I spent last night watching Amélie, a fabulous french film I have heard so much about for many years. I finally sat down and watched it after a little persuasion and I am extremely glad I did. Amélie is the story a young woman in Paris, France who is trying to give everyone a little happiness in their life. The film is charming, funny, romantic (what did you expect...its french), and absolutely gorgeous. I mean, this film was so beautiful that I was constantly straying from the subtitles to look at the images. I might not know what some of the scenes were about but I know they looked good!
When it was over, I saw the many awards it won and was nominated for. One was an Academy Award nomination for best cinematography. After I saw that, I wondered 'what film beat Amélie out for best cinematography?!' My curiosity grew more and I just had to know. By the way, if anyone is ever looking for a list of nominated and winning films for every year at the Academy Awards, wikipedia is a helpful resource. For example, heres the list for the best cinematography:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Cinematography
So, I'm scrolling down the list to 2001 and I see The Fellowship of the Ring. At first I go 'ohhh, that makes sense' but then I start thinking a little more. I am a huge fan of The Lord of the Rings but when I think about the cinematopgraphy from the first one and then the cinematography from Amélie, I would say Amelie wowed me more. Its a big switch in opinion for me because now I'm thinking Amélie should have won the award. I feel like The Fellowship of the Ring did not match the creativity, color, and style of Amélie's cinematography.
Has anyone else been glad a film won an academy award until you watched the other nominations?
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