One of the reasons that I re-watch movies I’ve already seen is because rarely is the experience the same from viewing to viewing. People tend to change a lot, and their perceptions are no exception. It is with this in mind, that I became suddenly determined to see this movie again- a holdout from a time in my life where I stubbornly excluded and dismissed many things- after a friend of mine mentioned they had seen it. Something in my brain fired and put me on a crash course with Amélie of Montmarte.
This movie is well-crafted, witty, beautiful, and irresistible. I identify not only with the movie, but also directly with Amélie, and I feel as though I understand her motives and actions more than I ever could dream of when I first viewed the movie. Audrey Tautou’s character has, for her entire life, been figuring things out on her own- including how to live. She follows her natural impulses even if it happens to be askew from the norm, and she is quite happy with that- in fact, the only times she is unhappy in the movie is when she slips back into the norm of things.
The movie is often seemingly tangential, but subtle in the way it drives the plot and ties things together. It is also one of the few examples of French Film that I enjoy (see: Luc Besson and District B-13). If you haven’t seen it, see it. If you have seen it, see it again.
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