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Introduction
I saw this film Sunday evening and I was overwhelmed by the art this film holds. I watched Amélie on YouTube in French with Portuguese subtitles (I watched it without English subs cause I speak fluent French. As for the Portuguese subs, they were there because it was on YouTube, pretty random). This film is the perfect balance between style and substance. The style is held within the colour pallet, the directing (quick zooms, wide angles, & symmetry), & the beautiful music. The substance is held within the brilliant script, the phenomenal acting, and the relatability within the characters and their actions.
Directing & Editing
The directing and editing in this film is simply unbelievable. Amélie portrays a true form of art through the directing style. Some of my favourite aspects of the directing are the wide angles, the quick zooms, and the symmetry. All of these aspects tie in to the whole feel of this outstanding movie. One of my favourite shots/moments in this movie is the letter making scene (shown behind). I was so blown away by the directing and editing during this scene that I had to rewind it to watch it again. The brilliant fast forwarding of this scene makes it so unbelievable. It's those tiny little things that make a movie so great.
More Directing, Editing, Colour & VFX
Another scene that I found fascinating was the final one where the two main characters are riding on the bicycle. It's so well directed and edited. It was a perfect satisfying end to a beautiful film. Also, I wanted to mention the perfectly crafted colour pallet. The green & orange colour pallet creates a beautiful contrast and adds to the art of this film. I also wanted to mention the VFX this film holds. I wasn't expecting to find moving paintings or a pig lamp that comes alive, but it worked so well and actually looked really good. It made you question what you were witnessing.
Music
The music in this film has to be one of the best things about Amélie. It's so fitting to the setting of Paris and it represents the French culture perfectly. The music is so soothing and gentle but at the same time it's simply iconic. Anybody could recognize the soundtrack immediately if it was playing somewhere. If you have never heard the music from this film please go listen to it on YouTube or Spotify right now. It is so easy and calming to listen to at any time of the day, any day of the week.
Acting
Audrey Tautou portrays the soul of Amélie Poulain perfectly. I found it fascinating to see that she didn't have much dialogue throughout the film compared to a normal main character, but still managed to capture a perfect performance. Simply in her facial expressions and smile alone she should have had an Oscar nomination. All the other actors did very well. I was surprised to see Mathieu Kassovitz in an acting role but he was actually pretty good. I also really like Jamel Debbouze as a comedian.
Screenplay
This screenplay is so well written and structured. It is so different to anything I've seen before. It adds so many more elements compared to a normal script, such as: relatability, weird but wonderful things humans like to do, perfectly written characters, and a fast paced story. I found this film relatable from start to finish. From the opening credits of things that we used to do as kids, to sticking your hand in a bag of grains, or skimming rocks along the water. This film isn't just relatable, it's satisfying.
More Screenplay
I found weird but wonderful things humans like to do throughout the film, especially in the two main characters. Amélie loves to meddle with people's lives, to improve their experiences of life. Nino liked to take pictures of people's feet in wet cement, but then translated his fascination for others by keeping unwanted pictures of people from photo booths. Now, all though this may sound creepy, I believe he finds this fascinating as he doesn't know the people personally, but yet he makes stories about who they are, and why they scrapped their photos. One of my favourite moments in the movie is when he finds out who one of the people in his album is. The happiness and realisation on his face made me so happy for him.
Even More Screenplay
This film has brilliant characters that anyone can relate to. I especially loved the two main characters. It's hard to put into words how well written they are, you should just watch the movie and you'll see what I'm talking about. Lastly, this film is very fast paced which I found to be an excellent choice of structure. It let's you take in everything at the same time with a full filling ending that brings all of the elements that you just witnessed together. Anyway, this film has an excellent script, and should have won Best Original Screenplay.
Conclusion
Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain is a beautiful film. Not only is it a film, it's a piece of art. This film beholds great acting, beautiful music, stunning directing, and a masterful script. I truly love this movie and I think I will grow to love it even more over time. This is most definitely one of my all time favourite French films. I really recommend you to watch this film if you haven't already. Anyway, that is today's review. I am sorry I haven't posted anything in a while. More regular posts coming soon and possibly a collaboration post . I hope you enjoyed my review, if so, let me know your thoughts on the movie and my review in the comments.
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