Amelie Film Analysis

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I thought Amelie was strangely entertaining film. For the first half hour or so of the movie I wasn’t quite sure what was going on. There seemed to be no distinct plot and seemed to be all introductions into the twisted life Amelie was brought up in. Even through my confusion at this point, I found Amelie’s childhood to be entertaining, for example her imaginary friend or the description of her parent’s life styles. The movie started to pick up after Amelie discovered the box and decided she wanted to bring happiness to people around her and make the bad people pay for their actions. The scheme she devised to get back at the mean merchant was quite clever. I also enjoyed the cat-and-mouse game she played with Nino in order to return the photo album and to eventually meet him. I also found the usage of breaking the fourth wall in order for Amelie to answer the narrator’s questions to be unique.
I felt the importance of the film was the idea Karma. This is for throughout Amelie’s life she has felt like she was alone and never really had any emotional attachment to anyone or anything. Once she discovered the box …show more content…

According to livescince.com, The French community is extremely passionate about romance and are very open about it. This is shown in the film when Amelie gets her co-worker and a customer together or Amelie and Nino’s relationship. It is also shown in passion for the past. This was shown when Amelie returns the man his box full of childhood relics and he was beyond words. It is also seen with Amelie’s father and the garden gnome. He was extremely upset when the gnome disappeared after finally being able to take it out of the tool shed. The consumption of horsemeat was also brought up in the film, which is something the French eat. The high alcohol consumption is also prevalent in the film. This is shown by the character always having wine during meals or when a visitor comes to their

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