Amélie Essays

  • Jean-Pierre Jeunet: The City Of Lost Children

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    huge decision was made by Jeunet to move back to France instead of becoming a major Hollywood director, which was a possibility even from the results of reviews on Alien: Resurrection. In 2001 was when his most worldwide famous movie was created; Amelie. Amelie very quickly broke box office records at the time

  • The Movie Amelie

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    The French film Amelie directed in Paris, the city of love receive many awards as it was classified as one of the best movies ever done by its elements and knocked way to show the genre expressing the theme. There are many elements that brought this movie to success as by the animations of fantasy and comparison of fairy tales. Formalism as mise en scene were amazing for the points wanted to give to as topic. Amelie loves every single pleasure life has given her to enjoy. A very creative girl, that

  • High Fidelity Thesis Statement

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    1. Introduction and thesis statement: Please write an enticing introductory paragraph (6-8 lines) in which you identify the title of the film you have watched and provide a discernible thesis statement. (Please see sheet attached for tips on how to write a plausible introduction and thesis statement.) 2. Characters, Plot, Setting: Provide a summary of the film (10 lines maximum) in which you address the following questions: 2.1. What is the story about? 2.2. Where does it take place in Spain?

  • Fellowship Of The Ring Lighting Analysis

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    The elements lighting; sound; camera movement; framing devices and colour are important in creating impact, atmosphere and emotion in a film. These elements are clearly depicted in the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring directed by Peter Jackson. Lighting used in film is lit in certain ways in order to enhance mood, atmosphere and drama. This lighting suggests depth, illuminates and enriches the story. The film Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring makes use of low key

  • Amélie Poulain

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    The Fabulouse Life of Amélie Poulain (Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain), an unique french woman for unique way to find her true love. The Fabulouse Life of Amélie Poulain (Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain) is the movie that tells about French woman’s life which is fullfilled with mistery, suprise, tragic and sweetness in the way of finding her love. The movie which has a unique characters and plot that make we blend in the story. Especially, a main character : Amélie Pouliain who has unique

  • Proverbs In Amelie

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    and mass media and, in fact, how they can perfectly fit into every context. This brief research was inspired by a scene from the movie “Amelie” (2001), directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet. In this short scene, Gina, colleague of the main character, interrogates Nino, a man with whom Amelie has fallen in love, in order to be sure that Nino is a perfect match for Amelie; she then orders him to finish a set of proverbs. Nino manages to do it correctly, and he asks what was that activity supposed to check

  • Analysis Of The Film 'Amélie'

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    Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Amélie is a French film released in 2001. The story follows Amélie Poulain, an odd and introverted young woman. With little purpose to her life, she finds simple pleasures in the small things as well as working at the local café. This is until the night of the thirty first of August nineteen ninety seven, when her life changes dramatically. This essay will look at the film techniques of narration, setting and special effects including how the director applies them into Amélie, and how these

  • Phoenix Vs Amelie

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    believe that both Amelie and Phoenix emphasize what the documentary is talking about. With the arrival of sound we see an explosion of creativity and experimentation, particularly in world cinema. For example, Mario Peixoto’s film Limite forgoes traditional camerawork and tells the story by letting the scenes dissolve. He uses a handheld camera so everything is wild, carefree, and even whimsical. While Amelie is a French film it captures that essence of whimsy with its quirky style. Amelie uses interesting

  • Examples Of Realism In Amelie

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    The movie was not just part of fandom but there exists a better look into the overcast and the realism is not to deny. The first movie which was an example of magical realism, Amelie which has to do with the different ways that the character Amelie had been portrayed in the times of the British rule. Amelie is the central character in the movie that makes it the character that would be looked at with great effort. There are different aspects to a movie that include the realism that is the part that

  • Amélie Pouulain Analysis

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    Color and Its Influence on the Representation of Paris in Amelie The Fabulous Destiny of Amélie Poulain, a romantic comedy film which was directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and released in 2001 represents what can be considered as a capricious depiction of contemporary Parisian life; the main part of the plot is set in Montmartre. In summary, its intrigue tells the story of a shy young waitress, whose role is interpreted by Audrey Tautou. Her character decides to change the lives of those around

  • Amelie: The Cruel Consequences Of Antoinette

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    Trying everything to convince Rochester to love her, a nerve wracking occasion occurred; Rochester making love to Amelie. Antoinette 's plans; to use portion to make Rochester love her, turned upside down. Instead of loving Antoinette, all his adoration focused on Amelie, believing that he could make love without any revealment, he were mistaken. The concealment eventually exposed from its camouflage, but had fatal consequences. The lovemaking

  • Compare And Contrast Amelie And Dr Strangelove

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    How could a movie about a young woman learning to open her heart to the world and a satirical movie about world annihilation via nuclear bombs be similar? How are they different? Well, the story of Amelie, a french film made in 2001 and directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, and Dr. Strangelove, an American film made in 1962 and directed by Stanley Kubric, greatly exemplifies their differences and similarities in their production elements, such as the narrative, cinematography, editing, acting and sound

  • What Does Amelie Bring Happiness?

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    Amelie is the daughter of Raphael and Amadine (she dies early in the film). Her father was an ex-army doctor and diagnosed her with a heart defect. Since she was diagnosed with this, she was homeschooled and didn’t have any friends, only her fish Blubber who was suicidal. A few years later, she moves out into an apartment where she finds a dusty treasure. She looked for the owner, Dominique Bretodeau, to give him back his box. After receiving his box, he thought it was amazing and said that his guardian

  • Amelie And Love Me If You Dare Movie Analysis

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    The extremely brilliant colors in two French movies, respectively, Amelie and Love Me If You Dare, have helped create a magical world, expressing liberal, romantic and imaginative feelings. Amelie and Love Me If You Dare tells different stories while both of them express deep loves. Amelie expresses universal love, that is, love for everything in the world; Love Me If You Dare expresses persistence in seeking for the love. It is difficult to say which one is nobler or greater, for both of them which

  • Fear And Trembling Analysis

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    cultural misunderstandings become more common. The satirical book Fear and Trembling by Amélie Nothomb attempts to address this issue, pointing out what people often do wrong. Fear and Trembling is a story which follows Amélie, a young Belgian woman who goes to work for a Japanese company and struggles to fit in, committing many cultural faux pas along the way. Nothomb uses contrasting sentence structure between Amélie 's thoughts and her dialogue and actions to demonstrate the way that Westerners often

  • Making Assumptions In 'Soul Of Caliban'

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    making assumptions leads to a misunderstanding, so when Amelie assumes Caliban is bad, then Leon gets mad at him. Emma Lindsay Squier wrote, “Amelie screamed. . . Leon came running with a face the color of

  • Shawshank Redemption Film Analysis

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    convict Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins) and the decades of his life inside the prison of Shawshank alongside Ellis Boyd ‘Red’ Redding (Morgan Freeman) and comparing it to the French film, Amelie also known as La fabuleux destin d’Amelie Poulain (2001, Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet) which details the life of the title character Amelie as she goes about her life trying to help others around her. From first observations one would probably be confused at the selection of films being used for comparison since both films

  • The Soul Of Caliban Essay

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    throughout the story by a man saying Caliban had no soul because he was ugly, when the kitten didn’t judge Caliban, and when Leon and Amelie left the baby home alone with Caliban and Amelie made a bad assumption. This story perfectly fits Lemony Snicket’s quote of how assumptions are dangerous things and the tiniest mistakes can lead to trouble. Leon’s wife, Amelie, was always assuming the worst out of Caliban, leading Leon to judge him. From that, Leon would punish Caliban like he did when he shot

  • Analyzing Hazel's Loss Of Innocence In A Short Film

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    Context Research By being in the targeted audience age “span” , we were able to understand our audience and their values/ideas( loss of innocence and learning to let go). I researched the French new Wave movement and watched Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amelie to understand the audience’s values towards the certain Ideas within the film. Values of the audience -feel sympathy for the main character about her best friend being missing. -we want the audience to react to the film , feeling sad but also satisfied

  • Le 25 Juillet's Suicide-Personal Narrative

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    nothing but the embodiment of depression. Entry #2 Le 24 juin, 1891 If only I had been brave enough to tell the truth. Now I am left broke, exasperated, disheartened and FURIOUS. However, I am not angry at my dear friend, [May I still call her that?] Amélie. No, I am enraged at my husband for giving me that wretched invitation! If it weren’t for that, I would have never had a necklace to lose. Our lives would not have been lost. We would have never payed 35 000 francs for a necklace that was worth no