Amélie
I had watched a few scenes of Amélie before but never the entire movie. I watched Amélie this week and I enjoyed it immensely. This movie is just gorgeous. I feel like this movie has caused me to fall in love with French style cinematography. The camera angles were constantly Different than what I am used to, which I understand is normal but I appreciated that there seemed to be so much thought involved in each shot. It made me feel like the movie I was watching truly loved by it's creators.
The color story was captivating. There was so much red and warm colors, and rich green. The entire movie felt like a rich, beautiful, romantic dream. The amount of detail in the color of each set was really awesome.
The story was so well written in my opinion. It was fascinating and, let's be honest, it was adorable. Amélie thought in a way that was unique, and intriguing, and child-like. Her character and everything she did just made me happy:
I just loved Amélie.
Perhaps I should just transfer to a film school in France. Or something.
Me too. I love how Jeunet slows everything down (how many beats per second of a humming bird's wings?) to let you drink in the details of the world around you. This is exactly how Amelie experiences her life. One hyper-saturated second at a time.
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