Amelie

Amelie

            Before watching this film, I was noticed that it was in subtitles and it received 3.5-5 stars, so I knew it was going to be a good movie. Realizing this, I was not too excited because I thought that I would be too focused in the subtitles, to even analyze the movie well. But to my surprise it was easier than I thought. There were a couple times that I had to rewind the movie because I would catch something but not fully grasp the concept. But while analyzing this movie, I understood a couple things: theme, plot, scenery and color.

            While looking for the theme, I was trying hard to see the message portrayed in this film, but it came easy and I didn’t even have to search hard. What message I got from this movie is helping people changes lives, both the person doing the helping and the one getting helped. When Amelie finds the treasure and decides to return it, changes her life right then and there. If I were me, I would not have gone through all of the trouble, and I would have kept it. But after she returns the treasure, she continues to help people. She found her calling in life and It was to help people. This gives her a feeling of needing in the world. It was also like the first thing she does away from her very overprotective parents. If I were to do this, I would want people to know it was me that is helping people. Yes I like the feeling of helping other, but I also like getting recognized for what I have done. This is not the case for her. She does all of this helping people, but she stays hidden.

            Next is the plot. I think of this as the building steps for the theme. The biggest thing I think that was the motivation for Amelie was her parents. They were so overprotective and didn’t allow here to go to school or even have friends, made her realize other people are miserable, and she can help them and herself at the same time. I would never be able to live with parents like this. Me and m parents are very close and I could not imagine growing up not liking my parents. I did not notice much color in the movie but the biggest thing I saw about color is that she is sometimes the “brightest” in the film. What I mean is the movie is kind of dark, but she is always wearing something that stands out. When I noticed it, it was her earrings. A movie in subtitles was not hard at all. It actually helped me realized things in a movie that I would not have before. I think it is because in a normal English movie, I pay attention, but I can use my ability to hear to analyze so I don’t have to concentrate as much. But with subtitles, I had to be focused the whole time.