Besides, the colour tone in the movie was very special
and distinct from other movies. It was a warm movie infused in reds and greens,
very few blues are in the shots. It was very suitable to the tone and atmosphere
of the movie that the director wanted to create a romantic comedy. “Black and white” as well as
“flickering” was also the shooting techniques in the movie especially during
flashback and Amelie’s fantasy. It provided a big contrast to give a different
between “now” and “past” as well as the fantasy of Amelie in the movie. It was important in the movie because I could enjoy the movie
to the fullest without confusing me.
The visual effects played a vital role in the
film for instance Amelie used her camera and looked up at the sky at the
clouds and she saw animals forming in the clouds. It was surprising me because
Amelie was a 2001 movie and the visual effect was so real and advanced in that
time.
Director was good at describing every character in the story. He gave
every character many special and broad characteristics even it was a cat (it
liked to listen story). One way the director describe the character was the
character’s likes and dislikes for example Amelie’s
father hated urinating next to someone else, scornful glances at his sandals,
and clingy swimming trunks but he liked to peel old wallpaper and clean his
toolbox. Every character was given a special position and did not ignore by the
director in the movie. Not only the main characters, the supporting characters
or even a stranger in the movie were given very clear personalities and their
stories for example a blind old man in the film, Domonique Bredoteau,
the owner of the box. It was just like in our life, everyone is special in the
way they are and I think this was what the director wanted to show to us. Furthermore, the actor and actress in this movie portrayed their characters well
their facial expression told me the story even without talking, for instance
the expression when Amelie met with Nino in her house. Language was no longer
the barrier when watching this France movie.
Throughout this movie,I could feel a quirky sense of humour and it was a
credit to the narrator, the actor and actress as well as shooting technique
(especially camera movements), for instance when introduced Joseph the camera
tracked forward to his face. However, when narrator told that Joseph liked to
press the bubble pack the camera quickly glided to the bottom to show Joseph
was pressing the bubble wrap. This is one of the scenes that made me laughed.
The perfect combination of these three elements had tremendously brought out
the genre comedy. With these scenes as well as the way
they composed contributed to the film’s overall tone, themes and visual style.
In conclusion, this movie “Amelie” was
successfully brought me into Amelie’s strange and fantasy world. The playful
way of the director in producing the movie enlightens me a lot. The plot of the
movie was simple as the tittle of the movie but the way the movie presented to
us was simply awesome.
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