happiness through bringing joy to others and…

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…

Amelie (2001, Jean-Pierre Jeunet) is a quirky romantic comedy written by Jeunet and Guillaume Laurant. The main protagonist, Amelie, is an adult who still has an active imagination carried over from her peculiar childhood. She has frequent fantasy vs. reality moments throughout the movie such as the scene towards, the end at the one hour and forty-nine minute mark. Amelie is making her famous plum cake, but she is depressed because she thinks that Nino is in love with Gina. She plays out little…